Junior Buyer Streetwear- Lounge By Zalando

Location

Berlin

Contract

Full time

Job Category

Buying & Merchandising

**THE ROLE & THE TEAM**:
As a Junior Buyer in our Streetwear Category, you’re part of a high performing team, creating new and innovative ways to connect people and fashion in our Offprice segment. You are responsible for branded buying, working together with your buying and planning teams.

**INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN**:
**WHAT WE’D LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING)**:

- Good opportunity to drive your Streetwear Portfolio (including brands such as Ellesse, Fila, Hurley), reporting into the Streetwear Team Lead.
- Sourcing new brands, negotiating the best terms for Zalando, determining the creative direction of your assortment, and keeping ahead of trends whilst you manage the existing portfolio.
- Responsible for defining brand strategies including budget and assortment planning. Reviewing KPIs whilst partnering with the Category Controlling team to monitor the OTB and review the performance of your unit, making trading decisions based on data-analysis.
- Stakeholder management and constant exchange with other departments such as Logistics, Content and photo production, Fashion Store, Marketing are key to your work, ensuring that we act in line with the whole organisation. You will work cross functionally to drive sales and maximise profit
- Know the latest trends and be up-to-date in terms of European Fashion markets, especially for the Streetwear Category

**WE’D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF**:

- Minimum 1-2 years of Buying experience in a Head Office and fashion knowledge, preferably with a background in Streetwear Fashion
- Excellent analytical skills, knowledge in MS Office (especially Excel and formulas) and combining the passion for numbers with fashion and trends
- Negotiation is in your blood, and you are always a compelling figure when communicating with suppliers and other stakeholders
- Quick thinking and proactive attitude, which also means you keep on top of things in a fast-paced environment, while embracing collaboration. Being able to work in a team as well as being very independent
- Knowledge of the French fashion market and brands
- Excellent written and spoken communication in English

**OUR OFFER**:
Zalando provides a range of benefits, here’s an overview of what you can expect. Ask your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about what we offer.
- Employee shares program
- 40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% off Zalando Lounge, discounts from external partners
- 2 paid volunteering days a year
- Hybrid working model with up to 60% remote per week, actual practice is up to each team to best support their collaboration
- Work from abroad for up to 30 working days a year
- 27 days of vacation a year to start
- Family services, including counselling and support
- Health and wellbeing options (including Gympass)
- Mental health support and coaching available

**ABOUT LOUNGE BY ZALANDO**:
Lounge by Zalando is an online shopping club for fashion and lifestyle products across Europe. We offer our members daily, time-limited sale campaigns with discounts of up to 75% off the recommended retail price. However, Lounge by Zalando is so much more than discounts - we turn Explore Mode: ON. We take our customers on a treasure hunt, and showcase great deals from sought-after labels to niche brands, from famous international names to trendy luxury brands. Our customers are always on the hunt for the best products at the best prices. Working with our brand partners, we're pioneering innovative supply-chain and production processes and offer them an impactful and smart solution, creating a new way to shop for fashion - and a new way to sell it. Join the Lounge team, and turn your explore mode on

**Recruiter**
Vicky Laughland

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