Vendor Growth Specialist/ Brand Specialist

**Where your expertise is needed**:
AUTODOC is a leading online retailer of vehicle parts and accessories in Europe. The company, which was founded 15 years ago by Alexej Erdle, Max Wegner, and Vitalij Kungel in Berlin, quickly developed into one of the fastest-growing e-commerce companies in Europe. In 2021, AUTODOC achieved sales of over one billion euros. AUTODOC stocks 5.4 million products for 166 car, 23 truck, and 154 motorcycle brands. AUTODOC operates in 27 European countries and employs around 5,000 people at six locations.

**What we’re looking for**:
**About the Role**:
As a **Vendor Growth Specialist/ Brand specialist** at AUTODOC, you will be a crucial contributor in the Pan European category management team, working directly with some of the largest brands in Automotive aftermarket. This role is focused on building and managing strong relationships with specific automotive brands, optimizing brand representation on our platform, and driving brand-related strategies to enhance customer engagement, sales growth and optimizing operational performance.

**Responsibilities**

**Brand Relationship Management**:

- Identify, establish, and nurture relationships with automotive brands to ensure a strong presence on the AUTODOC platform.
- Collaborate with brands you own and support in negotiating mutually beneficial terms and conditions, including pricing, promotions, and product availability.
- Take ownership of the brand's performance, driving initiatives to achieve top-line targets for the brand in the PAN EU market.
- Drive quarterly business review with key stakeholders on Autodoc and the brands side. present relevant highlights and opportunities for improvement

**Brand Representation and Promotion**:

- Work closely with marketing teams to develop and execute brand-specific promotional campaigns and marketing initiatives.
- Provide strategic input on messaging, target audience, and promotional channels to effectively showcase brands and products.

**Brand Assortment Enhancement**:

- Analyze brand performance data, customer preferences, and market trends to optimize the assortment of products from partner brands.
- Continuously evaluate and update the brand's product offerings to maximize sales, profitability, and customer satisfaction.

**Customer Experience Enhancement**:

- Ensure high-quality brand representation by working closely with manufacturers to improve product listings and content (e.g., A+ content) to enhance the customer shopping experience.

**Cross-Functional Collaboration**:

- Collaborate with various teams, including marketing, operations, and finance, to align brand strategies and ensure effective execution of plans.
- Share insights and market feedback to support product development and brand-related decisions.

**Requirements**:

- ** 3+ years** working in a** vendor management or category management role and eCommerce**
- ** Native/fluent German speaker**
- Strong Analytically, deep knowledge of **SQL**,** Power BI
- A strong understanding of and passion for the automotive industry, with a minimum of 3 years of work experience in an automotive or automotive aftermarket commercial role.
- Ability to communicate complex topics in a clear and concise manner.
- Ownership mentality with a strong sense of responsibility.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Innovative, team-oriented, and adaptable to a dynamic environment with rapidly changing priorities.
- Language skills**:English (Fluent)**, fluency in additional European languages is preferable
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in business.

**Perks at work**:

- Competitive salaries based on your professional experience
- Fast growing international company with stable employment
- Annual vacation of 30 days and 1 additional day off on your birthday
- Mental Wellbeing Program - the opportunity for free psychological counseling for you and your family members 24/7 hotline and online sessions
- AUTODOC Corporate Discount (1,080 Euros per annum) to order parts for their own use at special discounted rates
- Retail discounts of up to 75% on travel, technology, fashion and much more
- Opportunities for advancement, further trainings (over 650 courses on soft and hard skills on our e-learning platform) and coaching
- Free English and German language classes
- Flexible working hours and hybrid work
- Referral Program with attractive incentives
- Company pension scheme (Betriebliche Altersvorsorge mit Allianz)
- We celebrate diversity and are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need._