As a Junior Category Manager in our Highstreet Budget 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.
Lounge by Zalando is an online outlet for fashion and lifestyle products in 20+ European countries. 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. Our strength lies in our focus on fashion and lifestyle brands: from sought-after labels to niche brands, from famous international names to trendy luxury brands, we make sure to meet the fashion taste of all our customers, who 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.
If you think you have what it takes, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!
At Zalando, our vision is to be the leading pan-European ecosystem for fashion and lifestyle e-commerce – one that thrives on diversity and is truly inclusive by design. We believe that diverse teams fuel innovation and creativity, and we actively seek out talent from all backgrounds.
We actively seek to reduce bias in our hiring and employment processes, focusing on your qualifications, skills, and contributions. To support this, we kindly ask that you refrain from including personal details such as your photo, age, or marital status in your CV, ensuring a fair and equitable evaluation based solely on your abilities and potential.
We are committed to providing an exceptional and accessible candidate experience for everyone. If you require any accommodations to support you throughout the hiring process, please let us know – we are here to assist you.
Discover more about our commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace:https://jobs.zalando.com/en/our-culture/diversity-and-inclusion
Own Your Portfolio: Take an active role in managing your portfolio. Source new brands, negotiate the best terms for Zalando, and creatively shape your assortment while staying on top of trends and overseeing existing brands.
Drive Growth: Cultivate strong relationships with key suppliers.
Embrace Trend Analysis:Lead the creative direction of your assortment by researching market trends and proposing innovative ideas that resonate with our customers.
Contribute to Strategic Development: Collaborate with the Category Lead to plan budgets and assortment strategies. Analyze performance and provide data-driven insights to guide decision-making.
Engage in Team Collaboration:Manage stakeholder relationships and maintain close communication with external partners and internal teams (Logistics, Content, and Fashion Store) to ensure alignment across the organization. You’ll work cross-functionally to drive sales and maximize profit.
You have minimum 1-2 years of buying experience in the fashion industry
You have 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
You have a 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
You have excellent written and spoken communication in English. German, Italian and/or French is a plus.
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.
27 days of holiday a year to start for full-time employees
2 paid volunteering days a year
Employee shares program
40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% off Lounge by Zalando, discounts from external partners
Family services, including counseling and support
Health and wellbeing options (including Wellhub, formerly Gympass)
Mental health support and coaching available
Drive your development through our training platform and biannual peer-to-peer review
Welcome to Zalando. Here’s some key info about us:
Our position and vision:
- We’re Europe’s leading online platform for fashion and lifestyle.
- Founded in Berlin in 2008, we bring head-to-toe fashion to more than 50 million active customers in 25 markets; offering clothes, footwear, accessories, and beauty.
- We're building the ecosystem for fashion and lifestyle ecommerce.
Our offering:
- Our assortment of international brands ranges from world-famous names to local labels
- Our platform is a one-stop fashion destination for inspiration, innovation, and interaction
- As Europe’s most fashionable tech company, we work hard to find digital solutions for every aspect of the fashion journey: for our customers, partners, and friends of our brand.
- Our logistics network with 12 centrally located fulfillment centers allows us to efficiently serve our customers throughout Europe, supported by warehouses in Italy, France, Poland, and Sweden with a focus on local customer needs.
Our beliefs:
- Our ambition is to combine our passion for self-expression through fashion with our unwavering commitments to sustainability and D&I
- We promote an inclusive corporate culture that welcomes different perspectives and brings together people from diverse backgrounds. We want to ensure a non-discriminatory and supportive working environment for each of our employees to thrive. It’s a journey that all teams are on together, centered around the values we uphold.
- We believe that our integration of fashion, operations, and online technology gives us the capability to deliver a compelling value proposition to both our customers and fashion brand partners.
