Junior Buyer (m/f/d)

Company Description

The online fashion store ABOUT YOU is one of the fastest growing e-commerce players in Europe and has already won several awards. As a fashion and technology company, we work together to achieve our goal of making the shopping experience more inspiring and personal for our customers.

Job Description

Our buying team is responsible for purchasing all external brands and the continuous expansion of our brand portfolio. Our buyers are always on the lookout for the latest fashion and lifestyle trends and are highly analytical when it comes to optimizing our product ranges and processes.

As a Junior Buyer (m/f/d), you will support our Buyers throughout the entire order process for external brands and constantly monitor all relevant KPIs.  

Responsibilities

• Independent purchasing of external brands in consultation with the Head of Buying while adhering to the planned purchasing budget and taking all relevant KPIs into account
• Development, optimization and support of the product range
• Strategic preparation of and participation in condition discussions with suppliers
• Supporting purchasing planning in coordination with the Head of Buying
• Independently carrying out complex analyses to monitor the competition and the market
• Regular and proactive coordination with Merchandise Management and Conditions Management

Requirements

• Above-average degree in economics and business administration
• Ideally initial professional experience in purchasing external brands
• Very good handling of MS Office (especially Excel)
• Strong analytical thinking skills and understanding of numbers
• Structured way of working and reliability even during periods of high workload
• Hands-on mentality
• Business fluent in written and spoken English

Benefits

• Be part of one of the fastest growing e-commerce companies in Europe 
• Flexible working hours 
• Company pension scheme
• 40% discount in our online store 
• Organic fruit and drinks 
• Free language courses (German & English) 
• Free sports activities (soccer, volleyball, yoga) & fitness benefits 
• Discounted HVV Profi-Card 
• Free choice of hardware and operating system (Mac, Windows, Linux) also for private use 
• Modern office near Hamburg City Hall 
• International team 
• Agile working environment and cross-functional teams 
• Dogs allowed
• Further training opportunities

Thanks to our strong growth, you can take on responsibility and help shape the company at an early stage. Our team consists of experts from a wide range of fields: Whether fashion, marketing, business or tech - we are united by a passion for what we do. We motivate and support each other, share our know-how and are open to other opinions and new ideas.

We look forward to receiving your application - preferably online via our application portal. This way we can ensure a faster process and it is also very easy for you to upload your application documents! :-)

Your contact person

Camilla Ziegenhagen

Summary

• Type: Full-time
• Function: Purchasing
• Experience level: Entry Level
• Industry: Internet