Assistant Buyer (m/f/d)

Description

The Westwing mission is to inspire and make every home a beautiful home. We are on a quest to bring the wonders of eCommerce for home & living to our more than 1 million active customers in 11 countries. In only 9 years on the market, we have grown to more than 267 million Euros in annual revenue. More importantly, the opportunity ahead of us is massive. The Westwing team is the secret to our success. Our more than 1,500 team members balance creativity and style with innovative technology and strong business fundamentals. We are proud to be working with inspiring colleagues who are smart, fun, ambitious, and looking for the challenge to transform an industry and take it into the future.

Do you think this could be you? Then this is a phenomenal opportunity to join our Buying team as an Assistant Buyer Textiles (m/f/d) to pursue our ambitious growth strategy. In this position you will be working closely with the Buyer in building assortment strategies, creating new bestseller products, finding the best supplier, solving quality issues and making our customers happy. Your responsibilities will be:

• Working on the whole product lifecycle from trend input, assortment strategy, supplier handling until bringing the product live
• Conducting market analysis and benchmarking our portfolio to find the next bestseller
• Evaluating products regarding margin, quality, price and trend
• Handling a variety of suppliers in different European and Asian countries and creating long-term relationships
• Responsible for critical quality SKUs & customer facing issues

You come with:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in economics, textiles or similar
• Excellent communication skills pared with strong assertiveness
• Proactive, energetic and highly analytical working mode
• Commercial awareness and big love for Home & Living products
• Fluency in German and English

We offer:

• To be part of the Westwing success, experience how products come to life and a brand is built
• A high-impact role in an incredibly fast-paced environment
• A steep personal development path, learning from and working with our high-caliber leadership team with further career opportunities
• Entrepreneurial experience in a well-financed, high-growth eCommerce company
• A fun work environment with our furry dog colleagues

Location: Munich Contact Person: Kristina Philipps Interested? Looking forward to your full application (CV, cover letter, work & education references) under specification of your possible starting date and salary expectation.