Offer summary

Qualifications:

Bachelor's or master's degree in Business Administration, Economics, or Fashion Management, or extensive relevant work experience., 5+ years of experience in leading a team., Strong commercial acumen and understanding of the off-price market., Fluent in written and spoken business English. .

Key responsabilities:

End-to-end commercial ownership of the division, ensuring financial targets are met.

Strategically plan, buy, and develop the assortment to offer a desirable off-price selection.

Lead strategic relationships with key brand partners and negotiate for success.

Conduct continuous analysis of operational and financial KPIs and share relevant information across the team.

Job description

BESTSECRET is the leading European online destination for premium and luxury off-price fashion. The Group offers its members in 27 countries across Europe a superior brand portfolio complemented by a high-end shopping experience. At the same time, BESTSECRET enables its brand partners to clear overstock at scale with minimum visibility and maximum brand equity protection. The unique business model is based on its closed character with an invitation-only customer membership, longstanding brand partner and customer relationships, combined with a tech-focused mindset. BESTSECRET has a strong track record of profitable growth over many years. It generated preliminary revenues of approx. EUR 1,415 million in 2024 and employs around 2,300 people from over 90 nations. The Group draws on a heritage of 100 years in the textile and fashion industry and today is owned by Permira Funds and the founding families Schustermann and Borenstein.

Your Responsibilities

You have end-to-end commercial ownership of your division. You ensure that financial targets are set and executed.
You strategically plan, buy, and develop the assortment across the full division to ensure we offer the customer the most desired off-price assortment.
You guide your team to implement strategies that will deliver the financial plan in correspondence with the division, category, and company.
You support the VP in setting the business strategy from a commercial and creative direction of the division, supporting the overall business strategy.
You lead strategic relationships with key brand partners and use your negotiation skills to deliver success for the company and ensure the long-term partnerships.
With your significant experience across a wide range of different businesses, you are able to identify business opportunities, apply solutions to current challenges, improve ways of working, or foresee and resolve problems before they impact the business.
You conduct continuous analysis and management of all relevant operational and financial KPIs.
You ensure that relevant business information gets shared efficiently across the team (buying and planning).
You are able to extract the best of each team member and function as an inspiring leader that convinces the team with engaging strategy and vision while giving clear direction.
You collaborate with stakeholders from diverse backgrounds, both internally and externally, to enable decision-making.

Your Qualifications

You have a bachelor's or master’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Fashion Management or extensive work experience in a similar area with a focus on Fashion Buying.
5+ years of experience in leading a team.
You have a strong sense of commercial acumen and understanding of the off-price market with all its mechanisms and effects which enables you to come up with strategies for your area.
You are proactive and able to work autonomously, be results-oriented and be able to think "out of the box”.
You are able to think and act like an entrepreneur, analytically and strategically.
You have an exceptionally high willingness to travel.
You are fluent in written and spoken business English.

At BESTSECRET, diversity isn't just a trend – it's our professional philosophy. We are dedicated to cultivating an inclusive workplace where everyone's unique talents and backgrounds are celebrated. Applicants from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives are welcome to join us in our mission towards a more vibrant and inclusive future.

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