Fashion Talk | Merchandising at Zalando

What it's really like to be a Merchandiser at Zalando? In our live Fashion Talk on 04.06.2019 we invited senior planners from different business units to talk about their career journey at Zalando and discuss challenges they are solving.
In this webinar series, Christian Petersen, Senior Merchandiser for Young Fashion Trend Unit, and Florence Gouni, Senior Merchandise Planner for Premium Brands in Women’s Textile Unit, share their perspective on what makes their team unique, which skills are required for being a planner and what does the future of merchandising look like.
Skip directly to the interview questions:
0:48 What has been your journey to become a Merchandise Planner?
2:23 How has your career progressed here at Zalando?
3:33 Was your education background helpful for your career?
6:01 What makes your current job role at Zalando different from your previous job experience?
7:50 What are your day-to-day responsibilities as a Senior Merchandiser at Zalando?
10:47 How important is the collaboration between Buyers and Merchandisers?
14:24 Which hard skills do you find most useful for your day-to-day job?
16:28 Which soft skills have proven to be the most valuable?
20:16 How does data and technology fit into your role at Zalando?
21:59 Has Fashion Merchandising field changed in the last couple of years?
25:49 What’s your biggest challenge and how do you approach it?
28:56 What are you most excited about for this year/new season?
30:11 What makes you excited about coming to work?
33:50 What makes Berlin a unique place to live?
37:03 How much freedom do you get in your day-to-day work?
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