Business Development Assistant

BOOHOO GROUP; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join BOOHOO GROUP as a Business Development Assistant in Manchester, where you will manage partner relationships and drive growth in a vibrant and dynamic online marketplace. This role offers opportunities for professional development, a supportive team environment, and up to 40% discount on products, alongside flexible working hours tailored to your needs.

Benefits

Flexible working times

Health and wellbeing benefits

Up to 40% discount on brands

Vibrant atmosphere and family-like culture

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent communication skills for productive relationships.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of retail is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support identifying brand gaps and negotiation strategies.
• Promote the company and sign new partners/sellers.
• Monitor trends and perform administrative tasks.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Communication

Commercial Awareness

Teamwork

Job description

With our recent transition into a primarily digital brand, we're revolutionising the online department store experience. In 2024, we have over 10,000 brands and have expanded into multiple new categories, providing unparalleled opportunities for retailers, brands and manufacturers to showcase their products to millions of customers through one of the UK's most recognisable brands. The most exciting thing is that we're just getting started! Join us in shaping the future of fashion, beauty, and home retailing - together, we'll redefine the shopping experience for generations to come.

Your Role

We are looking for a Business Development Assistant to join our Marketplace team and help us manage our clientele. You will focus on growing and scaling our partner portfolio across all categories. As part of the front-facing team of the company, you will have the dedication and passion to create and develop strong relationships with new partners. You will support the team in identifying new partners and preparing negotiations and support for new sellers onto Debenhams.

Your Team

As an established and much-loved household name, you know all about our high street roots and bricks-and-mortar stores. In some way, shape or form, we've always had a concessionary offering. Now, we're looking to the future. We have over 10,000 partners live on our site and are constantly striving for more, becoming the number one destination for fashion, beauty, and home. Our growing marketplace proposition plays a crucial role in fulfilling our vision. That's why we need you. The team's mission is to make Brand Partners successful on Debenhams and for us to be the Brand Partner of choice.

What you will be doing

• Support identifying brand gaps and hunting strategies across multiple categories.
• Support outreach and negotiation: promoting the company and signing new partners/sellers.
• Work closely with Aggregator partners and service providers.
• Support building scalable processes and implementing them in community development daily operations.
• Liaise with the Onboarding and Account Management teams to transition sellers from signing to full launch.
• Attend trade fairs, marketplace seminars, present at Lunch and Learns, conferences, etc.
• Perform administrative tasks and reporting.
• Monitor trends.

What you can bring

• Strong understanding and proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• An entrepreneurial 'can-do' attitude.
• Commercial awareness and a good understanding of retail are beneficial.
• Ability to prioritize workflow and meet challenging deadlines, aligned with critical paths and partner needs.
• Exceptional communication skills to build productive relationships.
• Always strive to improve department operations and increase knowledge of own and related job functions.
• Ability to manage both detail and the bigger picture, especially through collaborative teamwork and being a team player.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to participate in various share schemes.
• Core hours allow flexible working times around your needs on an ad hoc basis.
• Benefits supporting your health and wellbeing.
• Up to 40% discount on all our brands.
• Next level social calendar.
• Offices in Manchester, London, and globally (some dog-friendly!), offering a vibrant atmosphere and a family-like culture wherever you work.

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