Marketplace Manager

The Bata Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers and retailers of quality footwear. A global concern with more than 30,000 employees, 24 production facilities, over 5,000 stores in more than 70 countries across the globe. Since its founding in 1894 by Thomas Bata, the company has consistently demonstrated its commitment to responsible and innovative business models in the belief that capital is not just money, buildings or technology, but, more importantly, people, knowledge and core values. This visionary approach has enabled the company to meet each new challenge with creativity and foresight, while earning the trust and confidence of customers, employees and the communities in which it does business. Today, Bata's pioneering decentralized production system, featuring semi-autonomous regional facilities guided by three regional business units, allows the company to quickly adapt to changes in the marketplace and seize potential growth opportunities.

**Posizione**:
In the global scenario of Bata, marketplaces’ expansion and growth are key strategic objectives. Being part of the Ecommerce Team and reporting to the Ecommerce Manager in Bata Wester Europe, the _Marketplace Manager and Digital Project Leader_ will guide marketplace businesses with responsibility both on Turn Over and Margin trend, as well as on P&L, coordinating the launch of new marketplace channels across Europe, in synergy with other Bata Companies, Global stakeholders, Tech Digital Team and other enabling functions.

She/He will lead the expansion strategy with a project-management approach and commercial attitude. The role will coordinate internal and external resources, supplier and partners. She/He will align with the specific Marketplaces POC and will define the best roadmap. Marketplace budget will be under her/his responsibility.

In the digital business field, she/he will also coordinate specific projects aimed at improving the performances and ensuring the target achievement: i.e. logistics improvements.

**Main activities**:

- Ensuring the progress of the active marketplaces for Bata: Amazon, Zalando, Spartoo, Veepee in the current operating markets (IT, DE, FR, ES, CH, NL), besides the adoption of the new connector Lengow.
- Defining the next steps for the growth: improving the as-is in terms of operations, technical improvements, business activities, with the team (direct reports) and the Tech Digital Team. Then guiding the new launches being responsible of the end-to-end project implementation: agreements with defined marketplaces, commercial requirements definition, kick off with all the involved departments, frequent status updates, UAT, golive, running.
- Coordinating the marketplace team to conduct the operational activities and running the current businesses: currently 1 direct report, new hirings (tbd) according to the roadmap.
- Being the major sponsor of the marketplace strategy: internal knowledge transfer, trainings and communication of the achievements and results, public presentations, cooperation with other digital stakeholders among Bata’s companies.

**Requisiti**:

- Deep experience in marketplaces: highest potential channels for fashion/shoe segments in Europe, rules/needed capabilities, how to build the correct marketplace scenario
- +3/5 Y Previous experience in marketplace projects roll out in retail/fashion/digital well structured companies
- Serious organizational, analytical and project management skills.
- Deep commercial attitude
- Knowledge of main marketplace backends, connectors, main ecommerce platforms/feeds/tracking tools
- Team management
- Excellent English both written and spoken
- Autonomous and proactive, she/he will have to lead the marketplace streams bringing personal touch and added value
- Compelling in designing the strategy with a long term vision
- Reliable, accurate and respectful of deadlines
- Confident in relating to the top line and other functions, as well as with external and international players, as a key representative of Bata

**Altre informazioni**:
Timetable: Full-time

Workplace - Limena (PD) - Possibility to work in smart working for part of the week