Commerce Director, Germany (All genders welcome!)

PubWorX ProCirc, a Hearst and Condé Nast partnership committed to offering scale and innovation to the magazine industry. With 200+ experts from across the industry PubWorx offers solutions to satisfy the consumer marketing, circulation management, production and paper procurement needs of any publisher - large or small.

Job Description

We are looking for a Commerce Director (all genders welcome!) for a permanent position in Munich as soon as possible.

The Commerce Director, Germany is a key managerial role in the Commerce Organization reporting to the VP of Commerce, Lifestyle in New York. This individual is responsible for developing the overarching commerce strategy for GQ, Vogue Glamour CNT; driving performance to meet ambitious growth targets. The role will lead a dedicated team of writers, editors with an extensive cross-functional network including editorial, product, marketing and data analytics to deliver against revenue and profit objectives. 

Your main Responsibilities will include:

• Business owner for commerce revenue across Vogue, GQ, Glamour, CNT

• Develop a commerce proposition that is differentiated within the market, and adds value for the reader, our partners 

• Deliver growth targets through the implementation of a long-term strategic plans, as well as reacting to tactical opportunities and trade performance

• Rebuild the merchandise assortment strategy across the shopping channel to support editorial messages and key commercial metrics

• Build and implement merchandising tools to optimize category mix, brand portfolio and pricing architecture

• Develop and maintain exceptional retail and brand partnerships

• Build brand partnerships as a revenue stream with enterprise accounts that drive consistent growth in commerce

• Source and onboard both established and emerging high-demand brands

• Work cross-functionally to bring innovative partnership formats to market including affiliate, dropship and hybrid commercial opportunities

• Oversee the content and content distribution strategy

• Ensure all work products reflect brand voice and standards

• Team leadership and career development of the content and production teams to develop a best-in-class multi-skilled commerce team that successfully blends creativity with business insights

• Collaborate to maximise all go-to market commerce activity including newsletter, social media, paid campaigns and events

• Work with product and data analytics to develop critical reporting and proactively manage weekly trade

• Collaborate with the product team and other CN titles to develop the commerce platform, user experience and performance metrics

• Profit management including revenue and personnel costs

• Other duties as assigned

Key relationships will include:

• Global Executive Director, Vice President and SVP of Commerce

• Editors-in-Chief.

• Digital Directors and Audience Development for the brand

• Advertising cross functional leads

• Consumer Marketing Marketing Operations and Finance teams.

• Product Management and Data Management organizations.

What skills and qualifications you bring with you:

• Deep understanding of the fashion industry, including ecommerce 

• 5+ years experience in building an ecommerce or affiliate commerce business

• Merchandising and Partnership experience preferred

• Proven vendor/partner relationship management with commercial viewpoint

• Experience in managing and coaching a small team

• Comfortable with revenue forecasting and planning

What we offer you

• Condé Nast Linkedin Learning Hub, where you can find all the learning courses and training developed by Condé Nast, as well as over 16,000 courses in seven national languages

• 30 days holiday

• Hybrid working (4/1)

• Fruit baskets 

• Employee assistance program stg

• A wide range of wellness benefits, including discounts at the gym, swimming pools and bouldering halls through our E-Gym membership

• Discounts and magazine subscriptions

• Employee resource groups provide employees with a platform to identify common goals, share ideas, and work on shared priorities for our global workforce

• a modern office in the middle of Munich with excellent transport connections

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply below and we will review your application as soon as possible. Please note that due to the high level of applications we receive, it is not always possible for us to respond to each applicant in person. Should your profile fit this open position we will contact you within approximately 4 weeks.   You can update your resume or upload a cover letter at any time by accessing your candidate profile.

PubWorx is an equal opportunity workplace.
Duties and responsibilities may be adjusted based on years of experience.
Salary is also commensurate with experience.