Marketplace Business Development Manager German market
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30+ days ago
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Job Summary
Overview
Marketplace Business Development Manager - Germany market
Who we are and what we create
Were Kingfisher a team made up of over 74000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: Castorama B&Q Screwfix Brico Dépôt and Koçtaş - to life. Thats right were big but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And thats where you come in.
At Kingfisher our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues future colleagues and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age gender marital or civil partnership status colour ethnic or national origin culture religious belief philosophical belief political opinion disability gender identity gender expression or sexual orientation.
We are open to flexible and agile working. Therefore we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our office located in Kraków. Talk to us about how we can best support you!
At Kingfisher we value the perspectives that any new team members bring and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.
In return we offer an inclusive environment where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas actively support experimentation and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self.
We also offer a competitive benefit package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career:
- Private medical healthcare at LUXMED (including dentalcare) for you and your family
- Medicover sports card (Fit&More package)
- Life insurance financed by the employer
- 30-minute lunch break included in the 8-hour working day
- Work in a highly professional and stimulating atmosphere
- Training & Buddy programme that will allow you to quickly adapt to your new role
- Wellbeing programme for employees
- Co-financing of monthly tickets for the public transport in Krakow
- Comfortable working environment in the office and the possibility of home office
- Language courses accounting courses access to LinkedIn Learning and the possibility of co-financing studies and certification
- Employee referral programme
Whats the job
Role Purpose: The Marketplace Business Development Manageris responsible fordriving the growth and operational success of merchants on the platform by guiding them through onboarding supporting their technicalsetupand enabling their commercial performance. The role focuses on building strong longterm relationships with sellersidentifyingopportunities forimprovementand ensuring their offers areoptimizedfor maximum visibility and sales. This position plays a key role in shaping merchants experience strengthening marketplace operations and contributing directly to overall business growth.
Responsibilities
Develop a network or expand your existing network of German merchants selling on B2C marketplaces to attract them to sell on Castorama Screwfix B&Q Brico Depo and Koctas
Conduct onboarding for new merchants and support them in theirinitialsteps on the marketplace platform
Assistwith account configuration systemintegrationand technical setup
Provide technical and operational support throughout the entire onboarding process
Maintain regular communication with merchants via phone and email
Build and develop longterm relationships with B2C sellers
Activelyacquirenew sellers andidentifytheir needs and growth opportunities
Analyzethe marketcompetitionand consumer trends to recommend effective actions
Support merchants in increasing sales andoptimizingtheir offer on the platform
Deliver sales and quality targets related to seller development
Collaborate with internal teams such as legal marketing andlogistics
Represent the company at industry eventsconferencesand meetings with sellers
Recommend actions and solutions that improve visibilityconversionand overall sales performance of merchants
What youll bring
Qualifications:
- Experience working in a marketplace environment specifically with German sellers
- Background in Business Development including recruiting sellers to the platform
- Handson experience managing operations onboarding and performance on major marketplace platforms (e.g. Amazon Allegro or other B2C marketplaces)
- Good communication skills in English at a minimum B2 level (spoken and written)
- Fluent written and spoken German
- Strong understanding of web and ecommerce terminology
- Experience with Mirakl Salesforce or other marketplace platforms
- Understanding of marketplace commercial models
- Proficiency in MS Office including Excel / CSV
- Experience in a support or partnerrelationship environment
- Highly organized and resultsoriented
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
Kingfisher plc is an international home improvement company with over 1,360 stores in nine countries across Europe. We operate under retail banners including B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt, Screwfix, Tradepoint and Koçtaş, supported by a team of 77,000 colleagues
