Commercial Graduate

Overview

Kickstart your international commercial career with ZURU by driving worldwide expansion, collaborating with major retailers, and turning ambitious goals into substantial business outcomes. As a Commercial Graduate, you will be instrumental in broadening ZURU's retail presence, refining our commercial strategies, and adopting best practices that enhance revenue and profitability on a global scale. Success in this role depends on leveraging ZURU’s business development framework established by Co-Founder Nick Mowbray, alongside developing category expertise and an entrepreneurial mindset to fuel global business performance.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Apply ZURU’s business development principles, including the Pillars of Persuasion and Customer Touchpoints, to expand global distribution channels.
• Collaborate with internal teams such as Supply, Merchandising, Design, and Factory departments based in China, acting as the liaison between sales and backend operations to troubleshoot and resolve arising challenges.
• Implement the global go-to-market strategy and ongoing business management plans to ensure brand sustainability and strong retailer relationships.
• Manage product launches into new markets and clients while identifying further growth possibilities after initial entries.
• Promote continuous improvement initiatives to optimize business units and enhance brand performance.
• Assist in commercial negotiations with new and existing customers by utilizing ZURU’s commercial frameworks, including forecasting volumes and evaluating profitability.
• Maintain expertise on assigned brands and categories, prepare global brand content for sales presentations, and communicate brand strategies to customers.
• Work closely with account teams to formulate comprehensive e-commerce strategies tailored for local markets.
• Support annual planning and forecasting to build global profit and loss statements from regional plans.
• Coordinate with Supply and Demand teams to maintain consistent inventory supply, maximizing stock availability and on-time delivery rates.
• Serve as the bridge between Central and Global teams regarding product information and development timelines.
• Collaborate extensively with departments including Merchandising, Planning, Design, and Finance.
• Exhibit strong commercial insight, strategic thought, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Demonstrate the capacity to influence and motivate cross-functional groups while holding stakeholders accountable for results.
• Communicate effectively with diverse internal and external parties, translating key messages clearly.
• Possess a proactive attitude with energy, creativity, and determination to drive ongoing improvements and innovation, coupled with resilience and passion.

Work Culture and Opportunities

ZURU is committed to reimagining the future and fosters a high-performing culture that encourages excellence, learning, collaboration, and fun. Employees are empowered to lead their career paths while benefiting from rapid company growth and unique global opportunities. The company emphasizes a growth-oriented culture, global career possibilities, and working alongside high-caliber professionals.