Team Lead Markets - Zalando Lounge

As a Team Lead Markets you revolutionize the way we plan and localize our flash sale portfolio by putting the customer to the core of everything we do. You are responsible for achieving our monthly country cases while capturing local demand the best possible way. You mentor, coach, and develop your high performing team and you will be the main stakeholder for all Supply and Demand related departments.

WHERE YOUR EXPERTISE IS NEEDED
Functioning as an expert in the local markets demand, you set the strategic frame for your Market managers who are in charge of developing their Market playbooks and implementing them via unique daily flash sale portfolios.

You and your team account for delivering a customer centric and seasonal assortment and onsite navigation, and therefore own the financial KPI's, and their achievement.

You lead and align cross-functional initiatives to improve our business performance on country level, and ensure that our Market strategies and demands are heard and supported by our stakeholders.

You bring the Markets team to the next level by coaching and developing our talent within the team and help them grow their Market knowledge and strategic mindset.

You develop our processes and the planning toolkit that enables us to automate our manual interaction and decision making, and represent our Markets in cross-functional workshops that improve the customer and onsite experience.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
You bring a university degree in business / marketing and at least 8 years of experience in leading and coaching teams in an international Fashion and Lifestyle environment

You have profound knowledge of brands, trends, in marketing, as well as a good understanding of customer needs and the competitive landscape in the European Fashion retail market

You are a strong networker, who anticipates needs and mediates the interests of diverse stakeholders to get everyone on board, even on difficult decisions.

You have a deep understanding of the retail math KPIs and Forecasting practices, that enable you to pre-empt problems before they arise and take the necessary action to protect sales and profit.

Must be fluent in English - experience in European Fashion eCommerce a big plus.

PERKS AT WORK

• Culture of trust, empowerment and constructive feedback, open source commitment, meetups, game nights, 70+ internal technical and fun guilds, knowledge sharing through tech talks, internal tech academy and blogs, product demos, parties & events
• Competitive salary, employee share shop, 40% Zalando shopping discount, discounts from external partners, centrally located offices, public transport discounts, municipality services, great IT equipment, flexible working times, additional holidays and volunteering time off, free beverages and fruits, diverse sports and health offerings
• Extensive onboarding, mentoring and personal development opportunities and an international team of experts
• Relocation assistance for internationals, PME family service and parent & child rooms* (*available in select locations)

We celebrate diversity and are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
ABOUT ZALANDO
Zalando is Europe's leading online platform for fashion, connecting customers, brands and partners across 17 markets. We drive digital solutions for fashion, logistics, advertising and research, bringing head-to-toe fashion to more than 23 million active customers through diverse skill-sets, interests and languages our teams choose to use.