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Senior Econometrics Expert

Employer
Zalando
Location
Berlin
Closing date
30 Sep 2021

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Function
Operations
Level
Senior Manager

Job Details

As a Senior Econometrics Expert, you will be a dedicated Analyst for pricing initiatives at Zalando. You will drive high impact initiatives directly improving the way we set prices on >500K articles for more than 40 million customers in 17 countries. As part of a cross-functional team, you help to maximise impact with our dedicated four-digit million euro annual discount investment. Acting as a trusted advisor for commercial and product managers alike, you employ and innovate around state of the art analytics and ML pricing tools in order to improve decision making. You provide analytical insights, measure commercial performance and discover new business opportunities by developing scalable analytics products and ad-hoc analyses.
You will be part of a broader team of 10 analysts, with learning and mentoring opportunities. Collaborate across a diverse community of data and analytics experts, data scientists and software engineers and produce high impact peer reviewed analyses and insights.
WHERE YOUR EXPERTISE IS NEEDED
  • Understand our customers' behavior and discover business opportunities around Commercial, Customer-Centric and Algorithmic Pricing (e.g. competitive pricing via market intelligence and coupons, forecasting solutions)
  • Formulate easy-to-understand insights and recommendations based on strong analytical insights to get stakeholder buy-in and support feature prioritization of existing pricing software products
  • Research and derive insights into how our pricing actions influence long term customer behaviour, such as churn and lifetime value
  • Help to shape the future of algorithmic and customer-centric pricing at Zalando by discovering patterns in customer's shopping behaviour and using causal inference to show how pricing impacts them
  • Support commercial and platform development teams through running continuous A/B-tests, self-serviced dashboards - with state-of-the art methodologies and technology
  • Foster an inclusive & diverse team environment
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
  • 5+ years of experience as an Analyst at industry leading companies in tech and/or e-commerce. Experience in Pricing is a plus
  • Experience with working with a complex data landscape and integrating data from different sources
  • Passion to find data-driven answers to complex issues and challenging questions with limited guidance from start to finish. Ability to formulate easy-to-understand recommendations with compelling and concise narratives to various audiences
  • Proficient in technologies and tools such as SQL, programming (e.g. Python, Spark), visualisation and dashboard building (e.g. Tableau, MicroStrategy, PowerBI, BigQuery) with strong stakeholder centricity [Expect a Codility test early in the application process]
  • Experience in mentoring and guiding junior Analysts
  • Experience in A/B testing or causal inference, knowledge of e-commerce KPIs and how they can be defined, continuously monitored and shared across stakeholders is a plus
  • Degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Economics, Mathematics) or degree with a strong quantitative background. Top-tier university is a plus
  • Outstanding records of academic and professional achievement
PERKS AT WORK
  • Join a welcoming, diverse team that takes work-life balance and mental health seriously. Part-time contracts are possible, parents of young children are explicitly encouraged to apply.
  • A workplace run on trust, empowerment and feedback; positive, inspiring working atmosphere
  • 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
  • Mentoring and personal development opportunities and an international team of experts
  • Relocation assistance for internationals, PME family service and parent & child rooms

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 39 million active customers through diverse skill-sets, interests and languages our teams choose to use.

Please note that all applications must be completed using the online form - we do not accept applications via email.

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Company

Zalando is Europe’s leading online platform for fashion and lifestyle. Founded in Berlin in 2008, we bring head-to-toe fashion to 35 million active customers in 17 markets, offering clothing, footwear, accessories and beauty from over 3,000 international brands.

Our platform is a one-stop fashion destination for inspiration, innovation and interaction. As Europe’s most fashionable tech company, we work hard to find digital solutions for every aspect of the fashion journey: for our customers, partners and every valuable player in the Zalando story.

Our goal is to become the starting point for fashion. We focus on the fashion industry and therefore operate in a variety of business areas.

  • Fashion Store
    Zalando online shops are tailored to local customers’ needs in 17 different European markets. The range extends from renowned global brands and fast fashion to local brands and is supplemented by our private labels.
     
  • Offprice
    The Offprice business of Zalando serves the sale of previous season’s assortments. As part of a shopping club, the Zalando Lounge offers registered members exclusive sales campaigns at discounted prices.
     
  • Zalando's Private Labels
    Zalando’s private label assortment includes shoes, clothing and accessories for women, men and children. With a total of six private labels, Zalando creates its own products, covering the entire value chain from design to sales.
     
  • Zalon
    Zalon is our style advice service, via which customers can consult and get inspiration from selected stylists regarding individualized purchases.
     
  • Zalando Marketing Services
    The entirety of Zalando’s expertise and scope is bundled in Zalando Marketing Services, which now offers personalized marketing solutions for our brand partners.
     
  • Zalando Fulfilment Solutions
    Zalando makes its own logistics capabilities available to external partners, so they do not have to be concerned with infrastructure issues but can concentrate fully on their core competence in the fashion business.
     
  • Zalando Partner Services
    Zalando helps other players in the industry to be successful in the digital world. For example, by connecting warehouse stocks with multiple retailers, by digitizing processes involved in fashion wholesale and by integrating offline businesses into our Zalando platform.


With a strong workforce of around 14,000 employees of over 130 different nationalities, Zalando unites diverse people, capabilities and concepts. Consolidating our effort and ideas scales our impact as an innovator in Fashion, Technology, Digital Marketing and Logistics Operations.

Company info
Website
Telephone
+49 (0)30 2759 4693
Location
Zalando SE
Valeska-Gert-Straße 5
Berlin
Germany
10243
Germany

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