Commercial Planning & Strategy Manager Austria & Switzerland
- Employer
- Zalando
- Location
- Berlin
- Closing date
- 4 Oct 2021
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- Function
- Strategy & Business Intelligence
- Level
- Manager
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Job Details
The Commercial Planning and Strategy Team is part of the Markets Department, a cross-functional unit that connects all relevant teams to translate the global Lounge strategy into individual local market strategies and subsequently execute them. In addition to driving the local market strategies, the team plans and monitors the market-specific sales of the Lounge. The team analyzes the impact of commercial levers on business performance and also assess Lounge's positioning and effectiveness vs. competition. Lastly, the team aims to provide the organization with clear insights and recommendations for optimal commercial steering and identify growth levers to sustain both long-term growth and our local strategy.WHERE YOUR EXPERTISE IS NEEDED
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 LOUNGE
Zalando Lounge is an online shopping club for fashion and lifestyle products in 14 European countries. We offer our members daily, time-limited sale campaigns with discounts of up to 75% off the recommended retail price. However, Zalando Lounge is so much more than discounts. Our strength lies in our focus on fashion: from sought-after labels to niche brands, from famous international names to trendy luxury brands, we make sure to meet the fashion taste of all our customers, who are always on the hunt for the best products at the best prices. Working with our brand partners, we're pioneering innovative supply-chain and production processes and offer them an impactful and smart solution, creating a new way to shop for fashion - and a new way to sell it.
https://www.zalando-lounge.de
Please note that all applications must be completed using the online form - we do not accept applications via email.
- You will work very closely with the Commercial Planning Lead for DACH and the Head of Markets Planning and Analytics in supporting them with your analytical skills and business knowledge on strategic topics, as the local commercial expert for your markets.
- You will be responsible for defining your market financial targets in alignment with Finance to meet Lounge global growth and profit objectives. You will execute cross-functional analyses to support trade-off decisions and projects on overarching topics with a direct impact on several parts of the local P&L.
- You will closely monitor the daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly business performance in the market, identify and explain deviations to target and present recommendations to close potential performance gaps, in the Commercial steering round. You will also contribute to the weekly operational capacity planning and steering, working very closely with the Retail, Commercial campaign, Pricing and Marketing teams in particular.
- You will support the Commercial Planning Lead for DACH in defining and executing strong local market strategies that translate the global Lounge strategy into local plans for action in alignment with the respective counterparts in the organization, including (not limited to): Finance, Demand, Retail, Logistics etc. By leveraging your analytical skill-set and knowledge of our local customers, their buying behaviors and the competitive landscape, you will help define our long-term strategies per market.
- You will lead cross-functional projects with commercial relevance in your market and interact with Retail, Brand Marketing, Demand, Operations, Onsite Management and other functions on a daily level.
- Strong academic track record: MBA or Master's in Economics, Finance, Engineering, Mathematics, Management or comparable academic qualification
- Minimum 3+ years of work experience in consumer-oriented commercial, financial or business development role with a solid track record
- Strong understanding of the online fashion landscape in the region, including buying behaviors, the competitive landscape and opportunities to grow the business
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills: proven experience in good collaboration and driving projects with different teams across the organization, showing a strong ability to align sometimes opposing views and find a common ground
- Excellent strategic commercial thinking and deep analytical skills
- Fluency in Excel-like tools, and knowledge of BI software such as Tableau. Proficiency in SQL is a plus.
- Strong sense of responsibility: ability to work in a self-driven, results-oriented and independent manner, taking initiative to improve decision making and drive the business
- You are business-fluent in written and spoken English. German is a plus.
- 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 LOUNGE
Zalando Lounge is an online shopping club for fashion and lifestyle products in 14 European countries. We offer our members daily, time-limited sale campaigns with discounts of up to 75% off the recommended retail price. However, Zalando Lounge is so much more than discounts. Our strength lies in our focus on fashion: from sought-after labels to niche brands, from famous international names to trendy luxury brands, we make sure to meet the fashion taste of all our customers, who are always on the hunt for the best products at the best prices. Working with our brand partners, we're pioneering innovative supply-chain and production processes and offer them an impactful and smart solution, creating a new way to shop for fashion - and a new way to sell it.
https://www.zalando-lounge.de
Please note that all applications must be completed using the online form - we do not accept applications via email.
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
- https://jobs.zalando.com/
- Telephone
- +49 (0)30 2759 4693
- Location
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Zalando SE
Valeska-Gert-Straße 5
Berlin
Germany
10243
Germany
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