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Senior Key Account Manager ZFS (w/m/d)

Employer
Zalando
Location
Berlin
Closing date
8 Apr 2022

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THE ROLE & THE TEAM
Zalando Fulfillment Solutions is Zalando's innovative online platform logistic service, connecting customers and brands across 17 markets. We develop logistic solutions for our +1,500 fashion brands helping them to bring head-to-toe fashion to more than 23 million active customers.

As a Senior Key Account Manager (w/m/d) - you would be responsible for monitoring and handling the most important client accounts of Zalando Fulfillment Solutions. You will also bring in new business from existing clients and you will develop new relationships with potential clients.
INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN
At Zalando, our vision is to be the starting point for fashion - one that is inclusive by design. We only assess candidates based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We welcome applications from people of all gender identities, sexual orientations, personal expressions, racial identities, ethnicities, religious beliefs, and disability statuses. We only want to know why you're great for this role, so please avoid including your picture, age, and marital status in your CV as well.

We want to provide you with a great candidate experience. Please feel free to inform us of any accommodations you may need, so we can best support and assist you throughout the hiring process.
do.BETTER - our diversity & inclusion strategy: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/diversity-inclusion

Our employee resource groups: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/diversity-inclusion/our-employee-resource-groups
WHY YOU SHOULD BE INTERESTED...
  • Performance Management: Understand common logistic KPIs, relate them to external circumstances and partner behaviour, identify reporting gaps and create new relevant KPIs
  • Strategic Thinking: Define, set and monitor internal and external targets. Create strategic roadmaps that support the target achievement. Be able to zoom out regularly from your daily routine to include the bigger picture and market situation into your everyday work. Provide strategic and consultative advice to help and align the logistics strategy of partners with the own Zalando strategy
  • Partner satisfaction: Identify and implement necessary measures to ensure partner satisfaction on the one hand and to ensure and improve profitability on the partner and Zalando side on the other hand
  • Stakeholder Management and Business Development: Exchange constantly with all relevant internal and external stakeholders to improve our different services. Additionally, monitor regularly and drive the development of identified areas for improvement
  • Negotiation and Upselling: Conducting important and difficult negotiations including the preparation of valid arguments, analysis and complex evaluations of actual and future conditions. Identifying cross sales opportunities within the CN portfolio and prepare and present the pitch to partners accordingly
  • Market understanding: Monitor market relevant trends to evaluate and assess future market potentials. Become one of our "innovative force" in the areas of Logistics and Technology

WE'D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF...
  • University degree in the field of business administration, supply chain management, logistics or economics.
  • 4+ years of relevant professional experience as Key Account Manager for leading logistic and/or e-commerce B2B/B2C service providers (such as Third Party Logistic provider) is obligatory. Experience in Contract Logistics and leading people is a clear advantage.
  • Excellent level in English communication skills(verbal and written). German might be a plus. Working with MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint) and Google Suite are part of your daily routine.
  • Enjoy engaging others, working collaboratively and developing strong working relationships at all levels. Appreciates an open feedback culture and as a team player shares knowledge within the team
  • Passionate about leading strategic conversations, presenting business reviews and coordinating high-level technical discussions.
  • Excited to prioritize and manage multiple projects across different functions, while motivating and collaborating with others to achieve results.
  • Striving for personal growth for himself/herself and the team. Rapid adaptability and flexible handling of new challenges and changes.
ZALANDO BENEFITS
Career Development
  • We offer peer-to-peer performance reviews twice a year
  • Learn and develop through our extensive Zalando training platform
  • Join regular all-hands, team meetings, Q&A-sessions, and quarterly anonymous employee surveys to ask your questions and provide your feedback
  • Support from an international team of experts; mentoring and professional development opportunities

Wellbeing
  • 2 days paid leave per year for volunteering
  • Minimum of 27 holiday days per calendar year
  • Online sports courses, wellbeing, and nutrition advice offered by Humanoo personal wellbeing coach app
  • Mental wellbeing support by our Employee Assistance Program and professional consultants to help you find health resources

Flexibility
  • Flexible working hours
  • Relocation assistance for internationals
  • Home office equipment available for hybrid working, to support you working from home
  • Hybrid working model with 60% remote per week
  • Opportunity to work from abroad for 30 (working) days per calendar year

Financial
  • Access to the employee shares program
  • 40% shopping discount on products shipped and sold by Zalando, and 30% discount on Zalando Lounge
  • Discounts from a wide range of external partners

Family
  • Employee parents' forums and employee resource group
  • Supported transition into and out of parental leave, with a buddy and re-onboarding plan
  • 3 fully-paid child sick days per year
  • Free counselling, assistance, and referral service for all matters concerning yourself and your family via the Fürstenberg Institute
ABOUT ZALANDO
It's the perfect time to join Zalando on our journey, from being a pioneer in the world of e-commerce, to the starting point for fashion in Europe. We connect customers, brands, and partners across 23 markets.

Help us drive digital and sustainable solutions for fashion, logistics, advertising and research, bringing head-to-toe fashion to more than 46 million active customers through a team of diverse skill-sets, cultural backgrounds, and interests.

Our values: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/our-founding-mindset

do.More - our sustainability strategy: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/sustainability

Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/insidezalando

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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