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International HR Business Partner (m/f/d)

Employer
Zalando
Location
Berlin
Closing date
19 Jan 2022

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Function
Human Resources
Level
Manager

Job Details

As International HR Partner for Logistics/ Service Provider Operations you will be responsible for collaborating on the HR agenda across the network of International Logistics sites in Europe. You will use your international experience to introduce and implement Zalando’s HR expectations to our 3PLs (Third party Logistics providers) and you will work closely with internal and external business partners to engage on the relevant HR topics. You will travel to your sites (~up to 30% of time), establish strong relationships with our service providers, implement standards and metrics, and introduce reporting and monitoring mechanisms.
WHERE YOUR EXPERTISE IS NEEDED
  • Multi-country experience and awareness of variations in the legislative frameworks to implement local adaptation
  • Focus on building strong partnerships with our 3PLs, driven by clear communication, dependability, integrity and operational excellence; proactively work with our partners to make sure our standards are fulfilled throughout the entire logistics network & regularly visit the sites
  • Experience working with metrics and KPIs to be able to track data submission and conduct analysis in order to derive actions from the reported data
  • Work closely with each of the Service Provider Operations Managers and Site Leads, as well as other internal stakeholders (International HR team, Strategic Employee Relations, Legal, 3PL Management) to continuously monitor performance of our 3PLs in relation to various HR topics
  • Work on country overarching topics and develop frameworks & minimum standards that are rolled out to the entire network

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
  • 3+ years HR experience in an international context within the European environment; familiarity with France and Spain being desired but not mandatory
  • Stakeholder management: establishing strong relationships through collaboration, clear communication and analyzing/sharing data
  • Process establishment: working with HR KPIs, setting standards, and monitoring progress to ensure that the service providers are performing according to the agreed SLA’s and KPI’s via reporting, action tracking and auditing processes
  • Analytical and problem solving skills to ensure proactive engagement on HR topics to identify and prevent issues in the long term
  • Experience in Labour Relations, Union and/or Works council negotiations, understanding of local market conditions ideally also in an international context
  • Experience supporting workforce from Operations/ Production and/or Logistics
  • Fluent English; knowledge of German is highly desired but not required
PERKS AT WORK
  • We are a workplace run on trust, empowerment and feedback
  • Not only do we offer a competitive salary, but also access to the 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 drinks and fruits, diverse sports and health offerings
  • Support from an international team of experts; multiple mentoring and personal-development opportunities
  • Relocation assistance for international candidates, PME family service and parent-and-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 23 markets. We drive digital solutions for fashion, logistics, advertising and research, bringing head-to-toe fashion to more than 44 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.

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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