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IT Project & Portfolio Manager (w/m/d) - Sustainability

Employer
Zalando
Location
Berlin
Closing date
15 Feb 2022

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Function
Operations
Level
Manager

Job Details

The EA&A Strategy & Portfolio Management team is responsible for driving Zalando's IT projects in the area of ERP, CRM or Business Intelligence. As an "IT Project & Portfolio Manager for Sustainability" you will be part of the "bridge" between business Sustainability and Corporate Governance stakeholders and Zalando's Enterprise Applications and Architecture (EA&A) data teams. You will be responsible for the intake, prioritisation and sequencing of projects as well as the overall health of the portfolio. For some of the projects, you are managing the projects in an agile, but structured way to success.
WHERE YOUR EXPERTISE IS NEEDED
  • Set up, drive, and continuously improve the project portfolio management in the EA&A business unit, working closely with the business stakeholders (Sustainability and Corporate Governance), together with IT teams to define fit-for-purpose solutions
  • Create and maintain an overview of all ongoing and upcoming initiatives as well as the intake and prioritisation process. Your goal is to maximise positive business impact via the project portfolio and will set up strong processes and principles to guide the decision making process
  • Provide leadership, expertise, and technical/operational guidance to the business stakeholders and technical team members
  • Prepare and communicate project status reports and present project results to the management and decision-making colleagues
  • Be a project manager for cutting edge projects supporting Zalandos growth in the area of Business Intelligence / Data Analytics
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
  • You have 7+ years of program / project management experience with a track record of delivering medium to high complexity programs and projects. You draw upon your past immersion of working in an agile and iterative environment and focus on delivering projects effectively and efficiently and know how to boost cross-functional teams and projects. You apply high quality project management standards and make them evolve
  • Excellent communication, presentation & stakeholder management skills, you should be able to present status to top management and big groups
  • Ability to discover the business requirements and recommend alternative technical and business approaches.
  • Strong organisational and communication skills, team-oriented philosophy, and problem solving skills
  • Exceptional leadership, time management, facilitation, and organisational skills to drive program into the right direction
PERKS AT WORK
  • 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 23 markets. We drive digital solutions for fashion, logistics, advertising and research, bringing head-to-toe fashion to more than 45 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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