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Operations Manager Customer Care (all genders)

Employer
Zalando
Location
Berlin
Closing date
16 Dec 2022

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Function
Customer Service
Level
Manager

Job Details

THE ROLE & THE TEAM
As Operations Manager Customer Care (all genders) you will be responsible for managing our 14 Zalando Lounge markets in terms of performance, quality and customer experience. The Operations Manager will support the development of our Customer Care in terms of growth, efficiency, innovation, people and many more. Additionally, the Operations Manager has the responsibility for capacity planning and real time management of the operations (internal teams and 3rd Party).
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
  • Leading a team of 2 Senior Team Leads (leading 8 Team leads and external Service Provider themselves) and developing the skills of each individual and their teams as a whole
  • Contribute to strategic initiatives and their execution. Independently drive own initiatives that support developing Customer Care
  • Challenge the status quo and drives efficiency and optimization forward with data-driven conclusions
  • Key stakeholder for other teams into the organization; involves stakeholders at an early stage to ensure their commitment. Anticipates needs and mediates the interests of diverse stakeholders to get everyone on board even on difficult decisions
  • Responsible for reaching financial objectives by analyzing performance; preparing annual budget; analyzing variances & initiating corrective actions supported by Controlling.
  • Building and investing into our CuCa Community
WE'D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF
  • As an expert you come across with relevant experience in an operational role in a management function, e.g. as a Head of Customer Care or comparable departments like logistics in a start-up environment
  • Strong business and customer focus with a clear view on relevant cause and event circumstances.
  • As Lead Customer Care Operations you have strong people leadership skills, the ability to motivate and develop teams, provide guidance and support for teams to learn and grow
  • Analytical skills and logical thinking, ability to manage complexity, velocity and rapid change
  • Experience in managing broad stakeholder structures across several teams and business units
  • Fluent in English, German is an advantage but not required
ZALANDO BENEFITS
Career Development
  • Learn and develop through our extensive Zalando training platform
  • 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 year

Flexibility
  • Flexible working hours
  • Relocation assistance available - subject to prior agreement
  • Hybrid working model with 60% remote per week
  • Opportunity to work from abroad for 30 (working) days per year

Financial
  • Access to the employee shares program
  • 40% shopping discount on fashion & beauty products shipped and sold by Zalando, and 30% discount on Zalando Lounge

Family
  • Supported transition into and out of parental leave, with a buddy and re-onboarding plan
  • 3 fully-paid child sick days per year

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 Lounge is an online shopping club for fashion and lifestyle products in 14 countries. We offer our members daily, time-limited sale campaigns with discounts of up to 75% off the recommended retail price. Our strength lies in our focus on fashion: from sought-after labels to niche brands - we make sure to meet the fashion taste of all our customers. Working with our brand partners, we pioneer 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.

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.

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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