Commercial Strategy Manager (m/w)

Job description

Job Category

·  Business Development & Project Management

Location

·  Berlin

Contract

·  Full-Time
·  Professional Level

Company

·  Zalando SE

MANAGER COMMERCIAL STRATEGY (m/w)

The Commercial Planning and Strategy Team is part of the Markets Department, a cross-functional unit that connects all commercial functions to execute global strategies on a country level. We are responsible for planning and monitoring the sales development of the Zalando shops and the go-to team for analytical questions with commercial impact. In doing so, our goal is to provide the organization with insights and suggestions for commercial steering and long-term strategies.

YOUR CHALLENGE

As a member of the Commercial Strategy team, your main responsibilities will be to facilitate the strategy review process with our 15 shops and to ensure focus and impact in the local execution of this strategy. You will work in a central role within the Zalando Fashion Store, with impact across our regions.



·  You will provide arguments for major commercial decisions, in particular through structuring quantitative analyses and business cases to validate hypotheses 

·  You will engage with and present to the decision-makers who shape the priorities for our business in each of our 15 shops 

·  You will drive cross-functional projects, central to the execution of our commercial ambitions 

·  You will provide key inputs and support to the commercial strategy review process 

·  You will collect, analyze and maintain benchmarks across a variety of relevant aspects of our business such as commercial performance, service levels, deep-dives on specific assortment areas, marketing strategy and implementation at the respective country levels 

WHAT YOU'VE GOT



·  You have a minimum of 2-3 years of work experience in an analytical or commercial role, preferably with fast-paced companies within fashion, e-commerce or management consulting 
·  You hold a degree (Bachelor, Master) in Economics, Business Administration, Engineering, or equivalent 
·  You have a strong academic track record of professional growth  
·  You love analytics and numbers-crunching 
·  You have a solid understanding of our business and a passion for data and e-commerce 
·  You have outstanding communication skills and are able to drive projects, breaking down complex problems into manageable, structured work packages 
·  You are self-driven, results-oriented, and enjoy working independently 
·  You have advanced MS Office (Excel and Powerpoint) skills 
·  You are business fluent in English, other European languages are a plus 

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

Our recipe for success: think big and act fast. What you're doing today will affect millions of customers tomorrow. At Zalando, you have the chance to work on the world's best online fashion experience in a rapidly growing international company. And that's not all:



·  Deep insight into the commercial and operational activities of Europe's leading online fashion retailer across 14 markets 
·  An environment that provides you with the possibility to create impact and change things from day one 
·  An international team of experts to inspire and support you 
·  Also a feel-good team: we don't just work well together, we also like to get together after work 
·  A corporate culture where your skills are judged only by your results – our motto: wear sneakers, not ties 
·  A full time position, starting immediately 

Want to join us?

Then we'd be more than happy to receive your application! For contact reason please direct to Sally-Sahel Pad //