Head of Markets Planning - Berlin, Deutschland - Zalando

Zalando

Geprüftes Unternehmen

Berlin, Deutschland

vor 3 Wochen

Geschrieben von:

Lena Wagner

beBee Recruiter

Beschreibung

THE ROLE & THE TEAM:

This role sits in the Markets Planning & Trading organization, a cross-markets commercial and business planning department that plans and drives the commercial performance and local market strategy of Zalando across all European markets.

- and medium-term.

The role will lead a team of 5-10 business planning and e-commerce professionals. The role reports with a solid line into the Director Markets Planning & Trading.

INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN:

WHAT WE'D LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING):

Drive the commercial performance of your market cluster with full ownership of the local commercial plan. You will be in charge of the commercial and investment trade-offs decisions for your markets and work directly with the Senior Markets leadership team
Own the short

- and long-term sales planning for your respective markets. You will translate the long-term markets strategies and objectives into measurable sales planning for those markets in close partnership with the Nordics General Manager and key functions (Supply, Finance, Marketing). You will further manage the sales forecasting, business trading and decision making process for your respective countries.

Manage a team that continually interprets and analyzes commercial data, local market trends, and assortment insights in your markets to provide insightful recommendations on investment decisions and translate into reliable commercial plans and forecasts. You will share your recommendation with the leadership team on a regular basis and drive ROIbased decisions on how to close the performance gap for your respective markets.
Drive the categories performance and platform transition in your markets through local business insights and assortment analysis. You will also contribute, together with your team and the Nordics GM, to further localizing and improving assortment relevance for our local customers
Lead and support a multidisciplinary team of 510 people including commercial planning managers, ecommerce managers and pricing managers. through functional knowledge, coaching and mentoring
Participate to crossfunctional projects for your markets and interact with Finance, Marketing, Operations, Pricing, Onsite Management and other functions on a daily level

WE'D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF:

A well-rounded experienced leader with 10+ years expertise in developing a best-in-class function and team within a division of a global, complex organisation of relevant size and scale. Demonstrated thought leadership in strategic thinking and problem solving.
Able to translate customer needs and business opportunities into a sound business plan that yields results on both shortterm and midterm. You have an indepth local understanding of ecommerce and/or fashion industry dynamics for the Nordics markets
Excellent analytics skills, a passion for metrics and figures, and the ability to get into the details while also seeing and understanding the big picture. Understanding of P&L is considered as a plus
Track record of successfully leading teams through transformation and comfortable with a flexible, less structured environment where new ideas and processes are frequently (re)designed and implemented.
Meaningful exposure to a company with international/ global sales and operations. Experience within a consumer, datafocused and technologydriven business, preferably in a high growth environment.
Fluent in English, both written and spoken

OUR OFFER:

Zalando provides a range of benefits, here's an overview of what you can expect. Ask your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about what we offer.

Employee shares program
40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% off Zalando Lounge, discounts from external partners
2 paid volunteering days a year
Hybrid working model with 60% (or more) remote per week, actual practice is up to each team to best support their collaboration
Work from abroad for up to 30 working days a year
27 days of vacation a year to start
Family services, including counseling and support
Health and wellbeing options (including Gympass)
Mental health support and coaching available
Drive your development through our training platform and biannual peertopeer review