Assistant Merchandise Planner (all genders)

Zalando; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 45.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading online fashion platform in Berlin is looking for an Assistant Merchandise Planner. This role involves providing analytical insights to enhance product assortment and financial performance. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree and have over a year of experience in merchandise planning or a similar analytical role, with strong communication and Excel skills. This position also embraces a hybrid work model, offering various employee benefits including discounts and vacation days.

Leistungen

Employee shares programme

40% off fashion and beauty products

Hybrid working model

27 days of vacation

Health and wellbeing options

Qualifikationen

• 1+ years of experience in merchandise planning or analytical role in retail.
• Ability to demonstrate understanding of KPIs impacting the business.
• Motivated and structured, able to prioritize in a dynamic environment.

Aufgaben

• Provide analytical support to drive decision-making using data.
• Manage communication with peers and stakeholders effectively.
• Take ownership of pricing topics to maximize sales and profitability.

Kenntnisse

Analytical insights

Communication

Problem-solving

Negotiation skills

Strategic thinking

Excellent English skills

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Google Suite

Jobbeschreibung

THE ROLE & THE TEAM

Zalando is Europe's leading online platform for fashion connecting customers, brands and partners across 24 markets. We drive digital solutions for fashion logistics, advertising and research, bringing head-to-toe fashion to more than 49 million active customers through diverse skill‑sets, interests and languages. Our teams choose to use the tools that best fit.

As an Assistant Merchandise Planner you are responsible for providing analytical insights that enable yourself and others in the team and our partners to make decisions which improve the assortment for the customer and contribute to the unit's success. You are accountable for taking actions that directly impact the financial performance of your unit through the management of stock and price management. You have an awareness of external market trends and developments that can impact your unit. To deliver your role you can confidently use all stock management, pricing and reporting tools along with Excel and Google Suite.

INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN

At Zalando our vision is to be inclusive by design. This vision starts with our hiring – we do not discriminate on the basis of gender identity, sexual orientation, personal expression, ethnicity, religious belief or disability status. You are welcome to leave out your picture, age or marital status from your application. We only assess candidates on their qualifications and merit.

We want to provide you with a great candidate experience. Feel free to inform us of any accommodations you may need so we can best support you throughout the hiring process.

• Our diversity & inclusion strategy: employee resource groups – WED LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING)

Provide analytical support to drive decision‑making using data. You produce detailed reports and analysis for weekly trade meetings and ad‑hoc requests from your planning team.

Be accountable for taking actions to ensure the unit reaches its seasonal financial targets. You take ownership of pricing topics steering assortment according to product lifecycle and supply situation to maximise sales and profitability. You manage stock intake and replenishment into the business, provide insights on future deliveries and are comfortable to flag any risks to your team.

Clearly communicate key messages to your direct team and key stakeholders (e.g., Buying Operations teams and external brand partners) to allow decisions to be made. You independently manage communication with your peers.

Be able to foresee commercial and operational problems before they arise and take appropriate actions to resolve them. You make changes to existing processes in your unit that improve the efficiency of the team and also make suggestions to improve processes outside of your unit that benefit the organisation.

WED LOVE TO MEET YOU IF

Bachelors degree with experience working in merchandise planning or a commercially facing analytical role (ideally in retail or e‑tail) with at least 1‑year experience. Able to demonstrate an understanding of KPIs and what actions can be taken to impact the business.

Motivated, structured, able to prioritize and positive in a very dynamic and fast‑paced environment embracing change and being always on the hunt for solutions. You exercise high levels of personal accountability and are willing to go the extra mile to achieve results.

• You have excellent English skills, communicate clearly with varied (internal and external) stakeholders and possess solid negotiation skills.
• You love working with numbers and figures & think strategically. You have experience with Google Suite and consider yourself an expert in Excel.

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 programme
• 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 up to 60% 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
• Relocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement)
• Family services including counselling and support
• Health and wellbeing options (including Gympass)
• Mental health support and coaching available
• Drive your development through our training platform and bi‑annual peer‑to‑peer review

Key Skills

IFRS, C++, Bank Operations, Clinical, Archicad

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1