Assistant Merchandise Planner - pool hiring

Zalando; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 40.000 - 65.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

An innovative company is seeking a motivated Assistant Merchandise Planner to provide analytical insights that enhance assortment and financial performance. This role involves managing stock and pricing strategies while communicating effectively with stakeholders. Join a forward-thinking team that values inclusivity and offers a range of perks, including employee shares and hybrid working options. If you excel in analytical thinking and enjoy working with numbers, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Leistungen

Employee shares program

Discounts on fashion and beauty products

Paid volunteering days

Hybrid working

Work-from-abroad options

Vacation days

Relocation assistance

Family services

Health and wellbeing support

Development opportunities

Qualifikationen

• 1+ year experience in merchandise planning or related analytical role.
• Understanding of KPIs and business impact actions.

Aufgaben

• Provide analytical support for decision-making using data.
• Manage pricing, assortment steering, and stock intake.

Kenntnisse

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Excel

Google Suite

Merchandise Planning

Ausbildung

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Reporting Tools

Jobbeschreibung

Assistant Merchandise Planner (all genders)

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.

As an Assistant Merchandise Planner, you are responsible for providing analytical insights that enable your team and partners to make decisions improving the assortment for the customer and contributing to the unit's success. You are accountable for actions that impact the financial performance through stock and price management. External market trends awareness and proficiency with stock management, pricing, reporting tools, Excel, and Google Suite are essential.

INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN

At Zalando, our vision is to be inclusive by design. We do not discriminate based on gender identity, sexual orientation, personal expression, ethnicity, religious belief, or disability status. You are encouraged to omit personal details like picture, age, or marital status. We assess candidates solely on qualifications and merit. Please inform us of any accommodations needed during the hiring process.

Learn more about our diversity & inclusion strategy here and our employee resource groups here.

WHAT WE’D LOVE YOU TO DO

1. Provide analytical support for decision-making using data, including reports for weekly trade meetings and ad-hoc requests.
2. Take ownership of pricing, assortment steering, stock intake, replenishment, and providing insights on future deliveries to meet financial targets while flagging risks.
3. Communicate key messages clearly to your team and stakeholders, managing communication independently.
4. Anticipate and resolve operational and commercial problems, improving team and organizational processes.

WE’D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF

1. You hold a Bachelor's degree with at least 1-year experience in merchandise planning or a related analytical role, understanding KPIs and business impact actions.
2. You are motivated, structured, prioritize well, embrace change, and are proactive with high personal accountability.
3. You have excellent English communication and negotiation skills.
4. You enjoy working with numbers, think strategically, and are an Excel and Google Suite expert.

OUR OFFER

• Employee shares program
• Discounts on fashion and beauty products, Zalando Lounge, and external partners
• Paid volunteering days, hybrid working, work-from-abroad options
• Vacation days, relocation assistance, family services
• Health, wellbeing, mental health support, and development opportunities

Learn more about Zalando and our values here.