(Senior) Business Controller (all genders)

Aboutyougmbh; Hamburg; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 95.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

ABOUT YOU is seeking a strategic planning professional to translate high‑level business goals into actionable strategies and to bridge finance with supply and business teams. You will break down revenue and margins, create forecasts, and support stakeholders across Pricing, Marketing, Merchandise Planning and Logistics.

The role emphasizes cross‑team collaboration, dashboard development, and ongoing process optimization in a fast-paced ecommerce environment.

Qualifikationen

• Strong analytical mindset and ownership; results-driven.
• Hands-on, entrepreneurial drive with ownership of tasks.
• Fluency in German or English is essential for collaboration.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and data tools for planning analyses.
• Experience in planning, finance, controlling or consulting is preferred.

Aufgaben

• Strategically plan key business metrics from revenue to contribution margin across planning cycles.
• Align annual budgets with business teams and track target achievement throughout the year.
• Monitor trading performance and identify drivers to create robust forecasts.
• Continuously track core metrics, analyze deviations, and propose actionable recommendations.
• Collaborate with Pricing, Campaigns and Marketing to steer commercial decisions.
• Prepare cross-team ad hoc analyses and build dashboards to support data-driven decisions.
• Drive process optimization and automation of planning processes.

Kenntnisse

Analytical mindset

Ownership

Entrepreneurial drive

Hands-on mentality

German or English fluency

Ausbildung

University degree in business administration

Comparable qualification

Tools

MS Excel

SQL

Looker Studio

Jobbeschreibung

Our Strategic Planning Team plays a crucial role in translating high‑level business goals into actionable strategies, ensuring alignment across departments and building a bridge between the finance department and the supply business teams.

By breaking down ABOUT YOU's overall revenue and profit goals into clear, consumable input, we empower teams to work efficiently toward achieving company objectives. Planning is conducted at different levels of granularity - from the strategic 5-year plan to the fiscal year plan, monthly targets, and daily forecasts. We continuously monitor our KPIs, analyze deviations, and drive corrective actions. Through precise forecasting and target setting, as well as campaigns and performance analysis, we provide data‑driven insights and hence support and guide our various stakeholders, like Pricing, Marketing, Merchandise Planning, Partner Management or Logistics, in their business decisions.

• Strategically plan key business metrics from top-line revenue and discounts down to contribution margin across diverse planning cycles such as fiscal year planning, monthly targets, and rolling 16-week forecasts
• Align annual budgets with business teams such as Buying, Merchandise Planning, and Partner Management, and track target achievement throughout the year
• Monitor current trading and understand performance drivers to create robust and high‑accuracy forecasts
• Continuously track core business and performance metrics, analyze plan deviations, and provide clear recommendations for action
• Partner closely with the Pricing, Campaigns, and Marketing teams to drive the commercial steering of ABOUT YOU
• Prepare cross‑team ad hoc analyses and build dashboards to support data‑driven decision‑making across teams
• Drive process optimization and further automate our planning processes

• University degree in business administration or a comparable qualification
• Initial relevant professional experience in planning, finance, controlling, or management consulting, ideally in a dynamic e‑commerce or fashion environment
• Good understanding of common performance metrics and excellent MS Excel skills
• Strong analytical mindset, strong ownership, entrepreneurial drive, and hands‑on mentality
• Very good German or English skills

Nice To Have

• Basic knowledge of SQL and/or Google Looker Studio is a plus

A Place Where You Can Be You

We take it as our responsibility to create an environment where everyone feels welcome, exactly as they are.

Different backgrounds and perspectives make us stronger and shape our culture in ways that matter.

What we stand for internally, we stand for as a brand: acceptance, inclusion, and a fairer approach to fashion.