Decision Scientist, Purchase

Vinted; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 54,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Share options programme

25 days paid annual leave

Newest MacBook models

EAP and mental health support

Frequent team-building events

Home office budget up to €540

Daily lunch allowance

ClassPass (Gym) subsidy

Shopping budget on Vinted

Pension plan 12% total contribution (8

PM by Company 8/4

NS mobility card

Workation up to 90 days per year

Dog-friendly office

Job summary

Vinted, a leading European second-hand marketplace, is looking for a data analytics/decision science professional to join its Amsterdam team. You will work on the Messaging and Negotiations experience and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve the buyer–seller journey.

You will analyze data, run experiments, and build dashboards to drive business impact across Marketplace, post-purchase, and trust initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Decision Science or Data Analytics role.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving.
• Proficient in SQL and Python.
• Experience with BI tools (Looker, Tableau, Power BI).
• Knowledge of statistical methods (A/B testing, regression).
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Identify strategic opportunities with data-driven recommendations.
• Test and analyze opportunities to validate value and impact.
• Define and monitor team KPIs and root causes.
• Enable self-service dashboards for business insights.
• Promote data-driven decision-making and best practices.
• Ensure initiatives are reviewed for impact with stakeholders.

Skills

Decision Science

Data Analytics

SQL

Python

BI tools

Statistical methods

Communication

English

Tools

Looker

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Brief Info About Vinted

Our mission is to make second‑hand the first choice, and we're looking for people who want to help us get there. Every day, we work together to help our members buy and sell pre‑loved clothing and lifestyle items, giving each piece a second life – or even a third.

Brief Info About Vinted

Our mission is to make second‑hand the first choice, and we're looking for people who want to help us get there. Every day, we work together to help our members buy and sell pre‑loved clothing and lifestyle items, giving each piece a second life – or even a third. The Vinted Group is made up of three business units that support this mission: Vinted Marketplace is Europe's leading platform for second‑hand fashion and a go‑to destination for all kinds of pre‑loved items, with a growing range of categories. Our platform connects millions of members across 20+ markets, helping great items find a new life. Vinted Go enhances the shipping experience with a vast network of over 500,000 pick‑up and drop‑off points, partnering with more than 60 carriers across Europe, with added services like item verification for peace of mind on high‑value pieces. Vinted Pay is the newest part of the Vinted Group, dedicated to bringing secure, reliable payments to buyers and sellers across Europe. Seamlessly integrated into the Vinted app, it helps keep every transaction safe, efficient, and easy for our members. Founded in 2008 in Lithuania, Vinted began as a way for friends to find new homes for clothes they no longer needed. In 2019, we became Lithuania's first unicorn! Today, our headquarters remain in Vilnius, and we've grown with offices across Europe, supported by a team of over 2,000 people.

Information About The Position

Purchase domain is part of Vinted Marketplace and focuses on improving the experience and efficiency of the journey from the first buyer–seller interaction to a successful purchase. In this role, you’ll join a cross‑functional product team and collaborate closely with a Product Manager, Engineering Manager, Designer, and Engineers. The team owns the Messaging and Negotiations experience, a key part of the user journey where buyers and sellers connect and work toward deals that satisfy both sides. You’ll also collaborate regularly with teams across the Marketplace, particularly those focused on post‑purchase experience and trust and safety of our members. This is a dynamic role requiring thinking out of the box as well as balancing multiple tracks at once. You’ll significantly contribute to shaping the team’s direction over the coming quarters all while working on new features to support our members' success.

In this position, you’ll

• Partner with your team and stakeholders at Vinted, to identify strategic opportunities and provide data‑driven recommendations, as well as answer critical business questions.
• Test and analyse developed opportunities to validate their value and understand their business impact, using statistical methods and visualisation tools.
• Select, calculate, and monitor your team’s key performance indicators, proactively flagging issues, running analyses and understanding root causes.
• Enable your team and direct stakeholders to independently leverage data for business insights via self‑service dashboards.
• Contribute to a data‑driven culture by promoting best practices in analytics and decision‑making to make data count.
• Ensure new business initiatives have been reviewed through the eyes of a decision scientist and proven impactful.

About You

• Experience in a Decision Science or Data Analytics role
• Good analytical thinking and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to balance depth of analysis with business impact
• Experience with SQL and Python
• Experience with BI tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau, Power BI)
• Knowledge of statistical methods, such as A/B testing, regression analysis, and other inferential techniques
• A proactive individual who thrives in a fast‑paced, constantly evolving business environment
• Highly results‑oriented and comfortable with iterative processes
• Strong communicator who can convincingly present results to both technical and non‑technical audiences
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken

Work perks

• The opportunity to benefit from our share options programme
• 25 days of paid annual leave
• Newest MacBook models
• Digital mental and emotional health support and Employee Assistant Program (EAP)
• Frequent team‑building events
• Home office support: we provide IT workstation equipment and a personal budget of up to €540 for home workplace furniture
• A daily lunch allowance
• ClassPass (Gym Membership subsidy)
• A personal monthly budget for shopping on Vinted
• Pension plan with total contribution of 12%, 8% by the Company and 4% by employee
• An NS mobility card
• The opportunity to spend up to 90 days per year - 21 of which can be spent working outside of the EU - on workation
• A dog‑friendly office

Working at Vinted

Individual Learning Budget

We invest in your professional growth! As part of our commitment to continuous learning, we offer an annual learning budget to support your personal and career development through courses, certifications, workshops and more.

Hybrid Work

We’ve adopted a hybrid workplace model where 2 days in the office are recommended but not enforced. It’s up to you and your team to decide on the exact days you’ll spend working together in person.

Equal Opportunity

The Vinted Group is committed to building an inclusive workplace where people from all walks of life feel a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and life experiences. At Vinted, all applicants are treated fairly without regard to their race, age, religion or belief, sex, national origin, citizenship, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

The annual gross salary range for this position is: €53.900—€72.900 EUR