Retail manager

Job description

Job Category

·  Buying, Merchandising & Planning

Location

·  Berlin

Contract

·  Full-Time
·  Professional Level

Company

·  Zalando SE

Zalando’s success also tells the story of our exceptional team and our efforts. We are always happy to welcome new colleagues who join us in creating the world’s best online fashion experience. 

The Retail team is part of the Nordic cluster and works directly with the Nordic General Manager. The team is specifically responsible for ensuring that we capture local demand in the best possible way, while achieving the highest possible long-term customer satisfaction. For our 4 countries, in close collaboration with Category Management and the Markets organization, the decisions that we make and implement have an immediate impact on the top and the bottom line of our business. Our work is very much data-driven and needs to be analytically sound. If you are a good communicator with strong analytical skills and business understanding, we would love to hear from you.

As a Retail Manager for the Nordic market you will make sure we capture local demand by making our offer relevant to our customers. You are passionate about fashion and to refine how we offer our customer the right products at the right time. In the Nordic Retail team you will take ownership and drive assortment projects and be responsible for campaign briefing. Within the Nordic cluster, you will work closely with the pricing, the commercial planners and the marketing analysts.

YOUR CHALLENGE

·  You will provide weekly performance insights for your category and if needed execute actions to capture maximal local demand in line with the Nordic trading strategy.
·  You will in close collaboration with the retail team contribute to the commercial campaign plan and you will be responsible for implementing and briefing the right campaigns at the right time.
·  You will drive cross functional projects with marketing and performance channels.
·  You will ensure that relevant assortment content for the Nordic customer is made visible across all touch points.
·  You will be responsible for planning and implementing onsite entry points to optimize the customer experience and drive business performance.
·  You will provide input on the local market needs, customer profiles, competitive landscape and identify assortment related business opportunities.
·  You will use your in-depth assortment and customer knowledge to curate inspirational and well converting campaigns through a localized product selection

OUR OFFER

Ours is one of the most spectacularly successful stories in e-commerce. When you join us, you can not only expect to become part of an extraordinary and ambitious team, but a whole lot more: Zalando is a dynamic working environment where something new happens every day. We are indeed shaping the face of online retail.

·  We have an international team of experts to inspire and support you
·  Training and further development opportunities to expand your skills and help you on your way
·  We offer you the security of an expanding company with more than 12.000 employees, a company pension scheme
·  Attractive employee discounts in our online shop and other benefits
·  An easily accessible workplace right in the heart of Berlin

INTERESTED?

Then we'd be more than happy to receive your application!

Any further queries? Please do not hesitate to contact us via email // Michael Williams via:

 

Desired profile

YOUR PROFILE

·  You have gained at least 2 years of relevant experience in a similar function, preferably at a multi-national fashion retailer or ecommerce
·  You have strong analytical and retail math skills
·  You round off your professional achievements by at least a bachelor’s degree
·  You have a commercial mindset and solid understanding of online fashion trading
·  You have profound knowledge of the latest fashion trends and the competitive landscape in the Nordic countries
·  You have strong communicational skills, are well organized and can work with many stakeholders
·  You have a result-oriented mentality with a strong drive to get things done
·  You’re able to adapt quickly to changes in a fast-moving environment