THE ROLE & THE TEAM
As an Intern Merchandise Planning Beauty Haircare, you are responsible for providing analytical insights that enable yourself, 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 price steering and the management of the stock. You have an awareness of external market trends and developments that can impact your unit. To deliver your role you have a strong analytical understanding and can confidently use Excel and Google Suite.
INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN
At Zalando, our vision is to be the leading pan-European ecosystem for fashion and lifestyle e-commerce - one that is inclusive by design. We only assess candidates based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We welcome applications from people of all gender identities, sexual orientations, personal expressions, racial identities, ethnicities, religious beliefs, and disability statuses. We only want to know why you’re great for this role, so please avoid including your picture, age, and marital status in your CV as well.
We want to provide you with a great candidate experience. Please feel free to inform us of any accommodations you may need, so we can best support and assist you throughout the hiring process.
do.BETTER - our diversity & inclusion strategy: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/our-culture/diversity-and-inclusion
WHAT WE’D LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING)
Support on pricing topics, steering assortment according to product lifecycle and supply availability 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.
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.
Resolve commercial and operational problems with the guidance of 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.
WE'D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF
Bachelor's degree, ideally first experience working in merchandise planning or a commercially facing analytical role (in retail or ecommerce). Able to demonstrate an understanding of KPIs and what price and stock actions can be taken to impact the business.
Motivated, structured, able to prioritise 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 and communicate clearly with varied (internal and external) stakeholders
You love to work with numbers and figures & think strategically. You have experience with Google Suite and consider yourself an expert in Excel.
OUR OFFER
The unique chance to be part of a market-leading company giving you the opportunity to learn and grow.
A fast-moving and agile working environment where you’ll never face boredom.
A highly motivated, international team with colleagues who will both inspire and support you.
Training and further development opportunities to expand your skills and help you on your way.
A corporate culture that allows you to make judgments based on your work results, not on the way you look – our motto: Every day is casual Friday.
A full-time paid internship for 6 months, starting June/ July.
