Manager Demand Network Planning Logistics (all genders)

Location
Berlin
Contract
Full time
Job Category
Logistics & Supply Chain

The Logistics Network Planning team at Zalando ensures an optimal network setup by balancing commercial ambitions with operational capabilities—enabling fast, reliable and efficient service. As part of the Demand Network Planning team, you will be responsible for forecasting outbound and consolidation volumes, ensuring smooth logistics operations and optimal capacity utilization across our network. You’ll work closely with Warehouse and Transport Operations teams to align capacities, optimize processes, and resolve operational challenges.

WHAT WE´D LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING)

  • Forecast Outbound volumes for our Fulfillment center network as part of the company-wide weekly Sales & Operations Planning Process (S&OP) and oversee our internal and external weekly reportings.

  • Derive short term steering measures to keep the network in balance based on inputs from our internal stakeholders and changing external factors

  • Ensure the team’s continuous improvement effort, e.g. developing better forecasting models with positive impact on accuracy, optimize relevant processes and reportings

  • Plan and integrate new warehouses into our network from a volume and process point of view and align new processes together with internal stakeholders (e.g. Transportation, ZFS, Markets)

WE´D LOVE TO MEET IF YOU

  • Studies in Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration or equivalent education through relevant experiences with 3+ years of professional experience in Logistics, S&OP, Network Planning and/or similar field

  • Strong analytical skills, you love to work with numbers, quickly notice the connections and draw the right conclusions from them. You know your way around common software products and are an expert on putting these conclusions in concise reports. (Proficiency in Excel and Google Sheets; SQL & Python knowledge is a plus.)

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and ability to work with people from different departments and levels (from Logistics to Tech, from Junior to Management) German language skills are a plus. 

  • With the help of your problem-solving competence, your highly developed analytical, conceptual and entrepreneurial thinking skills and your organizational skills, you are staying calm even in difficult situations.

OUR OFFER

Zalando provides a range of benefits, here’s an overview of what you can expect. Ask your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about what we offer.

  • Employee shares program

  • 40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% off Lounge by Zalando, discounts from external partners

  • 2 paid volunteering days a year

  • Hybrid working model with up to 60% remote per week, actual practice is up to each team to best support their collaboration

  • Work from abroad for up to 30 working days a year

  • 27 days of vacation a year to start for full-time employees

  • Relocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement)

  • Family services, including counseling and support

  • Health and wellbeing options (including Wellhub, formerly Gympass)

  • Mental health support and coaching available

  • Drive your development through our training platform and biannual peer-to-peer review

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

Recruiter

Carolina Gries-Baier

carolina.gries-baier@zalando.de

Please note that all applications from this job page must be completed using the online form - we do not accept applications via e-mail. Once reviewed, our recruiters will contact applicants via an official Zalando email address (@zalando.de).

In some cases we also work with a selection of headhunters and agencies to fill specific roles. Please note that neither Zalando nor our recruiting partners will ask for any kind of payment to apply for a job or attend an interview.

If you have any questions about our recruitment process, please take a look at our FAQ page.

About Zalando

It’s the perfect time to join Zalando on our journey to build the leading pan-European ecosystem for fashion and lifestyle e-commerce. Help us offer an inspiring and quality multi-brand shopping experience for fashion and lifestyle products to about 50 million active customers in 25 markets. Or be part of our logistic infrastructure, software or service capabilities to help brands and retailers run and scale their entire e-commerce business, on or off Zalando. Join our Zalando ecosystem, to enable positive change for the fashion and lifestyle industry. 

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