Senior Retail Manager DE (all genders)

Location
Berlin
Contract
Full time
Job Category

THE ROLE & THE TEAM

As the Senior E-commerce Manager for Germany, you will drive strong growth by tailoring our online offer to resonate with local customers. By deeply understanding German customer preferences and market trends, you'll curate compelling campaigns and offers through close collaboration with pricing, commercial planning, marketing & content teams. Additionally, you'll lead and support on wider projects and initiatives. But also provide guidance to junior retail managers. 

WHAT WE’D LOVE YOU TO DO

  • Mastering the market: Become the local expert, shape commercial strategy and execute the commercial calendar for the German market. Collaborate with your team to optimize investment allocation.

  • Boosting category performance: Leverage deep market insights to enhance product assortment in line with customer needs

  • Optimizing the online customer journey: Own the local homepage, craft compelling content and campaign ideas to maximize demand. Analyse performance, refine strategies, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance the overall digital experience.

  • Build strong partnerships: Collaborate closely with Pricing, Commercial Planning, Supply, Marketing and Content teams. 

  • Drive cross-functional initiatives: Develop, lead and contribute to projects that accelerate market growth.

WE'D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF

  • You are fluent in German: You have a profound knowledge and understanding of the German market, the competitive landscape and latest fashion and consumer trends.

  • You have a minimum of 4-5 years experience in a comparable role, ideally within the fashion industry.

  • You have a bachelor's degree that complements your professional background.

  • You have strong analytical skills coupled with a results-oriented approach. 

  • You have a quick thinking and proactive attitude, which also means you keep on top of things in a fast-paced environment, while embracing collaboration.

  • You are proficient in Microsoft Office and Google Analytics

  • You have a commercial mindset and a solid understanding of online fashion retail.

  • You have a flexible and agile mindset, you are well-organised and feel comfortable leading several projects with the ability to manage different tools and stakeholders. 

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 Zalando Lounge, discounts from external partners

  • Learn all about Zalando and our values here: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/?gh_src=22377bdd1us

  • 2 paid volunteering days a year

  • Hybrid working model with 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 (for Zalando SE)

  • Relocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement)

  • Family services, including counseling and support

  • Health and wellbeing options (including Gympass)

  • Mental health support and coaching available

INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN

At Zalando, our vision is to be the starting point for fashion - 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://corporate.zalando.com/en/diversity-inclusion

Our employee resource groups: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/diversity-inclusion/our-employee-resource-groups

Recruiter

Stefanie Youett

stefanie.youett@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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