The Business Steering & Planning Team is the strategic heart of the Business Operations & Steering unit. We act as the "Strategic Newsroom" for ZMS, owning the financial narrative and the planning cadence. While the Senior team members design the architectural financial plans, we need operational experts who connect those high-level targets to the day-to-day reality of our partners and sales teams.
We are looking for a Commercial Planner to be the "On-the-Ground" financial expert. You will serve as the primary link between the central budget and the individual partner wallets, ensuring that our commercial commitments are tracked, understood, and optimized at a granular level.
INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN
If you think you have what it takes, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!
At Zalando, our vision is to be the leading pan-European ecosystem for fashion and lifestyle e-commerce – one that thrives on diversity and is truly inclusive by design. We believe that diverse teams fuel innovation and creativity, and we actively seek out talent from all backgrounds.
We actively seek to reduce bias in our hiring and employment processes, focusing on your qualifications, skills, and contributions. To support this, we kindly ask that you refrain from including personal details such as your photo, age, or marital status in your CV, ensuring a fair and equitable evaluation based solely on your abilities and potential.
We are committed to providing an exceptional and accessible candidate experience for everyone. If you require any accommodations to support you throughout the hiring process, please let us know – we are here to assist you.
Discover more about our commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace: https://jobs.zalando.com/en/our-culture/diversity-and-inclusion
WHERE YOUR EXPERTISE IS NEEDED
You have responsibility for the granular tracking of our Partner Wallets, ensuring that specific partner investment commitments are accurately reflected in our systems and consumption is monitored against the plan.
You act as the primary financial business partner for our Sales teams, helping them understand "Open-to-Spend" budgets, track progress against partner-specific targets, and navigate commercial contract terms.
You support the bottom-up planning process by aggregating partner-level data to feed into the Master Financial Model owned by the Senior Commercial Planner.
You review commercial contracts and deal structures to assess their financial implications, ensuring that discounts, rebates, and media credits are correctly captured in our planning tools.
You perform weekly checks on budget utilization, identifying partners who are under- or over-consuming their budgets and flagging risks to the Commercial Leads.
You collaborate with the Business Processes & Tooling team to ensure that the Partner Wallet tool reflects the reality of our commercial agreements and that data quality remains high.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
You have a degree in in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related field and have relevant 2-4 years working experience in Commercial Finance, Sales Finance, or Sales Operations.
You have a strong commercial mindset and understand how sales teams work; you are comfortable discussing budgets and contract terms with non-financial stakeholders.
You possess strong Excel/Google Sheets skills and are comfortable working with large data tables, pivot tables, and lookup functions to organize complex budget data.
You have a proven track record of accuracy and attention to detail—you are the person who spots the typo in the contract or the calculation error in the budget tracker.
You are service-oriented but analytically firm; you can help a Sales Manager find a solution while ensuring the financial rules are respected.
You possess excellent organizational skills and can handle multiple requests from different sales teams regarding their budget status without losing track.
Experience with CRM systems (Salesforce) or BI tools (Tableau, MicroStrategy) is a plus, as is a genuine interest in the e-commerce or media industry.
OUR OFFER
Zalando provides a range of benefits, here’s an overview of what you can expect.
27 days of holiday a year to start for full-time employees (and +1 every year until 30)
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
Employee shares program
40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando, 30% off Lounge by Zalando, discounts from external partners
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
Please note that all applications must be completed using the online form - we do not accept applications via email.
