Junior Central Pricing Manager (all genders)

THE ROLE & THE TEAM

The Commercial Pricing team is at the core of the planning and trading activities at Zalando. Our mandate is to drive and translate localised strategies into commercial pricing incentives for our customers.

As a Pricing Manager in the central team within Commercial Pricing, your role will be to support the market pricing teams in their mission of “winning locally” and consequently have a major impact on the overall success of Commercial Pricing within the trading environment.

INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN

At Zalando, our vision is to be inclusive by design. And this vision starts with our hiring - we do not discriminate on the basis of gender identity, sexual orientation, personal expression, ethnicity, religious belief, or disability status. You are welcome to leave out your picture, age, or marital status from your application. We only assess candidates on their qualifications and merit. 

We want to provide you with a great candidate experience. Feel free to inform us of any accommodations you may need, so we can best support you throughout the hiring process. 

do.BETTER - our diversity & inclusion strategy: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/our-impact/dobetter-our-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy
Our employee resource groups: https://corporate.zalando.com/en/our-impact/our-employee-resource-groups

WHERE YOUR EXPERTISE IS NEEDED: 

• Act like an owner by supporting all pricing trading operations (budget planning, forecasting and trading) for the respective Markets and Categories

• Strengthen the Scope & Impact of Commercial Pricing within the trading environment by identifying synergies and opportunities with other central teams (finance, supply, commercial)

• Scale and improve our internal dashboards that are the source of truth for the entire team

• Put yourself in the customers’ shoes: connect the dots between your actions and the end customer.

• Solve something that matters: work closely with your internal customers helping them double down on opportunities and mitigate their risks bearing in mind the group strategy

• Make us better, not bigger: be part of core working cross-functional groups to address high impact initiatives in close collaboration with commercial, analytics, product and engineering colleagues.

• Be agile and make recommendations leveraging your strong analytical mindset and stakeholder management skills

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• 1-2 years of work experience in pricing, online retail, finance, consulting or related fields, you have a strong business and analytical background. 

• Advanced skills in excel. Any other analytical tool are nice to have (phyton, sQL, github)

• A degree (Bachelor and/or Master) in Econometrics, Economics, Business Administration, Engineering, or its equivalent. 

• Ability to effectively drive projects end-to-end and comfortably manage many stakeholders with different interests.

• Self-driven and result-oriented, you have a hands-on mentality and enjoy working independently as well as in a team.

• You are a strategic thinker with impressive problem solving skills and critical mindset

• Great communication skills, you are well structured.

If you are passionate about localising strategies into commercial pricing incentives and think you have what it takes to succeed in this role, 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 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

• 2 paid volunteering days a year

• Hybrid working model with 60% (or more) 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

• Relocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement)

• Family services, including counselling and support

• Health and wellbeing options (including Gympass)

• Mental health support and coaching available

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

Please note that all applications must be completed using the online form - we do not accept applications via email.