Senior or Principal Product Manager - Planning & Forecasting (all genders)

At Zalando, we’re steering a >14b EUR business, serving more than 50m customers every year. As the Senior or Principal Product Manager for our Demand Planning and Forecasting domain within Commercial Planning and Trading, you will spearhead the initiative to transform Demand Planning across our Markets organisation and ultimately Zalando. You’ll be responsible for building an AI-powered planning platform aligned to our data strategy that will be used by subject matter experts across 24 markets to drive customer lifetime value. You will be part of the broader mission to build intelligent platforms & products that power Demand and Supply; you will be doing this in a collaborative environment of trust empowering the Markets, Propositions and Functions to drive high-impact holistic steering.

WHAT WE'D LOVE YOU TO (AND LOVE DOING)

• An experienced, data-driven, and collaborative Product Management practitioner

• Experience delivering high impact products in a B2B / B2B2C context

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to understand, analyze, and clearly communicate business problems to decision-makers across commercial and technical roles

• A hands-on approach to roadmap, product delivery, as well as supporting ambiguous product domains through product discovery, user research, etc

• Entrepreneurial and commercially minded attitude. You’re passionate about building pragmatic, scalable solutions that deliver business results, you always double click when data and anecdote don’t match

WE'D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF

• Act like an owner: set a clear product vision, co-define a 1-3 year strategy with ambitious targets, then report against and drive towards those

• Think big, act fast: Lead a transformational revamp of the Demand Forecasting process and tools, evolving towards AI-powered “smart touch” Planning and eventually Integrated Business Planning across Zalando’s Markets, Propositions and Functions 

• Solve something that matters: Identify new product opportunities with a customer-centric mindset, select the right solutions to focus on by making business savvy decisions across the Demand Planning & Forecasting domain

• Be your team’s biggest fan: Team up with your colleagues from engineering, applied science and commercial functions within Commercial Planning and Trading while also building connections with other Forecasting teams at Zalando to share best practices and become collectively better

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 per year

• Hybrid working model with 60% remote per week

• 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 counseling 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

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