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Senior Commercial Analyst (all genders)

Zalando
Germanyfull_timeVerifiedPosted 10 Apr 2025

About the role

<h1><b><b>ABOUT THE TEAM</b><span> </span></b></h1><p><span>The Commercial Analytics Team is part of the Business Steering, Reporting &amp; Insights unit. The team is translating data &amp; reportings into actionable insights and enables the ZMS management to take informed decisions. This happens through various steering formats on a weekly &amp; monthly basis which the team owns. Within this mandate Commercial Analytics is providing commercial leadership in ZMS with reporting, data concepts, deep dive analyses and consulting on all types of analytical questions. This makes us have a great impact across a broad range of stakeholders within ZMS and even beyond.</span></p><p><span>The team is already well equipped with analytical expertise focused on various data topics and on top of that we are currently looking for a Senior Commercial Analyst who will be responsible for the weekly commercial steering of the ZMS business.</span></p><p></p><h1><b>INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN</b></h1><p><span>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. </span></p><p><br/><span>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. </span></p><p><span>do.BETTER - our diversity &amp; inclusion strategy:</span><a href="https://corporate.zalando.com/en/our-impact/dobetter-our-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span> </span><u><span><span>https://corporate.zalando.com/en/our-impact/dobetter-our-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy</span></span></u></a><br/><span>Our employee resource groups:</span><a href="https://corporate.zalando.com/en/our-impact/our-employee-resource-groups" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span> </span><u><span><span>https://corporate.zalando.com/en/our-impact/our-employee-resource-groups</span></span></u></a><span> </span></p><h1></h1><h1><b><b>WHAT WE’D LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING)</b></b></h1><ul><li><p><span>You have end-2-end responsibility for the weekly steering cadence of ZMS consisting of weekly steering meetings, steering updates and the respective reporting landscape. </span></p></li><li><p><span>You are an excellent communicator and your data storytelling skills support our senior management and business teams to take data-based business decisions and actions.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Collaborate directly with senior stakeholders to understand their needs, develop innovative analytical frameworks, and build scalable prototypes, driving a measurable improvement in ZMS's business steering efficiency.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Develop a comprehensive understanding of ZMS's business drivers, design and implement key performance indicators (KPIs), and deliver actionable insights that contribute to strategic decision-making accuracy.</span></p></li><li><p><span>You work closely with our Business Intelligence Analytics team and their reporting infrastructure to make steering more efficient with predominant focus on sales pipe accuracy and predictability.</span></p></li><li><p><span>You will be independently performing deep dives into the data to derive insights and to incorporate them back into our steering routines.</span></p></li></ul><p></p><h1><b><b>WE'D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF...</b></b></h1><ul><li><p><span>You're proud of a degree in economics, computer science, mathematics or other quantitative studies and have already relevant &gt; 5 years  working experience in the field of Analytics or Finance/ Controlling, ideally with exposure to business planning and financial analysis. </span></p></li><li><p><span>You balance technical acumen with business understanding and excel in collaborating with commercial stakeholders to drive insightful, robust analyses. </span></p></li><li><p><span>You have a proven track record of building up business monitoring and deriving actionable insights which translates into strong knowledge of e-commerce KPIs and how they can be defined, continuously monitored and shared across stakeholders. </span></p></li><li><p><span>You can easily translate business questions into quantitative terms and present the results in an easily understandable manner.</span></p></li><li><p><span>You have efficient project management skills and you enjoy working with a broad range of stakeholders and finding creative solutions to fulfil their reporting needs</span></p></li><li><p><span>Your ability to dive into details and hands-on mentality enable you to get things done and create a big impact in a fast-paced environment.</span></p></li><li><p><span>You possess extensive knowledge of respectiv

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