Team Lead Operations Research (all genders)

<h3>Company Description</h3><p>More than 20 years ago, zooplus was one of the first to bring the pet category into the world of eCommerce. Today, we stand strong as Europe’s leading online pet platform, delivering moments of happiness to more than 9 million pet parents each year.</p><h3>Job Description</h3><p>As <strong>Team Lead Operations Research (all genders)</strong> you help our organization make better decisions by leveraging data analytics and quantitative modeling together with the team. To do so, you are able to effectively capture various decision-making situations into well-defined mathematical problems consisting of objective functions, decision variables, and constraints. You can also systematically analyze the decision-making context and identify barriers that need to be addressed to achieve our goals. Additionally, you advise and consult departmental heads and C-level executives on analytical problems to create value, improve growth, and maximize business efficiency and profitability.</p><p><strong>Your tasks:</strong></p><ul><li>Identify, initiate, and execute high-value operational efficiency improvement and structural development projects</li><li>Provide guidance to the organization on development and improvement of high-level KPIs</li><li>Review, develop, and improve paradigms, concepts, and algorithms used for decision making</li><li>Lead and develop the team, provide support and guidance when needed</li><li>Ensure the right staffing of the team and having the necessary competencies on board to fulfill described tasks and company goals</li><li>Prioritize projects and assign tasks and projects to team members</li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><ul><li>At least a Master’s degree with a strong quantitative focus, e.g., Operations Research, Data Science, (Applied) Mathematics, Engineering, Physics, Business administration, Economics, etc.</li><li>PhD in Operations Research is an advantage</li><li>+6 years of experience in Operations Research or comparable role</li><li>Profound experience in mathematical modelling and problem solving, including effective usage of solver engines like CPLEX, Gurobi, GAMS, etc.</li><li>Highly developed skills in SQL and Excel for quick initial analyses</li><li>Experience in managing and leading a team</li><li>Fluent in English; German or other European languages are a plus</li></ul><h3>Additional Information</h3><p>With more than 1,000 passionate professionals located across 10 European offices, we believe our success comes from working together and leveraging our international strengths. Expect to work in a hybrid environment, collaborating with colleagues in different locations remotely or face-to-face at the office.</p><p><strong>Our benefits:</strong><br/> 🐾 20% discount in our zooplus shop<br/> 📖 Internal and external training<br/> 🎈 Team events<br/> ✈️ 28 vacation days and days off on 24th and 31st of December<br/> 🏋️ Corporate rates at a local gym chain (Body &amp; Soul)<br/> 📱 Company mobile phone for work and personal use</p><p>Want to know more? Learn more about who we are and what we do and visit our <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/zooplus-se/">LinkedIn company profile.</a></p><p>zooplus is committed to equal opportunity. We value and embrace diversity and inclusion of all Team Members.</p>