Junior Analyst Vendor Management 6 months FTC (All Genders)

Job Description

After an introduction period assisting a Senior Vendor Manager your tasks as a Junior Analyst Vendor Management will include:

• Supporting the Vendor Managers by the development of reports and analysis to sustain informed and strategics decisions for the Account Management
• Developing Sales and Purchasing volumes forecasting on account level and establishing a follow-up process
• Conducting analysis of supplier and category performance
• Conducting market and competition analyses as well as price comparisons
• Supporting in product range planning by conducting Assortment Performance review
• Supporting Vendor Management Team in supplier related projects and Cross-functional initiatives
• Engaging with internal intelligence departments within zooplus (BI, Analytics, Digital Insights, Strategic Assortment...) for the improvement and development of Data and Intelligence aimed to support the Vendor Management functions, as well as participating in Data and Research projects. 

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in business-related field of study
• 2-3 years work experience as Category Manager or Marketing Analyst in Off- or On-line Retail Companies, FMCG Manufacturers or Market Research Companies (Nielsen, GFK, Kantar...).
• Negotiation experience or Supplier Management is a plus
• International experience, ideally working experience through internships/ semester abroad
• Experience in project based work, analytical and strategic thinking and ability to structure complex facts
• Understanding of customer needs and market requirements as well as intuitive feeling for brands and trends
• Passions for teamwork and guidance of business partners
• Ability to communicate
• Able to deliver and implement quickly, open to iterative learning
• Intercultural competence
• Proficient MS-Office with high level of Excel and Power Point usage. Tableau or SQL knowledge is a plus.
• Verbal and written language skills necessary for area of responsibility as well as excellent English skills. Additional languages skills are an advantage
• 6-month fixed-term contract

Additional Information

Headquartered in Munich, with offices across Madrid, Krakow, Wroclaw, London and Vienna, we collaborate because we genuinely love working together - so you’ll be at the heart of an incredible, multinational team. We trust each other to get the job done, which means you’ll benefit from hybrid working, spending 60% of your time in the office and 40% at home. There’s an option to work for 20 days abroad in approved countries too.

Add to that development opportunities that help you to shape your own career path, excellent training and support, wellbeing offers, subsidised transport or bike leasing, plus 20% discount across all our products, and you’ll begin to get a sense of what sets us apart. Find out more about the specific benefits at your local office in our blog posts.

At zooplus, we believe in equal opportunity and support everyone to fulfil their potential. We recognise the power of listening and learning from each other and embrace diversity and inclusion of all.

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