Demand and Inventory Manager (all genders) - #2091673

Company Description

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.

We're on a mission to create joy for pets and their parents, driven by our core values of Care, Courage, Openness, and Simplicity. At the heart of everything we do, they inspire us to grow, raise the bar for our customers and fuel a pet-first business.

Job Description

We are looking for a passionate and result-driven Demand and Inventory Manager (all genders) with strong analytical skills, the ability to consider the bigger picture when executing quantitative tasks, and effective communication skills to join the team. The Senior Demand and Inventory Manager is responsible to continuously improve availability and drive inventory performance. This includes

• Aligning on consensus demand on supplier / SKU level
• Creating transparency on the development of OOS (Out of Stock)/OV (Over-Stock), and its root causes by leveraging data and analytics
• Initiating & coordinating cross-functional actions to fix issues
• Identifying opportunities (and drive projects) to structurally improve processes, tools, methods to fix the root causes
  
  

Your tasks:

Demand & Supply Planning:

• Collaborate closely with Purchasing, Brand, and Product teams to align on cross-functional priorities relevant to the demand planning process.
• Gather and analyze input to enhance forecast data and generate a consensus demand, considering factors such as:
• Assortment changes and listings
• Promotional impacts
• Portfolio shifts between suppliers
• Strategic growth plans and overall demand developments
• Manage purchasing and inventory predictions for the short- to mid-term planning horizon, effectively communicating these plans to internal stakeholders.
• Proactively support the business by providing up-to-date merchandise availability information, ensuring inventory is allocated according to demand, and avoiding overstock situations.
• Contribute to the Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) process by translating strategic and tactical plans into replenishment actions, promotional activities and forecast adjustments.
  
  

Out-of-Stock (OOS) / Over-Stock (OV) Analysis and Actions:

• Analyze missed KPIs to provide transparency on root causes to all stakeholders.
• Implement corrective actions to address identified issues, such as near out-of-stock situations and stock expiry.
• Lead supply chain integration projects with key suppliers.
• Identify structural problems and improvement opportunities, initiating relevant projects to structurally improve processes, tools, methods.
• Create a comprehensive overview of ongoing and planned high-impact measures on OOS/OV.
• Identify gaps to reach committed targets, align on additional measures, and re-evaluate and re-prioritize as necessary with relevant stakeholders.
• Take ownership of small-scale projects and drive their implementation, contributing to larger projects as needed.
  
  

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of significant experience gained in a project oriented and/or analytically focused role (e.g. consulting, project management, business analyst)
• University degree with a quantitative focus
• Advanced Excel user; experience with SQL, Power BI is a big plus
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills: A focus on translating data into actionable insights to drive informed decision-making
• Strong team player with effective communication skills across various seniorities and backgrounds as well as an ability to present complex ideas
• Entrepreneurial mindset with can-do attitude
• Track record of exceptional project results
• Fluency in English
  
  

Additional Information

Additional Information:

With more than 1,000 passionate professionals located across 6 European offices, we believe our success comes from working together and leveraging our international strengths. Expect a hybrid work setup: 60% in-office, 40% remote, collaborating with colleagues across locations.

Our benefits:

20% discount in our zooplus shop

Internal and external training

Team events

28 vacation days and days off on 24th and 31st of December

Corporate rates at a local gym chain (Body & Soul)

Company mobile phone for work and personal use

Want to know more? Learn more about zooplus here, and check out our LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube to get a glimpse into the zooplus culture.

zooplus is committed to equal opportunity. We value and embrace diversity and inclusion of all Team Members.

zooplus is committed to equal opportunity. We value and embrace diversity and inclusion of all Team Members.