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Zalando

Online fashion retail marketplace and logistics

Teamleiter Logistik

Warehouse & FulfillmentConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeGiessen, GermanyNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Have completed vocational training and initial experience with the functional leadership of small teams.
  • Have good IT skills and independently achieve assigned goals.
  • Use analytical thinking to remain calm and make appropriate decisions in challenging situations.
  • Understand the role-model responsibility of a leader and align daily actions with it.
  • Create a work environment in which the team is motivated to share information, ideas, and appreciation.
  • Have good rhetorical skills and basic knowledge of conflict management.
  • Have strong communication skills and be able to explain expertise clearly and sustainably, adapting to colleagues’ levels of knowledge.
  • Have German-language skills at C1 level.
  • Be willing to work a three-shift system.

Responsibilities

  • Provide functional leadership to the department’s employees and specialists and support their development.
  • Communicate daily operational goals to the team and promptly escalate deviations from plans to the department manager.
  • Work closely with the workflow-control team and deploy staffing resources effectively.
  • Plan staffing and prepare vacation schedules to ensure sufficient staffing for expected customer order volumes.
  • Serve as the team’s primary contact and balance the role as an employer representative with being a trusted contact for the team.
  • Resolve conflicts routinely and establish sustainable solutions.
  • Motivate the team and foster a positive working environment.
  • Monitor implementation of health and safety standards and promote that culture through personal example.
  • Contribute ideas and support process changes to improve efficiency.

Desired Qualifications

  • Have basic English skills and/or knowledge of another language relevant to the site.

About the Company

Zalando

Online fashion retail marketplace and logistics

Zalando operates as a European online marketplace for fashion and lifestyle items, selling clothing, shoes, and accessories directly to consumers and earning commissions from third-party sellers (plus Zalando Plus). Shoppers use its website or app to browse brands, and Zalando handles order processing and logistics, offering free delivery and free returns along with personalized recommendations and optional faster shipping for Plus members. It differentiates itself by combining direct sales with a large marketplace across 25 European markets, delivering a wide product range with strong logistics and a seamless shopping experience. Its goal is to remain a leading European online fashion retailer by connecting customers with many brands and improving convenience and services through technology and premium options.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Berlin, Germany
Founded
2008

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