Strategist, Market Planning & Performance
Brief info about Vinted
Vinted Marketplace is the largest online international C2C marketplace in Europe dedicated to second-hand fashion, with millions of registered members spanning 22 markets in Europe and North America. With a mission to make second-hand the first choice worldwide, Vinted enables people to sell and buy second-hand clothes and lifestyle items from each other, helping give those items a second or even third life.
Vinted Go launched in 2022, with a focus on developing products and solutions for more seamless shipping and delivery across Europe. Vinted Go has connected more than 40 carriers and more than 200,000 PUDO points across Europe to support the delivery of millions of parcels per year.
The Vinted Group, composed of Vinted Marketplace and Vinted Go, is headquartered in Vilnius, with workplaces in Germany, Lithuania, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and over 2,000 employees. It is backed by six leading venture capital firms: Accel, Burda Principal Investments, EQT Growth, Insight Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Sprints Capital.
Information about the position
We’re looking for a new member of our Market Planning & Performance (MaPP) team. MaPP is a central team of strategists who connect the dots between all our departments, to make sure Vinted grows as planned. MaPP runs business development projects, country level strategy (e.g. investment allocation, international expansion), financial planning and performance reporting. As a strategist within MaPP, you are responsible for planning and performance cycles for a set of countries you own: you set targets, build plans to reach them, understand how results deviate from the targets, and then set new targets, etc.
In this position, you’ll
- Set investment strategy per country, as part of the portfolio investment strategy the MaPP team builds during every financial planning round
- Recommend regular financial forecasts per country to C-level executives, by vetting and combining inputs gathered from each department: Marketing, Shipping, Product, Pay, Community Support
- Lead performance monitoring through monthly meetings and weekly writeups: you notice important trends, understand their drivers, and use this knowledge to build new strategies
- Kickstart and manage cross-departmental projects to change course and accelerate growth in selected countries, by formulating and testing new strategies
About you
- BSc/MSc in Finance, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics or Engineering
- 3+ years experience in a high performance environment, such as venture capital, investment banking, strategy consulting, or a business development / strategy role in fast growing tech company
- Strong analytical, financial and problem-solving skills
- Excellent at communicating in spoken and written English
- Structured and detail-oriented personality
- Proficiency in extracting, analysing and visualising quantitative data in automated ways, using Excel, Google Sheets, SQL is a plus
- Eager to understand how things work, improve where there is something and create where there is nothing
- Experience with P&L forecasting and business case modeling
Work perks
- The opportunity to benefit from our share options programme
- 25 working days of holiday
- Newest MacBook models
- Free access to an office gym
- Mental and emotional health support through the Mindletic app
- Home office support: we provide IT workstation equipment and a personal budget of up to €540 for home workplace furniture
- Private health insurance
- On-site canteen serving delicious homemade food at discount prices
- Frequent team-building events
- A personal monthly budget for shopping on Vinted
- The opportunity to spend up to 90 days per year - 21 of which can be spent working outside of the EU - on workation
- A dog-friendly office
Working at Vinted
Individual Learning Budget
Vinted will set aside a yearly sum equal to 10-13.2% of your annual salary to be invested in your continuous professional development. You’ll be able to take the initiative to use it for covering relevant learning activities that benefit your role.
Hybrid Work
We’ve adopted a hybrid workplace model where 2 days in office are recommended but not enforced. It’s up to you and your team to decide on the exact days you’ll spend working together in person.
Equal Opportunity
The Vinted Group is committed to building an inclusive workplace where people from all walks of life feel a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and life experiences. At Vinted, all applicants are treated fairly without regard to their race, age, religion or belief, sex, national origin, citizenship, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristic.
The salary range for this position is €3,217 - €4,625 gross per month.