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The role acts as the single operational owner for partner performance, commission frameworks, and vendor financial operations.\nThis position is designed for a highly independent professional who can navigate ambiguity, influence senior stakeholders, and take ownership in an environment where processes are evolving and not fully defined.\nThe Manager Partner Operations will be instrumental in designing and improving operational processes that help us deliver on our company strategy in collaboration with key stakeholders in the different functions throughout the organization.\nThe Partner Operations team would act as a central vendor management pillar for other functions within Digital Sales.\nRole & Responsibilities\nPartner Operations\nWorking closely with the Senior Manager Platform Operations, design operational processes in accordance with overall methodology in collaboration with key stakeholders in the different functions throughout the company.\nMonitor and improve the daily operations with key focus on achieving operational KPIs (around cancellation/delivery/return/consumer service) to ensure we meet our partners’ targets including Zalando consumer experience model, Amazon Seller Central model, etc.\nSupport Partner acceleration team in refining a clearer operational process with respect to all business development core operations for the Partner Program channel. If needed, support the team as a project manager managing the execution and delivering a partner/carrier roll-out by effectively coordinating people and resources.\nSupport Partner Trading team with the tools and system integration needed for accurate Partner management.\nSupport Gift Cards channel in ensuring correct data transmission through the tech provider\nSupport Partnership Marketing channel with their tech provider and accurate tracking of sales transactions is in place\nVendor Financial O perations & Management\nDay-to-day ownership of performance management, product roadmap and relationships with tech and service partners (middleware providers and others), including\nLead financial reconciliation for vendors, including commissions, fees, and invoice validation\nDrive vendor performance management, business reviews, and roadmap alignment with a strong financial and operational lens\nAct as the primary interface between vendors and internal stakeholders (Finance, GBS, Legal, Procurement)\nEstablish a trustful relationship with our vendors\nOperational Excellence\nDesign, implement, and continuously improve scalable operational processes supporting partner growth\nLead business improvement initiatives to reduce manual work, increase automation, and strengthen controls\nSupport partner roll outs and new business models by ensuring operational and financial readiness\nAct as a trusted stakeholder to Finance, GBS, Credit & Collections, Legal, Procurement, Risk, and Global Process Owners. 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