Senior Applied Scientist - Demand Forecasting

Zalando fulfills more than a hundred million customer orders every year and volumes are increasing. Fulfillment Core within Zalando builds and operates systems that are at the core of Zalando’s platform strategy and ensure timely, efficient, and correct delivery of every one of our customers’ 185+ million orders every year. Enabling the fulfillment of orders is a complex process, involving the choice of physical locations of our warehouses and the placement of stock, the planning of inner warehouse processes and capacity management, the management of a diverse range of fulfillment and delivery configurations, all while optimizing towards various competing targets. At the core of this system is demand forecasting. Accurate predictions of customer demand determine not just what to stock, but where and how to store and move inventory across our operations. We’re looking for a collaborative, thoughtful, and impact-driven Senior Applied Scientist to join our Fulfillment Core team. In this role, you’ll help build intelligent, large-scale forecasting models that influence how we plan, stock, and deliver fashion across Europe. You’ll work closely with other scientists, engineers, and business partners to co-create solutions that are both technically sound and deeply aligned with real-world needs.