Director Of Apparel And Accessories Merchandising

In short

As Director of Apparel and Accessories Merchandising you will be responsible for ensuring the right products go to the right channels, tiers and accounts and to the right store, with the best timing and price, to optimize our brand vision and the selling and profitability. You will secure the assortment across apparel and accessories, linked to footwear, developing and implementing our global brand strategy, by gaining customer insights from working closely with our DTC, regional sales & merch and provide feedback and analysis to influence our range going forward. You will be a leader in forecasting and utilizing new tools for data analysis and turning your findings into short term actions and long-term strategies. This is a challenging and independent role where your goal is to embed merchandising in the culture of On.

Your Mission

• Define and execute global Apparel and Accessories merchandising strategies across all channels; DTC and Wholesale aligned to our growth targets.
• Build and lead a high-performing team of global merchandisers, fostering a culture of consumer obsession, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Define global channel assortments including Core Assortments, commercial product pushes, considering price points, tiering, channel with a focus on the target consumer and community.
• Secure impact in stores and online by creating the best monthly product flow considering product seasonality, carry-overs and newness.
• Lead merchandise financial planning in partnership with Planning and Finance teams, driving SKU efficiency, optimized inventory management, and category growth across all regions.
• Responsible for the collection pricing architecture and optimise the effect of full price sales through competitor price mapping and price adjustments with our pricing team.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Creative to ensure cohesive seasonal storytelling and execution across all consumer touchpoints.
• Work with VM to drive product assortment strategies into our DTC and wholesale SIS building inspiring and commercial solutions.
• Actively partner with Footwear merchandising to deliver a holistic head-to-toe consumer experience, aligning assortments and seasonal stories across categories.
• Partner closely with Regional Merchandising, Product Strategy to influence upstream product creation, ensuring the commercial voice is reflected in the global line architecture.

Your story

• 10+ years of merchandising experience with a strong focus on premium sports and or fashion / luxury.
• Minimum 5+ years experience in apparel merchandising in international regions such as EMEA, North America and Asia-Pacific
• You possess a profound knowledge of the apparel industry, including relevant accounts and consumer profiles.
• Higher education degree in business, economics or similar.
• True understanding of the competitive sportswear landscape on a global level, ability to challenge and disrupt it and the taste to stay the course across product, marketing, channel and merchandising.
• You have a strong track record of business results from your previous roles preferably within Merchandising, Retail, Product Management and Business Analytics.
• Experienced people manager who will inspire the merchandising and greater On team to build and support On’s footwear vision.
• You are experienced in developing distribution strategy on a global level, whilst keeping regional consumers, accounts and sales teams front of mind.
• Strong understanding of Visual Merchandising and the taste level to make inspiring assortments.
• Demonstrated experience in working independently through strategic plans
• Experience creating and executing global strategies on regional levels
• Ability to analyze and understand retail math and KPI’s across multiple channels (own retail, wholesale, ecommerce).
• You have solid leadership experience, and are able to drive new concepts into the organization. As such, you are a strong communicator and presenter in front of diverse internal and external audiences.
• Business fluency in English, both written and spoken. Any other language would be a plus.

What to expect

We want to set everyone up for success, so here’s the lowdown on how we hire. Our process is a two-way street – bringing you into our culture, while helping us learn how you think.

Our full process can last about eight weeks from application to offer, because we care about getting it right. These steps explain how we usually do things.

Before you get started, feel free to consider if you want to work with us. Strange question? Well, we give people a lot of space to navigate their day-to-day and that style isn't for everyone. We want you to be passionate about what you do and be sure this is the right fit. Because when skills and passion combine – it creates that 'Wow' moment.

• Step One

  It starts with you...

  You'll start by submitting your application to a specific role. We try to keep this step as simple as possible. We do get a lot of applications, but we review them all. We ask that you allow around 14 days for us to come back to you with a response. If you are a good fit to the role, someone will follow up with you within that window. If you didn't receive a reply, or were unsuccessful this time around, we encourage you to look for other possible matches at On.

• Step Two

  Interview with a recruiter

  What ignites your spirit? This is where we’ll start getting to know all about you and what makes you tick – and it’s your first chance to get a feel for our culture. Chatting with a member of our talent team, you’ll learn more about On and how we work. We’ll learn about what motivates you and what you could bring to the team.

• Step Three

  Interview with a hiring manager

  Ready to dig into the details? This second interview will be held with your future manager and will focus on the specifics of the job. Together you’ll delve into your unique skills and experiences and how they could be relevant at On. It's also a time to assess how you might feel working side-by-side. Bring any questions you have about the job, the team or anything else you might like to know – this is an open forum.

• Step Four

  The Case Study

  What's your style? This task will help us understand how you think, face a challenge and give insight into your novel ideas. Designed to give everyone their best shot, your case study is based on something you might typically experience on the job. This is your chance to show us what you’ve got. So express yourself. Be you.

• Step Five

  The Experience Day

  Your first taste of the Oniverse. This is a time to meet some of the people you'll be working closest with. In person or virtually, you'll get a feel for the day-to-day at On and the people who make it happen. You'll chat with a few potential teammates - the conversations will be as equally driven by the role and your experience as by our values. We believe how you do things is just as important as what you do.

• Step Six

  The Result

  Are we a good fit? We’ll get together internally to share our feedback and decide if we’re a match. We know that job searching is a big time investment, so it’s not a decision we take lightly. It’s also time for you to reflect on the experience – are we the right place for you? No matter the outcome, we’ll give you meaningful feedback.

Step One:

It starts with you...

You'll start by submitting your application to a specific role.

We try to keep this step as simple as possible. We do get a lot of applications, but we review them all. We ask that you allow around 14 days for us to come back to you with a response. If you are a good fit to the role, someone will follow up with you within that window. If you didn't receive a reply, or were unsuccessful this time around, we encourage you to look for other possible matches at On.