Lead Retail Merchandising Planner

In short

As one of our Retail Merchandising Planners, you will be supporting the product strategy, sales analysis, and forecasts to ensure the right product at the right time and in the right quantities in each store.

By analyzing the sales and the demand of each store and category, you will be able to create effective product strategies for different types of stores. You will create assortment selections, support in sales planning and help build the retail Merchandising team, which means that you will be part of the most exciting projects of store openings in AMER.

By analyzing sales and demand across stores, regions, and categories, you will help shape effective product strategies tailored to different store formats. You'll be responsible for creating assortments, supporting sales planning, and playing a key role in building the retail merchandising function from the ground up—including contributing to some of the most exciting store openings across the Americas.

Your Mission

• Lead bottom-up forecasting and budget planning across stores, categories, and warehouses, ensuring alignment with seasonal strategies and financial targets
• Shape the Regional Retail product strategy and assortments down to the color level, adhering to global guidelines while integrating region and store-specific needs
• Manage demand forecasting and open-to-buy (OTB) planning to ensure financial alignment and inventory efficiency
• Conduct detailed sales analysis by style, color, and size to continuously refine forecasts and enhance future buying decisions
• Support end-of-season hindsight analyses to identify learnings and inform future strategies
• Monitor sales pacing against forecasts and budgets, recommending proactive in-season actions to drive revenue and mitigate risk
• Drive regular in-season trading reviews down to color/size level from a strategic and operational pov, identifying actions to meet brand targets
• Support the planning and execution of product launches and mid-season assortment shifts, adapting to store-specific constraints and opportunities
• Collaborate closely with Allocators and leverage replenishment tools to maintain optimal inventory levels that reflect both assortment strategy and evolving demand
• Partner with regional and cross-functional teams to develop sales recaps and performance insights for key business meetings, helping to inform strategic next steps
• Deliver ad hoc analysis to support VM campaigns, new store openings, product launches, and special projects.

Your story

• You have 6+ years of experience in Merchandise Planning, Retail Planning or a similar role preferably in the fashion, outdoor or sports industry
• You have a proven track record of managing Open-to-Buy (OTB), sales forecasts, and in-season trading
• You have a strong numerical and analytical skillsset, with the ability to interpret data and translate insights into actionable strategies, with a good level of Excel Knowledge
• You have experience working cross-functionally with Allocation, Visual Merchandising, Finance, and Regional teams
• You have excellent communication and presentation skills
• You have an entrepreneurial growth mindset, eager to challenge the status quo with an appetite for relentless improvement and comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• You are a team player who thrives in a collaborative, high-performance environment

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.