Senior Lead - Merchandiser, Apparel

In short

As the Senior Lead - Merchandiser, Apparel, you will curate consumer-centric and trend-right product assortments that drive the strategic direction for the apparel category. You will translate marketplace insights into actionable growth strategies, ensuring On’s apparel offering reflects brand values and captures commercial opportunities. Reporting to the Head of Merchandising, Apparel on the Merchandising team, you will navigate a complex global-local matrix to deliver premium execution and influence regional product success. While this is a senior-level role with significant strategic ownership across the apparel function, it focuses on high-impact individual contribution and cross-functional influence rather than direct people management.

Your Mission

• Curate and communicate seasonal apparel assortments that balance brand vision with regional commercial needs and consumer trends
• Manage critical cross-functional relationships with global product teams and regional commercial partners to ensure alignment on strategy and execution
• Analyze complex business data and consumer marketplace trends to identify growth opportunities and optimize product lifecycle performance
• Lead the development of channel-specific assortment plans that drive differentiation across wholesale and DTC environments
• Partner with demand planning and sales teams to ensure seasonal forecasts and inventory levels support regional revenue targets
• Present strategic product directions to key stakeholders, utilizing strong retail and merchandising acumen to influence decision-making
• Monitor and report on category KPIs including sell-through and margin performance to inform future seasonal strategies

Your story

• You bring 7+ years of experience in merchandising or product management within the apparel, activewear, or premium sportswear industry
• Proven track record of owning end-to-end assortment strategies that deliver both brand impact and commercial results in a fast-paced environment
• Strong analytical expertise with the ability to synthesize marketplace data into clear, strategic product recommendations
• Excellent communication and relational skills, with experience navigating and influencing within a global-local matrix organization
• Deep understanding of the apparel landscape, including consumer behavior, trend forecasting, and competitive positioning across multiple channels

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. If you're a good fit to the role, a recruiter will follow up with you directly. 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. If you're a good fit to the role, a recruiter will follow up with you directly. If you didn't receive a reply, or were unsuccessful this time around, we encourage you to look for other possible matches at On.