Senior Specialist - Merchandising

In short

The Senior Specialist PAD (Lifestyle) Merchandising will play a pivotal role within the EMEA Merchandising team, reporting to the Senior Lead PAD Merchandising FTW and shaping the future of the EMEA Footwear marketplace. This role contributes to the development of the EMEA FTW strategies and helps deliver merchandising plans across the region, with a focus on strategic partners, including JD and Foot Locker.

This role blends consumer, marketplace, and data driven insights to help build compelling product assortments that resonate with our target consumers and strengthen our presence in the marketplace. Working cross functionally and with strong attention to detail, you will support the development of impactful product stories and premium consumer experiences that elevate the brand.

Your Mission

• Support execution of merchandising FTW strategies across EMEA
• Assist in assortment planning and maintenance across seasonal timelines and key milestones
• Drive SMU coordination, including trackers, briefing templates, timelines, sample management, and collaboration with global and account SMU teams
• Support seasonal milestones (previews, pre-line, and GTM meetings), capturing feedback, identifying opportunities and risks, and representing the brand while bringing account knowledge and perspective
• Contribute to forecasting and performance tracking, providing data driven insights and feedback loops
• Partner cross functionally with planning, sales, marketing, and product teams to ensure on time execution and alignment across seasonal calendars and key milestones

Your story

• You have 3-5 years of experience in merchandising or a similar commercial role e.g. buying
• You have a passion for sneakers, fashion, and the lifestyle space, with an understanding of consumer trends and market dynamics
• You possess strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple timelines, seasonal milestones, and stakeholders
• You have a collaborative approach, with the ability to build relationships across global, regional, and account teams to deliver shared goals
• You have a proactive, solutions oriented attitude, with the confidence to identify risks, challenge thinking, and contribute to continuous improvement

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.