Senior Specialist - Retail Marketing B2B

Location: Shanghai

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Marketing

In short

Are you well versed in all things Retail Marketing? Do you bring with you a hands-on approach, yet entrepreneurial spirit? If this speaks to you, we have an exciting opportunity waiting. Our team is looking for a dynamic new team member to support the Retail Marketing Team based in Shanghai. You will work very closely with the Chinese Marketing- and Sales Team, ensuring seamless executions of all locally planned retail store activations. You will help find opportunities with our commercial team and business partners to grow brand awareness and sellout - managing projects from brief through to execution.

Your Mission

You will be responsible for developing and defining Greater China marketing across our wholesale channels, which delivers significant business growth and achieve consistent & excellent brand representation.
You will be responsible for elevating the consumer’s experience in and around On’s retail stores in China. Which requires working closely with our sales team, you will support sell-ins with campaign-related marketing initiatives across all tiers of stores in the B2B retail channel.
You will be in a team who creates impactful 360° brand experiences while ensuring that everything we do takes the customer-centric lens, is forward-looking and leverages consumer insights.
You will be collaborating with various departments at On, including sales, operations, store design, store construction, events, and community.
You will support sell-through with campaign-related marketing initiatives and always on activations in close collaboration with internal & external stakeholders (products, sales, VM, marketing, training wholesale partners & landlord).
You will execute the planning of in-mall ads, campaign in-store presence, as well as brand storytelling in Greater China, ensuring impact and reflecting our brand equity to drive purchase intent.

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Your story

You’ve got at least 3-5 years of experience in omnichannel retail/trade marketing and brand activation and have loved every minute of it. Sports/fashion industry experience is a plus.
You are familiar with the retail industry and understand the challenges, opportunities and needs of this sector.
Responsible, resilient and adaptable, you take pride in your ability to manage a wide range of projects while always delivering the WOW.
You can see the bigger picture, but you know it’s the fine details that really matter
You’re happy to step out of your comfort-zone and learn new skills.
You love working with others, because you know that by joining together, we can achieve so much more.
You like being out and about, visiting our retail partners and building strong partner relationships – with 20% of your working time likely to be away from the desk.
You speak Chinese & English at a professional working level.

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About the Team

We’re the friend who shows you where to find city adventures, the run crew captain who won’t let you slow into the finish, the trail runner who pushes you to the summit to soak up the sunrise. We love getting to know our community and finding out what they want and need. We’re always looking for new, interesting ways to communicate our products - so if you have an idea that could be our new secret weapon, speak up and run with it (literally)! We’re big thinkers and change-makers, constantly reinventing how we do things - questioning the status quo and finding new ideas to try as inspiration strikes us.

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Ann

Senior Director of Brand Studio

I think something that unites people here is the pace and the drive. The ambition is quite high in everything we do and when you bring these people together, you see the outcome can be multiplied. It's super impressive to see what happens when you put these creative teams together who really help each other grow.

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What we offer

On is a place that is centered around growth and progress. We offer an environment designed to give people the tools to develop holistically – to stay active, to learn, explore and innovate. Our distinctive approach combines a supportive, team-oriented atmosphere, with access to personal self-care for both physical and mental well-being, so each person is led by purpose.

On is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a work environment that is fair and inclusive, where all decisions related to recruitment, advancement, and retention are free of discrimination.

Build the better you

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.