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Merchandising Lead, EMEA Retail

Location: Zurich

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Retail (office team)

In short

This is a strong opportunity to contribute to the growth of a fast-scaling brand by supporting the development of retail merchandising across EMEA.

As a Lead Retail Merchant for footwear, you will focus on executing and optimizing assortments at the store level, ensuring global strategies translate effectively into local performance. You will balance product understanding with commercial analysis to drive sell-through, support premium positioning, and respond to regional market needs. Your role is to ensure that the right product is in the right place, at the right time, and that stores are set up to perform at optimum commercial levels while reflecting the brand’s positioning.

Your Mission

Execute seasonal footwear assortments across the EMEA store network, adapting global assortments to local market needs (store tiers, climate, customer demand, etc) ensuring consistency with our premium brand positioning while driving sell-through
Monitor weekly performance and identify risks and opportunities, taking action through replenishment, stock movements, and markdowns to support strong sell-through and inventory efficiency
Provide structured feedback to Global teams on product performance, highlighting regional needs (fit, style, timing) to inform future collections and acting as a link between market reality and product strategy
Partner with Marketing and Visual Merchandising to support new collection launches and ensuring product stories are clearly and consistently executed in stores
Lead and drive assortment planning and execution for new stores while ensuring a balanced and relevant product offer at launch
Use and support the adoption of merchandising and allocation tools to contribute to improving ways of working and data-driven decision making
Track key KPIs (sell-through, ROS, stock levels, turn, etc) using data to support decisions and improve performance

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Your story

5+ years in Retail Buying, Merchandising or merchandise planning
Experience in apparel, footwear, or lifestyle brands in the premium space
Comfortable working in fast-paced, evolving environments
Strong analytical mindset with good Excel/data skills with a solid understanding of retail KPIs and trading levers
Good product sensibility and attention to detail
Team player, structured, and solution-oriented
Able to work cross-functionally and influence stakeholders
Clear and positive communicator, able to simplify complex topics
Open to change, with a continuous improvement mindset

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About the Team

You will be part of the EMEA Retail Merchandising team, a team culture driven by innovation, collaboration, and high performance, working closely with Planning, Visual Merchandising, Store Operations, and various other Global teams.

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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.

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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.