EMEA Market Merchandiser - Berghaus

Pentland Brands; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Generous holiday allowance

Product discounts

Sample sales

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Healthcare support

Gym and fitness discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Electric car scheme

Job summary

Berghaus & Endura Marketplace Merchandiser in EMEA is the voice of the consumer, linking product to market. You’ll curate consumer-right assortments, influence price positioning, and collaborate with Commercial teams to balance local relevance with global brand strategy.

You’ll gather insights, analyse market trends, and translate data into regional ranges. Expect a collaborative, hybrid role with opportunities to shape growth across key markets, supported by Pentland Brands’ values and a strong

Qualifications

• Strong brand merchandising expertise across assortment planning, pricing, segmentation, and line architecture.
• Advanced analytical and commercial acumen: ability to interpret data and tell actionable stories.
• Experience contributing to forecasting, and pricing positioning processes.
• Strategic mindset with strong operational delivery capability.

Responsibilities

• Build collaborative partnerships with Sales counterparts to unlock Market and account opportunities.
• Become the authority on Market landscape (distribution and competition) and consumer needs.
• Manage and optimise the EMEA product assortment for Berghaus & Endura in collaboration with Commercial teams.
• Coordinate tailored assortments for key regional partners to drive adoption and elevate brand perception.
• Create targeted assortments at brand and key competitor level using sell-in/sell-out data and insights.
• Deliver seasonal editing with a less-is-more focus, prioritising hero products and storytelling.
• Manage pricing inputs by gathering market benchmarks and competitive insights.
• Deliver and manage analysis of assortment performance against key metrics.
• Prepare seasonal lessons learned reports and feed insights into future planning.
• Manage forecasting inputs with Sales and Planning to minimise risk.

Job description

We’re Pentland Brands: a global family business behind some of the world’s most iconic active and lifestyle brands. We bring integrity, energy and ambition to our work, setting high standards and striving to deliver great outcomes without ego.

At Berghaus, product has to do more than look good. It has to work when conditions change, terrain gets tougher and every detail starts to matter.

As the Marketplace Merchandiser for Berghaus & Endura, you are the voice of the consumer in the region and the connector between product and market. You'll manage and deliver the creation of consumer-right assortments and influence price positioning across Berghaus & Endura key markets in EMEA-optimising for growth, profitability, and brand equity.

You’ll gather, distil and action market insights, sales feedback, and data analytics to influence global range direction, drive best-in-class regional assortments; and ensure Berghaus & Endura shows up in the right places, at the right time, at the right price, for the right planet.

You will build collaborative relationships with your Sales counterparts that are critical for delivering the needs of your region. This role is pivotal to realising Berghaus & Endura global strategy within the region-helping to protect and grow our brands in EMEA.

What you’ll be doing:

• Build collaborative partnerships with your Sales counterparts to unlock Market and account opportunities.
• Become the authority on your Market landscape (distribution and competition) and consumer needs. Track competitor performance, market trends, and category shifts; turn insights into actionable recommendations.
• Manage and optimise the Berghaus & Endura EMEA product assortment for your markets in collaboration with the Commercial teams and Senior Brand Merchandiser, balancing local relevance with global brand strategy.
• Coordinate tailored assortments for key strategic regions/partners to drive adoption and elevate brand perception.
• Create targeted assortments at brand and key competitor level using sell-in/sell-out, consumer knowledge, sales insights and margin data.
• Deliver seasonal editing with a "less is more" focus, prioritising hero products, storytelling, segmentation, and credible outfit building.
• Manage pricing inputs (working closely with the Brand Merchandiser and Pricing Analyst): gather market benchmarks, GBB architecture, consumer perception, and competitive insights.
• Deliver and manage the analysis, of Berghaus & Endura EMEA assortment performance against key metrics
• Prepare seasonal "lessons learned" reports and feed insights into future planning.
• Manage forecasting inputs: work with Sales and Planning teams to submit accurate forecasts. Pressure testing against historical data and market potential to minimise risk.
• Support alignment between product strategy and financial planning to maximise profitability.
• Coordinate and deliver regional GTM tools: storytelling, range explanation, segmentation guidance, and key line direction.
• Equip Sales teams with regionalised tools, key talking points, and tailored content.
• Support sales launches and key partner meetings across priority markets.
• Coordinate inputs between Product, Sales, and Planning teams for the EMEA region, balancing brand ambition with commercial needs.
• Feed regional insights into the global briefing process and roadmap planning.
• Embed consumer-centric thinking and margin responsibility.

What you’ll bring:

• Strong brand merchandising (or buying) expertise across assortment planning, pricing, segmentation, and line architecture.
• Advanced analytical and commercial acumen: ability to interpret data and tell actionable stories.
• Experience contributing to forecasting, and pricing positioning processes.
• Strategic mindset with strong operational delivery capability.
• Consumer-obsessed, commercially sharp, and brand proud.
• Curious, proactive, and adaptable-able to operate independently within defined frameworks.
• Strong communicator and collaborator-able to influence across functions without direct authority.
• Comfortable using digital tools and evolving technologies; openness to Al and automation is a plus.

Why Berghaus?

Berghaus is a brand built for the outdoors, shaped by decades of innovation, exploration and a belief that great kit helps people go further.

From the mountains to the trail, Berghaus creates product for people who want to move confidently in the outdoors, whatever the conditions. It is a brand with real heritage, but also a clear focus on what comes next: better performance, better materials, better fit and more responsible product choices.

Joining Berghaus means becoming part of a team that cares deeply about the details, how product feels, how it performs, how it lasts, and how it supports people in the moments that matter.

We offer a competitive salary, discretionary bonus, hybrid working, flexible start and finish times, generous holiday allowance, product discounts, sample sales, enhanced family-friendly policies, healthcare support, gym and fitness discounts, cycle to work scheme and electric car scheme.

You can find full details of our benefits and perks on our UK Benefits page.

The Interview Process

We want our interview process to feel clear, straightforward, and supportive. If your experience and expectations look like a strong match for the role, here’s what you can expect next:

• Talent Team Intro Call - A 30-minute video call with our Talent Team to get to know each other, talk through the role and your experience, and answer any questions you have.
• Experience Interview - A more in-depth interview (usually online) with the hiring manager to explore your skills, experience and approach, and how these align with the role, our principles, and our ways of working.
• Final Interview - A final in-person interview at our office, focused on deeper discussion and practical application, giving you the chance to meet more of the team and see Pentland Brands in action.