Senior Specialist - Retail Merchandising Allocator EMEA

ON; Emea; Hybrid; USD 30.000 - 50.000; Full time

Job summary

Join ON as a Retail Merchandising Senior Lead, where you will be pivotal in managing stock operations and collaborating with various teams to ensure product availability. This role is ideal for someone with a strong analytical background and experience in retail, eager to contribute to a fast-paced growing team focused on innovation.

Benefits

Supportive team-oriented atmosphere

Access to personal self-care tools

Qualifications

• 3-4+ years of experience in Retail Allocation or a similar role in fashion, outdoor, or sports.
• Proficient in Excel/Gsheets with a strong analytical skillset.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate cross-functionally.

Responsibilities

• Manage stock levels and replenishment across retail stores.
• Collaborate closely with Retail Merchandise Planners.
• Monitor allocation processes and optimize efficiency.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Tools

Excel

Gsheets

Job description

Support one of the most exciting and fastest-growing global sportswear brands with our own retail store operations and expansion. In this position, you will be among the first hires of the DTC Retail Merchandising team supporting the product and stock management for our stores in EMEA.

You will be in charge of the stock management in our Retail stores to ensure accurate stock levels. In addition, you will close feedback loops between customers, store teams and HQ product and merchandising teams to help improve our overarching product and assortment strategy for DTC Retail and beyond.

Your Mission

• Collaborate closely with Retail Merchandise Planners to ensure optimal product availability across stores: the right product, in the right place, at the right time, and in the right quantity
• Manage in-season replenishment, ensuring that minimum stock levels align with sales performance and forecasted demand, whilst proactively anticipating upcoming trend shifts
• Prepare initial stock allocations for new product launches and new store openings, balancing commercial potential with store capacity
• Monitor and optimise allocation processes, continuously improving efficiency and effectiveness through data and stakeholder feedback
• Track and report on key allocation KPIs such as weeks of cover, sell-through, stock-to-sales ratio, and inventory turns
• Provide weekly and monthly sales and stock performance analysis to support business decisions at multiple stakeholder levels
• Partner with Regional Area Leads to support stock efficiency and collect qualitative feedback from stores, integrating it with quantitative performance insights
• Work in close partnership with the Retail Operations team to ensure replenishment processes are executed smoothly and efficiently, proactively providing merchandising needs and strategic input
• Liaise with the Visual Merchandising team to align on product availability, and proactively communicate any delays or cancellations that may impact in-store presentation

Your story

• You have 3/ 4+ years of experience in Retail Allocation or a similar role preferably in the fashion, outdoor or sports industry
• You are proficient in Excel/Gsheets with a very strong analytical and numerical skillset
• You have strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally and present insights effectively to both peers and senior stakeholders, whilst embodying the team spirit
• You are proactive, organised, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• You have an entrepreneurial growth mindset, eager to challenge the status quo with an appetite for improvement and are comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

About the Team

The Retail Merchandising team is supporting On, as one of the most exciting and fastest-growing global Premium sportswear brand, with our own retail stores operations and expansion. You will work closely not only with other members of the Retail Merch teams but also with various departments such as Retail Operations, Visual Merchandising, Demand Planning, and many others.

Retail is a pretty young channel for On. With true startup vibes, we’re thinking big but staying agile to balance foundational moves with rapid expansion. It’s a learning curve, but embracing failures and celebrating wins is our fuel.

Just by the banks of the Limmat you’ll find our largest global hub in Zürich West – On Labs – where you can hike up 12 floors through our custom-built spiral trail.

Retail Merchandising and Sales Planning Senior Lead

We think outside the box when we're hiring. Don't think about what you were doing before. Think about what we can improve every day. We're incentivized to make mistakes, to fix them, to be open about it and help each other.

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.

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. We ask that you allow around 14 days for us to come back to you with a response. If you are a good fit to the role, someone will follow up with you within that window. 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. We ask that you allow around 14 days for us to come back to you with a response. If you are a good fit to the role, someone will follow up with you within that window. If you didn't receive a reply, or were unsuccessful this time around, we encourage you to look for other possible matches at On.