In short

As the Head of Merchandising, Footwear, you will chart the strategic course for the footwear category across the Americas, ensuring product assortments align seamlessly with On’s premium brand vision and regional commercial needs. Reporting to the Director of Merchandising, AMER on the Americas Merchandising team, you will simplify regional complexity to drive a cohesive omnichannel strategy that captures market opportunities and powers brand love. This role is a critical pillar in balancing global product direction with regional execution to deliver high-impact results and foster a culture of excellence and innovation

Your Mission

• Develop and execute a comprehensive regional merchandising strategy for footwear that aligns with global product vision and regional commercial objectives across wholesale and DTC channels
• Lead the seasonal assortment planning process, optimizing product segmentation, account differentiation, and lifecycle management to drive premium growth targets
• Drive the regional go-to-market process by fostering tight alignment between global product teams, regional sales, and demand planning to ensure on-time delivery and forecast accuracy
• Synthesize competitor analysis, consumer trends, and market dynamics to identify and act on growth opportunities unique to the Americas landscape
• Collaborate with analytics teams to translate sales data and market research into actionable insights that refine product offerings and improve commercial outcomes
• Track and analyze key performance indicators including sell-through rates, inventory turn, and margin health to optimize category performance
• Mentor and develop a high-performing merchandising team, providing coaching that empowers individuals to own their professional growth and functional expertise
• Partner across the matrix to bridge gaps between global strategy and local execution, ensuring the footwear category contributes to On’s overall strategic priorities

Your Story

• You bring 9+ years of experience in merchandising, product management, or retail buying within a premium global retailer in the footwear or apparel industry
• You have 4+ years of experience leading merchandising teams in a high-growth environment, with a proven ability to manage regional scope and cross-functional complexity
• Extensive expertise in managing footwear assortments within a vertically integrated or omnichannel brand, balancing central strategy with regional flexibility
• Proven track record of achieving high-quality outcomes in margin management, assortment planning, and inventory turnover through data-informed decision-making
• Expert analytical skills with the ability to navigate complex data sets and systems to identify underlying trends and root causes
• Experience leveraging product lifecycle management (PLM) tools and BI platforms to optimize workflow and strategic planning
• Masterful communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence diverse stakeholders and align outputs with broad organizational goals
• Deep commitment to fostering an inclusive environment and championing sustainable practices within the product lifecycle

Your Team

You will join the Americas Merchandising team, acting as trusted advisors in setting the vision and direction for product for the region. The team acts as a bridge between our Global Product/Commercial teams and regional business leaders. Our cross-functional interaction is driven by a market-relevant, consumer-focused mindset touching on all departments inside our organization to set a commercial plan and identify profitable growth and act on sales opportunities and actions together. Our Americas team is growing; help us drive that journey.

In short

As the Head of Merchandise Planning, Americas, you will chart the course and set the strategic direction for all financial and product planning across the region. This role requires simplifying complexity to drive profitable growth, ensuring seamless alignment between global strategies and local execution across all channels. You will champion a culture of data-informed decision-making, operational excellence, and accountability, acting as a crucial leader for the Merchandising function. Reporting to the Director of Merchandising, you will lead a high-performing and growing planning team to optimize assortment efficiency and support On's overall strategic priorities.

Your Mission

• Set the strategic direction for the Americas Merchandise Planning function, defining goals, structures, and processes to drive target growth, successful sell-in’s, inventory health, and assortment productivity
• Drive and align the regional planning process, translating the global product vision and commercial objectives into a comprehensive, data-backed financial and unit-level plan across wholesale and DTC channels
• Lead the team in complex and detailed financial forecasting, long-range planning, ensuring fiscal responsibility and anticipating potential risks and trade-offs
• Cultivate effective, collaborative relationships across a wide network of peers and leaders in Global Planning, Merchandising, Sales, and Finance to ensure all plans align with On's broader strategic priorities
• Provide clear, simplified narratives and compelling recommendations to senior leaders and executive teams, facilitating informed decision-making even when information is limited or contradictory
• Break down complexity and create cohesiveness and alignment for the planning team, empowering them to deliver strategic value and hold them accountable for their outcomes
• Champion innovation within the planning domain, continuously seeking to improve processes and system integration (e.g., Anaplan, D365, BI platforms) to enhance accuracy, speed, and efficiency

Your Story

• You bring 9+ years of progressive functional experience in merchandise planning, demand planning, or a related commercial finance role, ideally at a premium or performance-oriented global retailer
• You have 4+ years of direct people leadership experience, leading teams across multiple functions, and highlighting team scale and business unit or regional breadth
• Skilled at strategic alignment, you consistently map out and organize work to break down priorities into realistic projects and structures that incorporate necessary checks and balances
• A master of informed decision-making, you make sound choices even with limited information, relying on a combination of analysis, experience, and judgment, and know when a swift solution is sufficient
• You are adept at synthesizing people and interests, anticipating and integrating the concerns of various teams and stakeholders to align outputs with diverse interests and needs
• You have deep experience in a fast-paced, matrixed organization, successfully balancing the need to optimize team performance with the contribution to cross-functional and organizational priorities

Your Team

You will join the Americas Merchandising team, acting as trusted advisors in setting the vision and direction for product for the region. The team acts as a bridge between our Global Product/Commercial teams and regional business leaders. Our cross-functional interaction is driven by a market-relevant, consumer-focused mindset touching on all departments inside our organization to set a commercial plan and identify profitable growth and act on sales opportunities and actions together. Our Americas team is growing; help us drive that journey.

In short:

As the Merchandising Lead for Apparel & Accessories (EMEA), you aren’t just managing a category—you’re fueling the engine of one of On’s most exciting growth sectors. Reporting to the Senior Lead, you will be an architect of a strategy that transforms consumer insights into a dominant, premium marketplace presence.

With a builder’s spirit and a relentless curiosity for what moves the modern athlete, you’ll curate impactful assortments across Wholesale, DTC, and Distributor markets. This is your chance to define the On experience—from the streets of London to the cityscapes of the GCC—ensuring every product lands with precision.

Collaborating with Global and Regional partners across Apparel, Accessories and Footwear Merchandising, Sales, and DTC teams, you will champion the unique needs of our diverse EMEA communities to build brand love from head to toe. This role requires a consumer-obsessed self-starter who thrives in ambiguity and can seamlessly pivot from deep-dive spreadsheet analytics to high-level strategic vision.

Your Mission:

• Strategic Vision: Contribute to the seasonal and long-range roadmap for EMEA Apparel & Accessories, ensuring regional insights shape the brand's path.
• Line Architecture: Help build regional product frameworks that balance commercial growth with cohesive, premium storytelling.
• Regional Relevance: Adapt global directives into assortments that resonate with EMEA communities while maintaining a consistent brand identity.
• Cross-Functional Synergy: Partner with Product, Marketing, and Sales teams to ensure the EMEA vision is seamlessly executed from concept to sell-out.
• Multi-Channel Alignment: Support DTC, Wholesale, and Distributor channels in developing cohesive assortments that land in the right tiers and locations.
• Commercial Health: Collaborate with Planning and Analytics to drive productivity, optimizing flow and sell-through through data-backed decision-making.
• Global Advocacy: Influence the global line planning process by providing critical EMEA-specific feedback on regional market needs.
• Brand Energy: Support the development of special projects, collaborations, and capsule collections that elevate brand heat and emotional connection.

Your Story:

• You have 5+ years of experience in apparel and/or accessories merchandising or buying with regional or global scope.
• You have a relevant understanding of apparel dynamics across performance and lifestyle categories.
• You are commercially sharp and consumer-obsessed, with strong business acumen and analytical depth.
• You have a proven ability to manage SKU productivity, lifecycle, choice count, and flow.
• You are able to operate at multiple altitudes, strategic and hands-on, and navigate ambiguity with clarity.
• You are a highly collaborative team player, skilled at influencing cross-functional teams with ability to foster alignment, inspire trust, and work across teams/functions with strong communication, and a calm presence in the face of complexity.
• You are a confident communicator with experience representing a category both internally and externally.
• You are fluent in English; other European languages are a plus.
• You are able to travel across the region, up to 3-4 days per month.

Your Team:

You will join the EMEA Merchandising team at the heart of shaping the future of our product vision across the region. As trusted advisors, we don’t just follow the market, we help define it, setting a clear direction that connects global strategy with regional opportunity.

Acting as a powerful bridge between our Global Product and Commercial teams and regional business leaders, we bring people together to think bigger, move faster, and stay relentlessly focused on the consumer. Our work sparks collaboration across functions, turning insight into action and strategy into meaningful results.

We are driven by the pursuit of growth identifying new opportunities, unlocking potential, and responding to the ever evolving needs of our customers. As our EMEA team continues to grow, you will be instrumental in shaping that journey, contributing to something bigger while leaving your mark on a truly global stage.