Merchandiser - THE NORTH FACE

The North Face EMEA is looking for an exceptional Merchandiser focusing on Lifestyle Everyday Apparel category to join our Merchandising team based in Stabio, Switzerland.

The North Face was built on a love for the outdoors and the desire to enable all types of exploration, for all people, from their backyards to the Himalayas. Over the last 50 years we've lived by our "true north," the belief that exploration has the power to change us, to challenge us and to help us see the world from new perspectives. 

Let's talk about the role

As a Merchandiser for the Lifestyle category, you will play a key role in supporting the merchandising process to deliver best-in-class exclusive products and manage the EU product line throughout its full lifecycle. You will work closely with Global Product Management to monitor product performance, ensuring margin targets are achieved while identifying and implementing new business opportunities. Your work will focus on building consumer-right assortments that meet category KPIs, supported by clear, logical, and visually compelling line plans that balance product, price, and color.

How you'll make a difference:

Merchandising led approach

• Brief and Partner with Global Team to develop the right products for the EMEA market that align with the EMEA Lifestyle strategy to make sure the financial goals are reached. Focus on Lifestyle Essentials and Logowear

• Own the Category KPI's, including revenue, SKU count, margins.

• Deliver channel segmentation and differentiation: DTC vs. Wholesale & Specialty vs. Strategic Key accounts, based on feedback.

• Line planning with logical architecture on product, price and color.

• Plan Product & color Lifecycle for the key Franchises. Appropriate innovation & newness by season.

Marketplace

• Be the expert for own area of business

• Identify opportunities based on the customer needs and consumer profiles

• Know the competition (innovations, materials, features / benefits, pricing architecture, best sellers)

• Trends. Know where the market is heading next (reference brands, products, materials, features / benefits, price)

• Gather and filter seasonal market feedback and input to for the current or future seasons.

• Know the distribution, from Specialty stores, to Key Accounts, Sporting goods and DTC.

Communication

• Drive cross-functional partnerships with planning, sales, retail and marketing during the Go-to-Market process

• Participate and feedback during Global meetings, present at GTM meetings, sales meetings and account meetings.

• Partner across functions to create a strong '1 Team' culture of support, visibility and sharing.

Reporting

• Support on sell-in & sell-out analysis

• Use the merchandising led report suite to enable good decision making for own area of business

• Channel segmentation

• Productivity

• Flow & Lifecycle management

• Seasonal briefing

• Administration of responsible Line and SKU List

Skills for Success:

• A few years of experience in merchandising / product creation / retail in a lifestyle environment

• Deep understanding of outdoor, streetwear, sportwear market and consumer trends.

• Strong analytical skill and a data-driven approach to decision-making

• Excellent communication skills in English (written and spoken), any other European language would be a plus

• Strong interpersonal communication, presentation, and problem solving skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Office and PowerPoint

• Ability to organize and prioritize workload according to strategic choices

• Ability to work in an open environment with product team and cross-functional partners

• Willingness to travel to stores, partners and internal meetings.

What's in it for you?

• Be part of iconic lifestyle brands

• Join a multi brand and multi countries organization to drive you career forward

• International and challenging working culture

• On site gym offering health and well-being initiatives

• Discount 50% on all VF brands

• Subsidized canteen as well as break out areas offering complimentary hot drinks

About VF

VF is a global apparel company connecting people to the lifestyles they cherish through our family of iconic brands. At the heart of our journey lies our purpose: We power movements of sustainable and active lifestyles for the betterment of people and our planet. This is our purpose. It's the reason we come to work every day. Our purpose unites us and leads us to pursue our goals, together. This is our calling. Learn more at

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