eCommerce Channel Merchandiser (f/m/d)

Patagonia is an outdoor apparel company founded in 1973. At a time when all life on earth is under threat of extinction, we aim to use the resources we have—our business, our investments, our voice and our imagination—to influence changes needed to protect our planet. A registered B Corporation and founding member of 1% for the Planet, Patagonia is recognised internationally for its commitment to product quality and environmental activism, contributing over $145 million in grants and in-kind donations to thousands of grassroots environmental groups around the world.

Your role:

We are in business to save our home planet. You’ll be helping us achieve this by making the right level of assortment for our ecommerce platform, managing the stock in-season, whilst supporting the wider ecommerce team, to have all the tools required to ensure that we are providing the best experience to our end consumer, whilst also insuring Patagonia’s brand standards are applied throughout

Main tasks:

• Determine the EMEA Ecommerce product assortment, to ensure the correct product is assorted to achieve the business goals

• Take responsibility for the overall management of product mix & style/size analysis, being aware of product lifecycle management. Ultimately ensure that style/colour/size productivity is optimised

• Create, generate & update excel and system-based reports and tasks (i.e BI reports, 7th Online maintenance, Hindsight data).

• Manage monthly forecast of current seasonal stock – Review & report on weekly, monthly & seasonal sales performance & take actions necessary to improve in-season trade & report on results on a pre-determined basis

• Leverage key learnings to inform future seasonal assortments

• Share seasonal priorities & product focus with Ecommerce Planner on new seasonal forecast

• Work with ecom planner at key forecasts to ensure correct balance of product to meet requirements within pre-determined budget

• Report back to Business Unit buying team on the current market needs and trend shifts during the season

• Collaborate with marketing on key stories for the season & monitor supply to meet marketing calendar expectations

• Prepare discontinued merchandise list, based on discount guidelines mid-season

What we’re looking for:

• At least 3-5 years of experience in eCommerce merchandising

• Experience in seasonal processes, good understanding of seasonality and its impact in business, preferably in apparel and/or outdoor industry

• Strong computer knowledge and strong system skills such as: Power BI, PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel

• Experience with merchandise and assortment planning platforms (like 7thonline or similar) is a plus

• Strong presentation & communication skills

• Cross functional thinking, ability to work with different stakeholders

• Fluent English

• A love of the outdoors

• An interest in saving our home planet and making a positive impact through your work

It’s a plus if you also have the following:

• Experience with or knowledge of technical outdoor apparel

Other important details:

• This is a Full-time position based in Amsterdam

• We have a hybrid work model, working from home for maximum 3 days per week

• We strive to make unbiased decisions and to offer a great experience to every person who applies for a role at Patagonia. Our interviews include standardised questions that focus on the aspects that are important for success in the role. For this role there will also be a practical assignment, where you can showcase your skills

• To find out more about what we offer our employees click here: https://eu.patagonia.com/nl/en/what-we-offer/

At Patagonia, we commit to becoming an anti-racist company that leads by example. This means doing the work to be inclusive and equitable, across all aspects of our business.

Every person who applies to join Patagonia receives equal employment opportunities, and we value a welcoming environment where each member of our EMEA team feels included, respected and empowered, regardless of their race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, civil status, national origin, disability or age.

At Patagonia, we strive to have inclusive representation within our organisation and embrace a diverse mix of talent to contribute to our culture. We actively seek applications from Black and People of Colour (BPOC) and other underrepresented groups.

As we are in business to save our home planet, we can only do this together.

Please make sure that your CV and cover letter are in English.

Disclaimer for recruitment agencies:

Thanks for your interest in supporting us for this role, but we don’t accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies