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Get to know icebreaker Kia Ora, We’re looking for an outstanding Product Merchandiser to join our icebreaker team in Stabio, Switzerland. Are you passionate about a natural way of life? Do you want to be part of a purposeful movement towards Move to natural? Either way, we’re looking for you! Do you challenge the status quo? Always asking questions and seeking out solutions? Are you yearning to make an impact and interested in Natural products? Then this is something for you! The apparel industry needs a shake-up. At icebreaker, we’ve always believed in the pursuit of better, inspired by nature to create sustainable natural performing apparel solutions. Sustainability isn’t just a campaign, it’s the core of our business. As the first purpose-led acquisition of VF Corporation, we have never been in a better place to drive a global movement for nature, and the betterment of our species and the planet. Let’s talk about the role! The primary responsibility of the Merchandiser is to support the merchandising team within the different activities across collections. Ensure the strategic roadmap of the brand is delivered through each product occasion and category through commercial merchandising plans by channel. Ensure through the coordinating role that the line development process deliverables will be met. Accurate and timely. What will you do? • Provide a deep understanding and connection with the consumer by executing sufficient brand and product concepts that deliver against a competitive proposition for Icebreaker in the marketplace • Contribute to all consumer and market-related competitor insight from regions in line with C2C gates • Lead the development of commercial merchandising plans through segmentation, channel right assortments, product flow, pricing architecture, optimal range productivity and line sufficiency • Create and maintain the product linelist across collections in PLM systems • Collaborate with Regional Merchandising to execute the Global Product vision • Share capacity plans with Regional Merchandising to refine future assortments • Identify the sell-in and sell-out toolbox components required to support an effective GTM execution • Manage all templates for GTM decks and merchandising product presentations • Ensure standardized documents, data and procedures • Update design overviews and sketches from forecast meeting onwards • Support and develop Merchandising three year strategic roadmap • Deliver contributions needed by all dependencies and processes on time, in full (Regional Merchandising, Sales, Operations, Planning, Finance) What’s on your CV? • Language skills: fluent English, verbal and written. • Communication: accurate, responsible. Good communicator. Administrative excellence. • Structure, organisation: multi tasking, experience of managing different tasks in a busy office environment. • Able to work with a tight schedule. Good planner. Maintains a level of flexibility under changing circumstances. • Others: Youthful, used to work in a multi-cultural open environment, interested in fashion, team player, like to work in and be part of a team, enthusiastic. What’s in it for you? It’s not just our products which set us apart from others, our people first approach is what drives us. • Be part of VF International: a multi brand and multi countries organization with career growth opportunities. • International, fun yet challenging working culture • Join a purpose-led brand and organization icebreaker is a world leader in natural fibers clothing, and we supply our Natural products for our consumers to move to Natural in more than 5000 stores across 50 countries. We care about our relationships with nature and each other. We’re a fast moving, nimble business – the people on our team are here because they want to make an impact. If you like what you have read and want to join our team then we would like to hear from you!Merchandiser