The world’s fastest growing running brand is seeking a Head IBP Category Management to join the newly established Integrated Business Planning Team. With your business partnering experience and your top-notch analytical skills, your mission is to be the strategic integrator and partner to our industry-leading product, commercial and operations teams, creating value by providing insights and influencing decision making. Critical to the success of this role is a collaborative and curious mindset, a desire to influence On’s growth journey and an ability to understand your audience and communicate your message clearly

Your Mission

• Ensure the profitable and efficient growth of a category, serving as the planning and analytics partner to our Commercial & Product strategy, Product Creation and Franchise leads to drive On’s portfolio strategy through the utilization of insights and trends including in-season sales to support the development of our product strategies
• Lead the E2E Planning cycle via the GTM process through orchestrating planning and analytics to achieve financial, commercial and operational goals, aligned to our long-term strategy, partnering with global and regional merchandising, demand planning and other teams
• Develop, Implement, Monitor & Improve On’s Product Lifecycle Frameworks, supporting On’s Product & Commercial Strategy teams with clear and action-oriented insights on to enhance the development of distribution, tiering, discount and product lifecycle strategies
• Orchestrate the generation of robust mid-term franchise forecasts to ensure accurate capacity planning, liaising with supply chain teams to simulate and model requirements for new or expanded production capabilities
• Lead cross-functional trade off discussions between commercial and supply chain teams concerning pricing, margin, production and launch cadence to deliver growth and margin for On
• Generate scenario planning for a category, providing insights on typical trade off and macro-economic disruptions to capture the potential financial, commercial and operational impacts to On
• Develop & lead clear and actionable Inventory Management strategies across categories, including inventory health, lifecycle breakdown, safety stock, optimal months on hand and commercial and production strategies to ensure On manages inventory across all categories
• Focus on excellence and visibility in reporting to co-create dashboards to track and measure category performance and KPIs throughout the product lifecycle and GTM process
• Seek new and innovative technologies to improve On’s planning environment and drive change management initiatives to establish IBP as a strategic function at On
• Partner the Commercial Finance team to combine seasonal margin targets and insights with cross-functional planning data to report to Executive Leadership via On’s IBP Process

Your story

• 7-10 years experience in Controlling, FP&A, Supply Chain or Merchandising in analytically focussed roles, in an agile, high-growth environment
• Prior experience in a multi-channel product company, preferably in the sportswear industry, with understanding of channel-dynamics across e-commerce and retail
• Experience and understanding of product lifecycle management, portfolio strategies, production strategy and/or produce development an advantage
• Exceptional analytical skills, with the ability to deliver excellence in measuring core KPIs and innovate new ways to measure performance
• A curious and open mindset, with the ability to craft compelling messages and motivate partners to work alongside you to deliver excellence for On
• Excellent English skills, other languages are a plus
• Experience with finance, analytics and data technologies such as Microsoft Dynamics, Looker and Anaplan

The Integrated Planning team are the strategic integrators of On. We partner across the company to orchestrate end-to-end planning and analytics across the entire product lifecycle. Combining financial data with product, commercial and supply chain data we provide visibility and analytics for decision making to power scalable growth at On. We deliver innovation in how we work, and excellence in all that we do

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Head of Integrated Business Planning

• The great thing about our Supply Chain at On is our adaptable, agile structure. We’re a passionate team constantly looking for originality, pushing the status quo to keep up with On's growth and strong focus on sustainability
• 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
• 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

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

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

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