Merchandising Specialist Performance Footwear -EMEA
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Footwear – Footwear Merchandising /
Full Time /
On-site
Who We Are:
At Brooks, we believe movement is the key to feeling more alive. That’s why we’re driven to create gear and experiences that take people to the place that makes them feel more alive — whether it’s a headspace, a feeling, or a finish line.
Everyone who works at Brooks is propelled by a company culture that sparks excitement, fuels collaboration, inspires creativity, and ignites innovation.
Our brand values help bond us together and drive our success:
· Runner First - We act in the best interest of the runner
· Word is Bond - We do what we say we’ll do
· Champion Heart - We give our all in everything we do
· There is no “I” in Run - We stay generous with our humanity
· Keep Moving - We find ways to move every day, because joy is kinetic!
We welcome everyone from every walk of life looking to inspire others through the power of movement — because we’re all moving towards something. Let’s run there.
Your Job:
As a Merchandising Specialist Performance footwear, you will play a key role in the success of Brooks Footwear throughout the EMEA region. You will be responsible for data and sample management, analyzing sales figures, and understanding consumer and market trends. Your analysis will provide insights into delivering the best product assortments for Europe, Middle East and Africa and provide both consumers and retailers with the right product at the right time at the right place.
Your Responsibilities:
- Business analytics and market insights
- Analyze historical sales data to support future decision taking.
- Analyze market research data to understand the latest market trends.
- Conduct market research to learn about target consumers, competitors, and the latest market trends.
- Support the EMEA Go-To-Market process.
- Prepare and maintain documentation for line lists, visual line plans, and seasonal product presentations.
- Collaborate with marketing, sales and operations to prepare the sell-in and sell-through materials like product videos, workbooks, tech guide and photoshoots.
- Prepare and manage the footwear samples to be used at GTM and any other event.
- Support merchandising for key accounts
- Work on key accounts for specific product assortments.
- Pre-line future collection with Key accounts.
- Collect customer feedback.
- Participate in the global Merchandising organization
- Communicate category information to HQ teams in Seattle and the teams in the EMEA region.
- Participate remotely or in-person in all key Product Merchandising meetings during the development process.
- Manage samples and the showroom during the season, keeping products organized during different sample stages.
Your Qualifications:
- 1+years’ work experience in a product related role (PLM, Merchandising, Sales).
- Experience working for a global matrixed organization is preferred.
- Strong working knowledge of the product merchandising process, retail environment, and consumer buying habits.
- Strong interest in the latest trends happening in the sports and lifestyle market.
- Demonstrated ability to conceive/create new thinking and ideas pertaining to the consumer and the product line.
- Self-starter who will undertake projects on his or her own initiative.
- Strong communication skills for presentations and meetings.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in business English; proficiency in other EU languages is a big plus.
- Ability to work with Microsoft Office tools.
- A passion for Running and an active lifestyle
- Ability to travel up to 15% on a monthly basis across Europe.
- Passionate participation in Brooks’ sports activities is a plus, overridden by the ability to understand and empathize with the runner to develop loyal, engaging relationships with our customers and the Brooks community.
- Embraces and lives the Brooks values!
