In short As Director of Global Apparel & Accessories Merchandising, you set the global direction for On’s Apparel and Accessories business, carrying end-to-end accountability for how the line is built and scaled and how assortments are segmented and commercialized across regions and channels. Your mandate is to drive scalable commercial growth in Apparel and Accessories, while helping to establish On’s premium activewear positioning in the market. This role operates at the intersection of Product Strategy, Commercial, and Regional & Channel Merchandising. You work with strong global leadership intent and a highly collaborative mindset, enabling regions to execute with speed and relevance within evolving global frameworks. As Apparel becomes an increasingly critical growth pillar for On, your focus is on building and scaling the category with clarity, discipline, and consumer impact. Your Mission Global strategy, assortment ownership & operating model - Define and evolve the global Apparel and Accessories Merchandising strategy and line architecture, including channel roles, tiering, pricing logic, and seasonal depth. - Lead and execute global merchandising strategies across DTC and Wholesale, aligned with On’s growth ambitions and long-term brand objectives. - Own global assortment direction, working in close partnership with Regional Merchandising to balance global consistency with regional relevance. - Act as the commercial voice upstream, influencing Product Strategy and Product Creation with inputs grounded in consumer insight, market understanding, and commercial performance. - Shape and continuously refine the global merchandising operating model, clarifying ways of working across Product, Commercial, and Regional teams as the business scales. Commercial & financial leadership - Lead global merchandise financial planning in partnership with Planning and Finance, driving SKU productivity, inventory efficiency, and profitable growth. - Own the...