They are an outdoor apparel company. At a time when all life on earth is under threat of extinction, they aim to use the resources they have— their business, their investments, their voice, and their imagination— to influence changes needed to protect the planet. A registered B Corporation and founding member of 1% for the Planet, the company is recognized 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:
They are in business to save the home planet. You’ll be helping them achieve this by ensuring that Patagonia Europe has the appropriate products and level of inventory to meet the targets of their wholesale channels. This means essentially ensuring that they have the right products, right quantity, at the right time, in the right size, and colors.
Main tasks:
- Determine the demand plan for the wholesale channels to meet the budget
- Have regular planned meetings with the relevant channel head and merchandiser to gain buy-in to the demand plan
- Work closely with the European Merchandising and wholesale channels, to help build the most effective product assortment that is in-line with the global marketing stories
- Determine quantities to forecast at the style/color/size level based on sales statistics, merchandising, marketing and respective channel sales feedback
- Provide updated forecasts to meet the global planning deadlines
- Create and regularly maintain a clear forecast dashboard for management and relevant parties to view
- Create and monitor over- and undersold at the sell-in stage and communicate forecast accuracy by season, team, style, color, and size
- Create seasonal time curves to optimize product flow and generate sales
- Build a seasonal assortment plan in 7th online assortment planning tool
- Manage and upload all forecast information into CDP
What they’re looking for:
- An interest in saving the home planet and making a positive impact through your work
- A love of the outdoors
- 4 years of planning experience and a bachelor’s degree in business of related field
- Fluency in English, other languages a plus
- Entrepreneurial mindset and a proactive approach to business. Ability to work on own initiative
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Process-oriented with the ability to identify solutions to problems and opportunities by analyzing data
- Advanced computer skills (Excel, IBM Cognos BI, 7th online merchandise and assortment planning or similar, Microsoft Dynamics, or other ERP system experience)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Used to working in a multicultural environment
Other important details:
- This is a Full-time position based in Amsterdam, intended to support the team 7 months. If you are successful in the selection process, they will offer you a 7 months assignment.
- They have a hybrid work model, working from home for a maximum of 3 days per week.
- They strive to make unbiased decisions and to offer a great experience to every person who applies for a role. Their interviews include standardized questions that focus on the aspects that are important for success in the role.
They 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 their business.
Every person who applies to join receives equal employment opportunities, and they value a welcoming environment where each member of their EMEA team feels included, respected, and empowered, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, civil status, national origin, disability, or age.
They strive to have inclusive representation within their organization and embrace a diverse mix of talent to contribute to their culture. They actively seek applications from Black and People of Color (BPOC) and other underrepresented groups.
As they are in business to save the home planet, they can only do this together.
Please make sure that your CV and cover letter are in English.
