BIRKENSTOCK is a global brand which embraces all consumers regardless of geography, gender, age and income. The company is deeply footed on a family tradition of shoemaking that can be traced back to 1774. With around 7100 employees worldwide, BIRKENSTOCK is the largest employer in the German footwear industry. To ensure our quality standards, we produce over 95% of our products in Germany and source more than 90% of our materials and components from Europe. The BIRKENSTOCK Group is headquartered in Linz am Rhein and maintains several locations in Germany, as well as sales offices in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia.
YOUR SHOES TO FILL:
DTC Merchandising
- Support the execution of merchandising strategies across DTC retail and e-commerce channels in alignment with brand objectives and commercial goals.
- Assist in seasonal assortment planning, buying, product launches, and delivery execution in accordance with the Go-to-Market (GTM) calendar.
- Monitor product performance through sales, sell-through, inventory, and assortment analysis, providing recommendations to optimize business performance.
- Support product storytelling and product knowledge training through effective assortment planning, launch execution, and merchandising initiatives.
- Partner with Marketing and E-commerce teams to align promotional campaigns, product priorities, and Key commercial initiatives.
- Gather and analyze market trends, competitor activities, and customer insights, providing recommendations to the Regional Merchandising team and Global HQ to support future assortment planning and business opportunities.
Inventory Control & Allocation
- Manage inventory allocation, replenishment, and stock distribution across retail channels to maximize product availability and sales opportunities.
- Monitor inventory levels, stock movements, and replenishment requirements to maintain healthy inventory levels across stores.
- Analyze inventory performance and aging inventory, recommending markdowns, transfers, promotions, or other inventory optimization initiatives to improve stock turnover.
- Execute inter-store inventory rebalancing based on sales trends, demand, and inventory performance to maximize stock productivity.
- Support seasonal launches and promotional campaigns by ensuring timely product allocation and launch readiness.
- Monitor the availability of key and top-selling products, ensuring healthy stock levels to minimize lost sales opportunities.
- Partner with the Logistics team to plan and coordinate inbound shipments, replenishment orders, and seasonal product deliveries.
- Prepare and maintain regular reports on inventory, allocation, sales performance, and key merchandising metrics, highlighting risks, opportunities, and recommended actions.
Cross-functional Collaboration
- Work collaboratively with Merchandising, Retail Operations, Marketing, E-commerce, Wholesale, Logistics, and Customer Service teams to support business objectives.
- Provide timely merchandising and inventory insights to support buying, forecasting, replenishment, and assortment planning decisions.
- Maintain accurate product master data, inventory records, and merchandising reports to ensure data integrity.
- Support weekly and monthly business reviews by analyzing key performance indicators (KPIs), including sales, sell-through, inventory productivity, stock cover, and stock turn, while recommending actions to improve commercial performance.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance merchandising processes, inventory accuracy, allocation efficiency, and operational excellence.
YOUR WALK OF LIFE:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Merchandising, Retail Management, Supply Chain Management, or a relateddiscipline.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in merchandising, inventory planning, allocation, or retail operations,preferably within the fashion, footwear, sportswear, or lifestyle industry.
- Strong analytical skills with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Good understanding of merchandising principles, inventory management, allocation strategies, and retailperformance metrics.
- Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with a collaborative and proactive approach.
- Detail-oriented, commercially minded, and solutions-focused with strong analytical and problem-solvingcapabilities.
We Offer
BIRKENSTOCK offers you all the advantages of a successful, fast growing, global company: dynamic work environment, considerable design freedom, authentic and open corporate culture and excellent development opportunities. Sounds exciting It is. Our Talent Acquisition team is looking forward to receiving your online application!
Kindly note that we are only considering applicants who are currently residing in Singapore and/or hold a valid visa or work authorization to work in Singapore. Unfortunately, we are unable to consider applications from candidates located outside Singapore.
