Head of IBP Category Management

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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.

• Lead a team of category managers to partner with our Commercial & Product strategy, Product Creation and Franchise leads to drive On’s portfolio strategy through insights and trends.
• Lead the E2E Planning cycle via the GTM process, 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 and improve On’s Product Lifecycle Frameworks, supporting On’s Product & Commercial Strategy teams with clear and action‑oriented insights to enhance 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.
• Develop and 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.
• 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.

• 7‑10 years experience in controlling, FP&A, supply chain or merchandising in analytically focused 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 product development.
• 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.

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.