Merchandise Manager

Are you a data-led merchandiser who can turn insight into decisive trading actions?

Do you know how to build assortments that protect brand DNA while driving sell-through and margin?

Can you partner across Sales, Retail and Planning to land a premium consumer experience, season after season?

MacGregor Black is partnering with a leading outdoor brand on the search for a Merchandise Manager, based in Munich.

This role owns seasonal merchandise planning and in-season trading for the German market – balancing global direction with local needs to deliver availability, profitability, and growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead seasonal planning from range architecture and OTB through to in-season trading.
• Build data-driven assortment plans by channel, door and consumer; set min/max and replenishment logic.
• Own forecasting, intake, and inventory health; drive actions on risk, cover and aging stock.
• Analyse weekly sales & sell-through; recommend price, promo and flow adjustments to hit targets.
• Partner with Sales, Demand/S&OP, Retail Ops and Finance to align plans, buys and timelines.
• Track margin and mix performance; optimise options, depth and lifecycle.
• Brief and align with VM/Marketing to ensure cohesive stories across stores and digital.
• Report performance, opportunities and threats to senior stakeholders with clear action plans.

What We\’re Looking For:

• Proven experience in merchandise planning/buying within premium/outdoor/sport or adjacent categories.
• Strong commercial acumen with advanced Excel and data storytelling.
• Structured, detail-driven operator who can also zoom out to strategy.
• Confident communicator and cross-functional partner; comfortable influencing senior stakeholders.
• Fluent German & English.
• Passion for product and the outdoor consumer is a plus.

Please contact Tom Honeyman for more details today.