Merchandising Intern
Merchandising Intern
Type of Position: Internship / Work Placement Company / Organisation / Artist Name: On Area of Fashion: Buying, Merchandising & Wholesale Location: East London, London, UKLength of Internship / Placement: 6-month FTC Hours: Full Time Start Date: 1st September 2026 Website: https://www.on.com/ Twitter Handle: @ Ad Expires In: 1 month 1 week About: Our mission is to ignite the human spirit through movement.Founded in 2010, On set out to shake up the running industry with a single transformative product, a completely new cushioning technology for running shoes, CloudTec®. Today, On remains innovation and design-led, delivering industry-disrupting premium footwear, apparel, and accessories for high-performance running, outdoor, and all-day activities. Existing at the intersection of performance, design and impact – inspired by athletes, we always look for ‘better’ – something we believe is achieved through continual experimentation, starting again, thinking differently, breaking the mold. Every day our teams continue to cook up trailblazing innovations within our Zurich-based On Lab and across our global hubs from Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to Shanghai, Portland, Berlin, Tokyo and beyond. |
Whether you’re looking to jump-start your career or gain first-hand experience in a new field, an internship at On offers you a unique growth experience, the chance to make an impact from day 1 and contribute to On’s growth journey. We are looking for fresh ideas, curious minds and passionate individuals ready to make a difference. Our internships generally last 6 months, and you will be fully embedded in a team.
Mission of the Merchandising Intern:
- Support the EMEA product strategy and build future forecasts.
- Collaborate with category sales leads and product team to build product range plans.
- Work cross-functionally with our Direct retail teams to ensure assortment plans are consistent between our retailer partners and our own channels.
- Lead research projects and translate market insights from the markets into overall regional product needs.
- You will learn to define competitor set for On competitors to help guide Sales team.
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What On is looking for:
- Curious about Commercial Strategy and Merchandising and have a passion for sports, fashion, or On’s mission.
- Enjoy working with data.
- Eager to develop data analysis skills.
- Good presentation skills, and don’t shy away from sharing your ideas, and enjoy presenting to others.
- Comfortable using tools like Word, PowerPoint/Google Slides.
- Skilled at connecting the dots, managing multiple projects, and collaborating with people.
- Experience with data reporting tools, e.g. Excel, is a big plus
About the Team
We are the Commercial Strategy Team team at On. Our mission? Developing and implementing strategies that drive business growth, enhance market presence, and maximize profitability.
You will join a close-knit EMEA Merchandising team where you will develop skills and have an impact to balance crucial factors such as sustainability, innovation, technical excellence and consumer needs and trends to ensure everything that leaves the On Product Lab delivers the wow to our On communities around the globe.
With one foot in the present and one in the future, we’re building the On community of today and tomorrow.
What On offers
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.
