Apparel Merchandising Coordinator

🔝 Reports to: Merchandising Director

📑 Permanent contract

📍 EMEA HQ, Geneva, Switzerland

👩‍💻🏡 Hybrid mode (2 days/week home office)

📆 Start date: at the earliest convenience

OUTGROWN YOUR OWN BACKYARD? COME PLAY IN OURS.

At Columbia Sportswear, we're as passionate about the outdoors as you are. And while our gear is available worldwide, we're proud to be based in the Pacific Northwest, where natural wonders are our playground.

Every product we make and every task we undertake is inspired by the famous words of our founder Gert Boyle: “It's perfect. Now make it better.” As pioneers of relentless improvement, we are constantly evolving

We believe the outdoors is ours to protect and strive to keep our planet healthy. We believe in empowering people to experience the outdoors to the fullest.

And we believe in you.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Located in our EMEA headquarters in Geneva (Switzerland), the Apparel Merchandising department is responsible, for each season, to select the product range of Columbia brand that will be available at our partners' stores and platforms in Europe.

The team is composed by 3 Merchandisers taking care of the main categories (Women, Men, Kids & Accessories) and supported by 2 Coordinators. The department is headed by the Merchandising Director Europe.

Our Apparel Merchandising team plays a pivotal role in curating the Columbia brand experience across Europe, ensuring that every product in our range resonates with our customers' quest for the outdoors.

ABOUT THE POSITION

We are looking for a talented Merchandising Coordinator to join our team on a permanent basis. In this role, you will be essential in supporting our Merchandisers throughout the product ranging process, ensuring data accuracy and facilitating smooth cross functional communication across Europe and Portland, USA.

Your responsibilities will include managing data entry and maintaining the Product Development Management (PDM) system, keeping assortment plans accurate, and identifying trends and gaps in our product offerings. You will turn market data into actionable insights to drive our merchandising strategies forward.

HOW YOU'LL MAKE THE DIFFERENCE

In this role, you will focus on three key areas:

• Support the Ranging Process: Ensure every selected product is correctly entered into the system, define deadlines, manage and track samples, organize the showroom, and update Excel databases.
• Oversee Go to Range (GTR) Processes & Tools: Update and track line lists and price lists, coordinate with Operations in Portland, and be the primary contact for any EU stakeholders needing merchandising data for analytics.
• Support the Go to Market Process: Prepare presentation materials for the seasonal collection launch and coordinate samples

YOU ARE

• Genuinely curious about outdoor products, outdoor practice and the industry as a whole, with a real appetite to learn how a product range comes together, from competitor research to market trends
• Autonomous and proactive: you ask questions when something is unclear, dig for the information you need and find solutions rather than waiting to be told what to do
• Reliable and rigorous: you respect your deadlines and bring structure, accuracy and attention to detail to everything you do
• At ease working with numbers and managing raw data, and you can demonstrate strong analytical abilities
• A strong communicator and very good at building trusty relationships with your partners
• A team player and enjoy playing your part in achieving common goals

YOU HAVE

• Completed your degree/diploma in business, marketing, product management or any other related field
• A first successful experience in a corporate environment, preferably in merchandising, marketing, buying, or other product related roles
• A business analytics mindset that translates data into actionable business recommendations
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including advanced knowledge of Excel to create spreadsheets, charts, and key functions (Pivot tables, Vlookup, Sumifs, …), and PowerPoint to build clear, effective and presentable slides. Knowledge of PowerBI is an asset

PERKS & BENEFITS

🎁 Significant discounts on Columbia and Sorel products

🌍 Soft mobility policy (Geneva office only)

👩‍⚕️ Health insurance allowance for employees in Switzerland

🧘‍♀️ Pilates and yoga classes on our premises, and running groups or sports activities

📚 Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning

📖 A monthly Learning Hour for training, discovery and learning

👩‍🏫 Unlock your potential: access to in-house training courses (feedback, leadership, Insights®...)

🌈 DEI initiatives to exchange and strengthen our involvement around these themes

ABOUT THE CULTURE

• At Columbia Sportswear, we value an inclusive and open culture that emphasizes the absence of barriers between team members. We are committed to fostering a sense of belonging by encouraging personal connections at all levels, which creates a cohesive and supportive work environment.
• Team members serve as ambassadors for our brand, finding motivation in being part of an organization dedicated to activities they are passionate about. This dedication reflects our commitment to building a team that takes pride in our products and values.
• We offer the opportunity to work for a US based company within a multicultural environment, where your job has an impact across different countries.
• Our “Always Be Learning” culture of continuous learning enables our employees to identify and develop skills that will enable them to continue to grow within the company.
• “Unlock Your Potential” is the spirit that characterizes our vision of employees' development: to offer them opportunities to grow, in their job, in their team or even to change jobs completely. We grow our people to grow our business.

To learn more about us and our culture, visit our page on Welcome To The Jungle: https://bit.ly/49bl1i5

ABOUT THE HIRING PROCESS

1️⃣ Ready to unlock your potential at Columbia Sportswear Company? Apply now to help us connect active people with their passion! The hiring team will review your application in the following weeks.

2️⃣ If your application is selected: a 30-45mn introductory interview with our Talent Acquisition Team to talk about yourself, your motivations and the role

3️⃣ Interview with the hiring manager + technical assignment (live)

4️⃣ Interview with the main stakeholders and HR

5️⃣ Your unique strengths align perfectly with our team: we are thrilled to extend you an offer!

This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company. 

At Columbia Sportswear Company (CSC), we’re committed to creating an inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone has the same opportunity to thrive. We welcome talent from all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on age, gender, nationality, race, religion or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.​

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the heart of our success as a global brand. We aim to recruit, develop, and retain exceptional people,ensuring fair practices and transparency in line with evolving standards. We are committed to equal pay for equal work and make employment decisions based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.

Expected Pay: CHF71 280 - CHF97 320 *Pay decisions are determined by multiple factors, including job competitiveness within the market, a candidate’s capabilities and skills, years of experience, and internal equity.

The expected pay listed on this job posting reflects the gross expected pay for Full Time positions.
This pay disclosure will not apply to roles subject to different pay structures due to age or employment category (such as minors, apprentices, or interns) permitted under applicable law/CBA