Associate Merchandiser Footwear - Dtc

**Timberland EMEA** is looking for an exceptional **Associate Merchandiser, Footwear – DTC** to join our Timberland EMEA team based in Stabio, Switzerland. Founded in 1973, Timberland® is a global outdoor lifestyle brand. Best known for its original yellow boot designed for the harsh elements of New England, Timberland today offers a full range of footwear, apparel and accessories for people who value purposeful style and share the brand’s passion for enjoying - and protecting - nature.    At the heart of the Timberland brand is the core belief that a greener future is a better future.  This comes to life through a decades-long commitment to make products responsibly, protect the outdoors, and strengthen communities around the world.    **Let’s Talk about the Role** The Associate Merchandiser, Footwear – DTC supports the execution of DTC footwear merchandising across EMEA, ensuring accurate product data, strong Go-To-Market delivery, and efficient assortment execution across stores and digital channels. With a dedicated focus on Outlet and Kids, this role contributes to the successful delivery of value-driven, high-volume assortments and supports seasonal readiness for key footwear categories. This role reports into the DTC Merchandising Manager. **How You Will Make a Difference** You will achieve this by: * **DTC Assortment & Line Plan Support:** support the execution of footwear assortments across DTC channels, including stores and digital, helping to maintain line plans, assortment tools, and product lists with accuracy and consistency. * **Channel Adaptation:** contribute to adapting global assortments to DTC channel needs across Full Price, Outlet, and Kids, supporting the identification of gaps in size curves, price positioning, and key franchises. * **Product Data & System Management:** own accurate product data entry and maintenance across systems, including PLM, pricing, and SKU attributes, ensuring updates from GTM milestones are reflected in tools and systems. * **Merchandising Tools & Trackers:** maintain line lists, merchandising trackers, workbooks, and product information with high attention to detail, ensuring consistency and reliability across all deliverables. * **Sample & GTM Coordination:** coordinate sales samples and showroom readiness for DTC channels, supporting the preparation of GTM deliverables such as assortment decks, product information, and retail tools. * **Retail & Digital Readiness:** ensure product information is complete, accurate, and available on time for retail and digital teams to enable smooth seasonal execution. * **Performance Tracking & Reporting:** track product performance across DTC channels, supporting analysis of sell-through, bestsellers, and slow movers, and contributing to seasonal reporting. * **Risk & Opportunity Identification:** highlight risks and opportunities to the Merchandiser and Manager, using performance insights to support informed decisions and improve assortment execution. * **Cross-Functional Coordination:** work closely with DTC Merchandising, Planning, Retail, and Digital teams to ensure alignment on product information, timelines, and GTM deliverables. * **Operational Excellence:** ensure accuracy, timeliness, and consistency across merchandising deliverables, maintaining strong organization of samples, tools, and data while supporting continuous improvement of merchandising processes and data quality. **Skills for Success** * **Attention to Detail & Data Accuracy:** strong focus on accuracy, consistency, and quality when managing product data, line plans, merchandising tools, and operational trackers. * **Analytical Mindset:** interest in retail performance and ability to support analysis of sell-through, bestsellers, slow movers, and seasonal opportunities across stores and digital channels. * **Organizational & Coordination Skills:** ability to manage multiple priorities, coordinate deliverables, and keep tools, samples, and information well organized across channels and seasonal milestones. * **DTC Retail Understanding:** genuine interest in footwear and the DTC retail environment, with curiosity for how assortments perform across stores, digital, Full Price, Outlet, and Kids. * **Systems & Tools:** confidence working with PLM, pricing information, SKU attributes, Excel, product lists, workbooks, and merchandising systems. * **Cross-Functional Communication:** strong collaboration skills and ability to communicate effectively with DTC Merchandising, Planning, Retail, Digital, and other cross-functional teams. * **Channel Complexity & Execution:** ability to support execution across multiple channel environments, including Full Price, Outlet, and Kids, with focus on coordination, operational excellence, and seasonal readiness. **What’s in it For You** We’re in the business of unleashing human potential, driven by the ideas, energy and commitment of our people. That’s why we offer comprehensive benefits that encourage mental, physical and financial well-being for all VF associates. When it comes to benefits, we’re the total package. * A supportive feedback-based culture where respect and integrity guide us in what we do * An inclusive international environment where people of diverse backgrounds, lifestyles and nationalities love working together * Be part of an iconic lifestyle brand in a multi brand, multi countries organization * On site gym offering health and well-being initiatives * A discount card with 50% on all VF brands * Break out areas offering complimentary hot drinks **Free to Be, Inclusion & Diversity**  As an equal opportunity employer, we strive to foster a culture of belonging based on respect, connection, openness and authenticity. We are committed to building and maintaining a workplace that celebrates the diversity of our associates, allowing them to bring their authentic selves to work every day. R-20260903-0007