VP Merchandising, Buying & Planning (f/m/d)

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  "name": "VP Merchandising, Buying & Planning (f/m/d)",
  "office": "Berlin",
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  "schedule": "full-time",
  "createdAt": "2026-05-20T10:56:30+00:00",
  "seniority": "executive",
  "department": "Merchandising & Buying",
  "occupation": "general_and_other_production_and_operations",
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      "value": "As VP Merchandising, Buying & Planning, you will oversee Aeyde’s global merchandising and buying strategy, leading assortment planning, inventory steering, and purchasing decisions across all commercial channels. This role will be central, with a strong connection to Finance and Supply Chain, and will drive commercial decisions across the collection creation and selling process. It will maintain a strong balance between brand and performance. It informs product decisions and steers overall process execution, enabling sustainable growth, strong profitability, and operational excellence.<br><br>You will work closely with the CEO and CFO to align merchandising and planning strategies with the company’s overall financial goals.<br><br>You will lead a lean, agile, collaborative, high-performing team of experts. In this role, you will play a key role in shaping Aeyde’s next stage of growth.<br><br><strong>Merchandising Strategy & Planning</strong><ul><li>Define and execute seasonal and long-term merchandising strategies aligned with brand positioning, channel mix and growth targets.</li><li>Owns full product P&L including margin and inventory targets.</li><li>Define seasonal collection size and structure, including NOS assortments.</li><li>Ensure the commercial viability of the collection with the right price points across key markets.</li><li>Manage the full collection creation critical path and timelines.</li></ul><strong>Buying & Inventory Management</strong><ul><li>Lead demand and inventory forecasting across DTC and wholesale channels.</li><li>Manage OTB and buying to drive sales performance while mitigating inventory risk for the D2C channel.</li><li>Manage sell-in and sell-out, and own all markdown activities.</li><li>Build and lead a 360° inventory management and channel management strategy.</li></ul><strong>Merchandising Operations</strong><ul><li>Oversee all merchandising operations functions, including sample management, product content creation, and marketing materials.</li><li>Manage cross-functional planning between Merchandising and Marketing.</li></ul><strong>Cross-Functional Leadership</strong><ul><li>Lead and develop the merchandising team, fostering a high-performance, data-driven culture.</li><li>Act as a key partner to Product, Supply Chain, Finance, and Marketing to ensure alignment from concept to campaign rollout.</li><li>Support international expansion by tailoring assortments to regional markets.</li></ul>"
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      "name": "What you will bring:",
      "value": "<ul><li>8+ years of experience in merchandising and/or planning, ideally within fashion, luxury, and/or footwear.</li><li>Graduate (Bachelor’s or Master’s degree) in Fashion Management, Economics, Business, or a related fields.</li><li>Proven leadership experience in scaling DTC and wholesale businesses.</li><li>Strong analytical mindset with deep expertise in inventory management, forecasting, and financial planning.</li><li>Experience working in a fast-growing, entrepreneurial environment.</li><li>Excellent cross-functional leadership and communication skills.</li><li>Familiar with Excel, tools & planning systems.</li></ul>"
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      "value": "<ul style=\"border:0px solid;color:rgb(32,32,32);font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;font-family:Inter, '-apple-system', 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Open Sans', 'system-ui', '-apple-system', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji';background-color:rgb(255,255,255);\"><li style=\"border:0px solid;margin:0px;\">A bright and spacious design office in the heart of Berlin embodying our brand values and focusing on employee well-being.</li><li style=\"border:0px solid;margin:0px;\">A unique chance to shape our company’s future and build a global brand, all within a motivating, international work environment with employees of 14+ nationalities.</li><li style=\"border:0px solid;margin:0px;\">A high level of responsibility, creative freedom, and the opportunity to bring your originality, ideas, and independence to life.</li><li style=\"border:0px solid;margin:0px;\">Once-per-season gift voucher, to be used on Aeyde footwear and accessories.</li><li style=\"border:0px solid;margin:0px;\">Subsidized Urban Sports Club membership, Berlin Public Transport pass or German lessons for international employees.</li><li style=\"border:0px solid;margin:0px;\">30 days of holidays.</li><li style=\"border:0px solid;margin:0px;\">Flexible hybrid working model subject to team specifications.</li><li style=\"border:0px solid;margin:0px;\">Regular team events include our Christmas and Summer Party as well as extraordinary monthly team lunches.</li><li style=\"border:0px solid;margin:0px;\">Relocation assistance available including visa support.</li></ul>"
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