Senior Merchandiser (Fashion/Temp)
Posted on July 13, 2026
Amsterdam
Temporary
Posted on July 13, 2026
About this role
As a Senior Merchandiser, you combine commercial expertise with a strong passion for fashion to build collections that delight customers and drive business performance. You translate market trends, consumer insights, and sales data into successful assortment strategies while working closely with design, product development, and sales teams to deliver commercially relevant collections.
With a strategic mindset and a data-driven approach, you optimize pricing, margins, and product performance while identifying new growth opportunities across categories. You are a confident communicator and influential stakeholder manager who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys collaborating across functions, and is passionate about delivering results through innovative merchandising strategies and continuous improvement.
Interested? We'd love to tell you more about the organization, team, and opportunity.
- Providing the range plan to create commercial and fashionable female collections in line with the corporate direction which fulfill different market needs together with sales, design and product development teams;
- Providing guidance during the collection-building process (e.g. in merchandising brief handover, sketch and proto reviews);
- Achieving aggressive merchandising growth target, with healthy price value, margin and collection efficiency based on management target;
- Analysing sell in and sell out of the relevant categories, competitor and market trends to identify opportunities and make necessary recommendations from a commercial perspective;
- Working closely with the other merchandisers to guarantee a cohesive collection in terms of focuses and storytelling;
- Efficient reporting needed for planning and evaluation to support (management) decision-making;
- Direct pre-pricing process and final pricing/margin meetings, ensuring price points reflective of quality and alignment with margin targets.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in women's apparel merchandising, with responsibility for building commercial and fashionable collections;
- Ability to analyze sell-in/sell-out data, market trends, pricing, margins, and omnichannel performance to drive profitable growth;
- Strong understanding of women's fashion, consumer trends, product development, and the ability to create commercially successful collections;
- Advanced Excel skills, strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, and experience using data to support planning, forecasting, pricing, and decision-making;
- Excellent communication, influencing, and presentation skills, with experience collaborating across design, product development, and sales teams. Mentoring junior colleagues is a strong advantage.
Salary
This opportunity offers the chance to join a globally recognized fashion and lifestyle organization where your work will directly impact commercial performance across the EMEA region. You'll collaborate with international teams, work on strategic planning initiatives, and contribute to the success of one of the world's leading fashion businesses.
In return, you can expect:
- A competitive compensation package aligned with the responsibilities and seniority of the role.
- A modern and well-equipped workplace in Amsterdam.
- A hybrid working model offering flexibility between office and remote work.
- A contract running from 03/08/2026 to 31/10/2026.
- A position of 32 hours per week.
How we'll proceed:
Within four working days, we will let you know if you qualify for this position. We will schedule an introductory interview, either digitally or in-person. During this interview, we will inform you as fully as possible about the vacancy, the company and the rest of the procedure. After consulting with you, we will introduce you to our client and then continue to guide you through the application process. The Independent Recruiters Group has a large team of specialized recruiters. Each recruiter has a strong focus on their own area of expertise, which makes them the ideal sparring partner for both the candidate and the client.
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