Marimekko is a Finnish lifestyle design company renowned for its original prints and colors. The company’s product portfolio includes high-quality clothing, bags and accessories as well as home décor items ranging from textiles to tableware. When Marimekko was founded in 1951, its unparalleled printed fabrics gave it a strong and unique identity. In 2024, the company's net sales totaled EUR 183 million and comparable operating profit margin was 17.5 percent. Globally, there are roughly 170 Marimekko stores, and online store serves customers in 38 countries. The key markets are Northern Europe, the Asia-Pacific region and North America. The Group employs about 480 people. The company’s share is quoted on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. www.marimekko.com

We are seeking an enthusiastic Omnichannel Merchandising Manager as a parental leave substitute for a fixed-term period 25.8.2025-14.8.2026. In this role, you will be responsible for creating in Finland consumer-centric store assortments and securing optimal product flow into Marimekko stores and e-commerce. You will also support wholesale channel in assortment planning and product flow. In this position you will work in close collaboration with colleagues from all sales channels, marketing, global merchandising and supply chain teams to drive omnichannel sales growth together. To succeed in the role, you should possess experience from retail purchasing and planning, good product knowledge and passion for fashion and/or home products. Strong analytical skills will be a must to provide actionable business insights from data across different channels to drive sales. 

In this key position, you will report to the Head of Market Area Finland and be located at Marimekko´s office in Helsinki, Finland where we apply hybrid working policy. 

Responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

• Identifying local business needs with all sales channels and define relevant assortment for Market Area Finland to support Omnichannel growth
• Making the seasonal buys for home collections based on the commercial/marketing plan for stores and e-commerce and supporting wholesale channel in assortment planning and product estimations
• Managing local continuing collection assortment and replenishment including the automatic replenishment system 
• Following and analyzing product performance and taking actions to improve sales, margin, sell-through and inventory turn 
• Securing product supply and effective campaign and activity planning across all sales channels based on product performance and stock development
• Optimizing assortment per store, leading the work with planning and distribution of floor space by store
• Planning and executing product exit strategy (e.g. mark downs, mid-season and end-of-season sale pricing, returns etc

To be able to take our omnichannel merchandise planning to the next level, you need: 

• Minimum of 4 years professional experience in a similar retail buying/planning position 
• A relevant university degree minimum Bachelor level (or similar) 
• Strong analytical skills with an ability to translate data into actionable insights 
• Development- and a positive can-do mindset 
• Team player and excellent communication skills 
• Proactive and solution-oriented working style with strong organizing and time management skills 
• Extensive experience in MS Office tools, especially in Excel, experience in replenishment/allocation/forecasting systems is considered as an advantage 
• Fluency in English, Finnish is considered an advantage
• Experience from fashion and/or lifestyle industry is considered an advantage 

At Marimekko we encourage people to be themselves. We believe in fairness and doing things together, using common sense and finding joy in our work. If you connect with these values and have the right background, then we can offer you a unique opportunity to work in an exciting, international environment. 

For more information about the role, please contact Hanna-Riina Vilppola, Omnichannel Merchandising Manager & Team Lead by phone +358-40-042 5268 on Thursday 12^th of June 2025 at 13-14 EET and Tuesday 17^th of June 2025 at 9-10 EET or by email hanna-riina.vilppola@marimekko.com or Mikko Lehmuskoski, Head of Market Area Finland +358-40-530 1412 on Friday 13^th of June at 14-16 EET.

Please fill in an application in English, including your CV, personal letter, and salary request on our career site at https://company.marimekko.com/en/careers/open-jobs/ as soon as possible but no later than 19.6.2025. Please note that the applications will be reviewed and interviews conducted already during the application period as the goal is to fill the post as soon as possible when the appropriate candidate is found. We look forward to hearing from you soon!

Marimekko's culture and working environment are founded on equality, inclusion and cherishing diversity. Marimekko welcomes and encourages everyone regardless of their national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, religion or other personal characteristic to apply. Recruitment is always based on business need, and the candidates are evaluated on relevant knowledge, skills and experience as well as motivation. Marimekko is ranked as the 3rd Most Attractive Employer in Finland amongst business professionals according to Universum’s ranking.  Marimekko is also the 4th most attractive employer in Finland amongst business students. Read more about the Universum’s ranking on their website.