On - Senior Specialist – Sales Enablement, Samples - Portland

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In short

We’re seeking a highly organized, proactive, and strategic Samples Enablement Senior Specialist to lead and support the day-to-day and seasonal management of apparel, accessories and footwear sample inventory across the AMER region. This role plays a critical part in enabling smooth execution of showroom setups, sell-in events, and marketing activations by ensuring efficient sample flow, strong process management, and readiness across teams and spaces.
In addition to daily inventory responsibilities, this role will own the end-to-end sample management process and support in pre-season showroom inventory coordination in select offices – overseeing the organization, shipment, and presentation of samples to optimize team workflows and showroom effectiveness.

Your mission

– End-to-End Sample Management: Oversee and manage the full lifecycle of product samples across teams and locations – including intake, tracking, outbound/inbound movement, and returns – to ensure inventory accuracy and availability for key business needs.
– Showroom support and Pre-season Setup: Own and execute pre-season showroom inventory preparation for select AMER office locations. This includes organizing and displaying samples to align with seasonal initiatives and creating a seamless showroom setup process for the sales and merchandising teams.
– Sample Organization and Tracking: Maintain a highly organized, clearly labeled sample environment. Sort, tag, and store samples by type (e.g., showroom, tradeshow, mannequin), and ensure ease of access and visibility for internal partners.
– Cross-Functional Support: Act as the go-to partner for cross-functional teams – Sales, Marketing, Merchandising – managing timely ad hoc sample requests and ensuring priority needs are met during peak periods.
– Sample Movement Logistics: Manage shipping logistics for outbound and inbound samples, including support for tradeshows, marketing photoshoots, and sell-in events. Receive and reconcile large volumes of returned product.
– Space and Equipment Management: Maintain showroom spaces and storage closets to brand standards. Assemble racks, display fixtures, and prepare presentation areas as needed for meetings or events.
– Seasonal Temporary Workforce Management: Manage seasonal temporary workers hired to support key commercial windows, including onboarding, task delegation, and performance oversight to ensure seamless operational support during peak periods.

Your story

– 2+ years in sample coordination, inventory management, showroom operations, or retail logistics preferred.
– Highly detail-oriented and organized, with strong follow-through on tasks involving large volumes of product.
– Ability to manage and prioritize multiple concurrent timelines and requests across teams.
– Physically able to lift/move boxes or apparel racks as needed.
– Proficiency with Excel and inventory or asset management systems.
– Self-starter with a strong ownership mindset and ability to work independently in a dynamic environment.

Meet the team

The North American sales team is responsible for driving commercial growth and deepening our partnerships across the region. This team plays a key role in shaping go-to-market execution and ensuring our retail partners bring On to life in a premium and consistent way. We work at the intersection of performance and partnership, balancing data-driven decision-making with strong, long-term account relationships. This team works across territories and account types, traveling coast to coast to build relationships, drive sell-in and sell-through, and ensure On shows up with excellence at every retailer.