Senior Lead, Americas Regional Customs
ONUSIn short:
At On, we are committed to redefining the way we move in sports and lifestyle. As we rapidly
expand our Retail channels, we are looking for a results-focused, collaborative, and strategic
finance professional to join our dynamic team supporting on a temporary basis as the Retail
Financial Controller (10-11-month fixed-term contract, until 30th of September 2027)
This role acts as a
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key financial partner to Retail Operations and cross-functional stakeholders,
with responsibility for driving planning, reporting, analysis, and system/process improvements
across the global Retail business. The Retail Controller will play a critical role in ensuring topline
sales & FTE planning, delivering actionable insights, and enabling informed decision-making to
support the channel’s long-term growth ambitions.
About the team
We partner with the entire company to steer the business by analyzing the past and predicting
the future. We specialize in accurate planning, relevant analysis and clear and simple reporting
to drive impactful actions. We work across On, with every team, to gain insights into the
business from different perspectives, and to ensure that all of our numbers are accurate and
understood.
Your mission:
• Planning & Forecasting: Lead retail planning cycles (budget, forecasts, long-range plan),
leveraging business driver KPIs and consolidating inputs across regions and functions to
ensure alignment with channel strategy and targets.
• Reporting & Performance Management: Own financial reporting (month-/quarter-end,
long-term), ensuring high quality and timely submission. Delivering analysis,
commentary, and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Analysis & Insights: Drive actionable insights on sales, costs, and profitability, including
deep dives and robust reporting into key drivers (e.g., personnel productivity, cost
benchmarks) to enhance efficiency and margins.
• Systems & Processes: Improve planning and reporting tools (e.g., Anaplan), streamline
processes, and ensure data accuracy in collaboration with Controlling teams.
• Collaboration & Leadership: Act as a trusted finance partner to Retail Operations and
cross-functional stakeholders, fostering alignment and supporting channel growth
objectives.
Your Story:
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, economics or equivalent Business qualification
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Controlling / Finance related field
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, reporting and forecasting skills
• Ability to navigate uncertainty and be solutions oriented
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at
all levels
• Drive compliant, scalable and value-focused customs execution across the Americas.
This role connects the Global Customs & Trade team with regional stakeholders and
partners across the United States, Canada, Mexico and Brazil, governing customs
operations, strategic duty-saving programs, market expansion and regulatory risk.
The Senior Lead, Americas Regional Customs role will report to the Head of Customs &
Trade on the Global Customs & Trade team, supporting the Americas region.
Your Mission:
• Own the regional implementation of global customs policies, controls and governance
standards across the Americas.
• Oversee customs activities performed by brokers and operational partners, ensuring
consistent compliance, performance and accountability without directly managing daily
execution.
• Identify, build and implement customs value-creation programs such as Duty Drawback,
Foreign Trade Zones, First Sale for Export, preferential trade programs and
valuation-related opportunities.
• Lead the customs design and governance of new markets, business models and
complex flows, including regulatory requirements, licenses, processes, controls and
partner readiness.
• Monitor customs risks, broker performance, operational KPIs and realized savings,
address