Divisional Merchandise Manager Womens and Youth Soft Goods
Divisional Merchandise Manager Womens and Youth Soft Goods
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At Backcountry our mission is to connect people to their passions. Our four online storesBackcountry Competitive Cyclist MotoSport and SteepandCheapaim to supply our customers with the gear knowledge and inspiration necessary to get out there and chase down lifes greatest moments. We do this by providing the biggest and best assortment of premium outdoor products superior shopping experience personalized Gearhead expertise lightningfast and accurate fulfillment and inspirational informative and communitycentered content.
The Divisional Merchandise Manager will oversee the merchandising for several Merchandising Divisions (MDs) Womens and Youth Soft Goods. This role will be focused on ensuring the assortment meets both our financial goals and aligns to our branding strategy for Backcountry. The Divisional Merchandise Manager will oversee a buying team with a multimillion dollar opentobuy budget define/execute strategy and daytoday decisions partner closely with Marketing and Creative on campaign planning and management and work with our owned brands to develop and assort the bestinclass product. This individual is also responsible for developing and maintaining strategic relationships with our vendors and negotiating terms as necessary.
This role is challenging above and beyond the daytoday responsibilities youll have a big role within a fastpaced team.
This position will report into the General Merchandise Manager.
What you get to do every day:
- Responsible for meeting $100M in sales margin and inventory turn goals using all available sites and channels
- Manage and mentor a team of 510 ranging from Assistant Buyer to Sr. Buyer level
- Develop and maintain accountability for overall assortment and selection strategy across both technical and lifestyle product and brands
- Implement and entrench a rigorous analytical process across the team to understand historical sales and inventory performance to inform future opportunities and actions
- Maintain and develop strategic relationships and opportunities with key vendors: act as an ambassador for Backcountry and serve as the eyes and ears for the rest of the team
- Work closely with Planning Manager to develop and manage annual/quarterly revenue buying and receipt budgets
- Develop an annual/seasonal selling calendar with Marketing to highlight key products categories and promotions emphasizing unique and differentiated stories
- Oversee the flow of inventory in order to maximize potential sales while being mindful of the absolute necessity of quick inventory turns
- Coordinate with the visual merchandising team to curate product stories optimize taxonomy/sortation and implement cross sells to drive sales
- Oversee Retail Store assortments and work closely with store teams to ensure sell through and assortment
- Partner with content to ensure to define and uphold category content standards and ensure time site metrics are being met
- Advocate for the brands mission and outdoor community values through thoughtful product curation and partnerships.
- Negotiate pricing terms and allowances with vendors. Opportunities to build gross margin through restructuring of vendor programs and seeking out key buys and closeouts should be pursued and communicated
What you bring to the role:
- Bachelors degree in merchandising and businessrelated field is strongly preferred
- At least 7 years in retail buying merchandising product category management.
- Deep understanding of the outdoor industry and customer behaviors with a passion for gear and technical products.
- Experience managing developing and leading a team
- Ability to assess and manage both technical and lifestyle brands and products
- Excellent organizational skills and extreme attention to detail
- Strong time management skills and must be solutionoriented
- Strong analytical skills and proficiency in retail math forecasting and datadriven decisionmaking.
- Excellent presentation skills and strong negotiation skills
- Proficient in tools like Excel ERP/MRP systems and merchandising planning software.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- A strong understanding of the Ecommerce industry Outdoor specific experience a plus
- Personal involvement or passion in outdoor activities like hiking climbing skiing or biking. Is a plus.
Whats in it for you
- PTO
- Medical/Dental/Vision and a variety of supplemental policies available
- Company 401K match
- Company Health Spending Account (HSA) match
- Company provides group life insurance at no cost
- COBRA reimbursement for salaried employees until health insurance eligible
- Paid Holidays
- Birthday off with pay!
- Pet Insurance
- Generous employee discounts
What our interview process looks like:
- Depending on the position our application and interview process may vary but here are some of the ways we get to know you better:
- Step 1: Match most of the requirements and qualifications for the position We want to chat. A recruiter will reach out to you via email to schedule some time to learn more about our company and get to know you better. Remember youre also interviewing us!
- Step 2: Our assessments (if applicable to the role) measure your analytical and business acumen. We use them to better understand your expertise. Each person interviewing for the same role receives the same assessment which helps us evaluate candidates equally and consistently.
- Step 3: Virtual or inperson interviews depending on your location. Our hiring team will learn more about your prior experience and challenges youve faced. Be prepared with detailed examples. Concise and wellorganized answers are ideal.
- Step 4: Offer! This is where things get really exciting. We gather all data from your interviews and conduct a final review. If qualified for the position your recruiter will connect with you via phone to present a verbal offer we know youll be excited about.
The CSC family of brands provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal provincial state or local laws.
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