Merchandiser, Purchased Retail Brands

At SanMar the work you do makes a difference.

Whats the Short Version

The Merchandiser Purchased Retail Brands drives SanMars retail apparel business by building strong brand partnerships and leading seasonal product strategies. This role focuses on identifying premium product opportunities for men and women across corporate gifting executive programs team and workwear markets. They work closely with retail brand partners and internal teams including Planning Sales Marketing Logistics and Distribution to deliver successful seasonal launches. The Merchandiser also serves as a key facilitator for pricing negotiations recommendations execution and conflict resolution with retail brand partners.

What Will You Be Doing

• Act as SanMars primary contact for retail brand partners maintaining clear and collaborative communication.
• Build strong long-term relationships with retail brand partners to ensure alignment on objectives compliance and mutual business success.
• Facilitate pricing negotiations recommendations and conflict resolution with brand partners.
• Identify growth opportunities and new product potential across retail brands and premium product categories.
• Apply deep understanding of product delivery and pricing needs across key markets consumer groups and channels.
• Analyze sales and marketplace data to identify trends inform assortment strategy and support category growth.
• Partner with category management and planning to achieve revenue and margin goals.
• Contribute to financial analysis and provides insights to improve profitability and operational efficiency.
• Track performance and provides actionable recommendations that drive growth and support SanMars long-term objectives.
• Communicate SanMars product and assortment strategies with retail brand partners and internal cross-functional teams.
• Recommend product positioning and develops seasonal line plans with brand partners.
• Champion product positioning with marketing and sales throughout the go-to-market process including web catalog and other marketing materials.
• Maintain line planning pricing and product creation documentation including silhouette color fit and pricing strategy.
• Integrate marketplace trends and consumer insights into seasonal concepts and assortment planning.
• Review and approve style details CADs and brand prototypes to ensure products align with SanMars communicated needs and standards.
• Create and deliver clear impactful presentations for internal reviews leadership brand partners and sales teams.
• Manage the preparation coordination and proofing of sales tools including catalogs product guides and meeting decks.
• Plan SKU-level assortments to balance productivity inventory and profitability.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Comply with all policies and standards.

What Are We Looking For

• Bachelors Degree in Fashion Merchandising or related field or equivalent experience
• 1-3 years of relevant experience in apparel product or merchandising experience
• Strong knowledge of product design fabrication pricing architecture and brand positioning across managed brands.
• Proven merchandising skills and understanding of the product creation process
• Strong analytical and organizational skills with solid business and financial acumen.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to collaborate effectively across multiple teams and functions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word Excel and PowerPoint.

Whats Our Offer

Salary Range: Youll earn between $80170 - $115000 annually depending on experience.

Bonus: Youll be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus up to 10% of base salary.

Paid Time Off: Youll accrue paid time off on a bi-weekly basis based on hours worked up to 112 hours per year to start. Employees also receive 8 paid holidays and 1 paid family day off.

Additional Benefits:

• Comprehensive medical dental and vision benefits
• 401k plan and matches $1 for $1 up to 4% of earnings matched & vested at every pay cycle
• Life insurance
• Short/long-term disability coverage
• Paid maternity/paternity leave
• Pet insurance

What Should You Expect

Hybrid: SanMars Eastpointe office is located in Issaquah WA in the Seattle metropolitan area. Employees are required to work in our offices Tuesday through Thursday each week and additional days may be added based on business needs. Our standard working hours are 8:00-5:00 PST. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger handle or feel. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Work environment is moderately quiet. Ability to work on computer for multiple hours with frequent interruptions. Quarterly travel may be required.

Why Work at SanMar

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. They bring their talent passion and dedication to work with them every day. Their hard work inspires us and gives us purpose. We love working here together.

Whether you work in our headquarters from your home or in one of our distribution centers across North America we believe that investing in you is just the right thing to do. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to support your health and well-being life balance career growth and (eventually) retirement.

SanMar works with brands you already know like Nike The North Face and Brooks Brothers as well as providing industry-leading private label apparel and accessories. Our people come to work excited to do their part providing clothing that helps people feel that theyre a part of something special.

Heres your chance to be a part of this story. If youre ready to work in a place where your participation matters and your growth is a priority were ready for you.

SanMar is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Whoever you are wherever youre from whoever you love or follow in faith whatever your disability or superpower status whichever ethnicity or gender you identify with you are welcome at SanMar.

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