Consumer Merchant

Manager Notes:

• This position is onsite WHQ and candidates need to be local (this is for parental leave).
• This role is covering for a parental leave in Mens Sportswear FW Merch for Footwear. Theyll support other merch planners help with sample management and update keynote excel and AV tools.

Must Haves:

• 2 YEO in merchandising - buying or planning
• Strong retail background in customer service at a manager or higher level
• Managing merch line plans creating seasonal assortments

Nice to Haves:

• Open to any industry - footwear or apparel would be ideal
• Product coordination or PLM (product line management) experience
• Worked in highly cross functional environments
  
  

WHO WEARE LOOKING

For our merchants everything begins and ends with the consumer! We are looking for a consumerist with an affinity for product insights and analysis. Merchants enjoy the energy of moving at the pace of retail and our consumer. A successful Merchant II will contribute to an inclusive positive and progressive team dynamic. Its about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

We are looking for curious energetic and coachable merchants. You have demonstrated an awareness and understanding of the consumer and the dynamics of the marketplace. You have shown a passion to learn make mistakes and grow. You have an entrepreneurial spirit and excited to take on new concepts and ideas.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
You will enable the strategizing building and managing of the Sportswear product offering and assortments supporting the Merchandising teams to land Product Opportunities for a Global Consumer.

A consistent part of your day-to-day responsibilities will be the detailed management maintenance and communication of all seasonal tools and systems. Enabling this effort will be the development of key relationships among cross-functional teammates comfort with research and analysis along with a genuine curiosity and commitment to learn and evolve.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
Youll partner with several cross-functional teams consumer planning product creation GEO merch and consumer insights & analytics as well as the gender merchandising teams.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelors degree in Business Merchandising Marketing or a combination of relevant experience
• 2 years of experience in Retail Merchandising Product Management Marketplace Buying or relevant experience
• Demonstrated understanding of consumer and marketplace
• Entrepreneurial spirit experience working on new projects/start-ups/concepts/ideas
• Proficiency in analyzing business and consumer trends
• Attention to detail
• Ability to collaboratively manage multiple deadlines and competing priorities
• Effective verbal and written communication skills including presentations to various cross-functional partners
• Team first mentality energy giver