Lead Merchant, Skate Global Converse

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ABOUT CONVERSE

Are you interested in working for the most iconic and well-loved sneaker brand in the world Born in sports and made for the street Converse is a place to explore your potential obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. We seek people who can lead grow think dream and create. Our culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. Converse seeks achievers leaders and visionaries. At Converse its about each person bringing their authentic self skills and passion to serve the daring spirit of youth.

ABOUT OUR TEAM

Become part of the Converse Team

Converse is a place where you can be at work AND be yourself. Its a place to be creative to come up with cool new ideas and to work with a friendly and welcoming team. At Converse its about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving world to make things better as a team.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are seeking a Lead Merch Skate Global who brings deep cultural and product knowledge of skate a strong understanding of the skate consumer and the ability to translate insights into compelling product direction.

You are passionate about skateboardingits style communities trends and functional needs. You excel at building strategy storytelling consumerright assortments and fostering alignment across global and regional partners. You bring a balance of art and science strategic thinking and detail execution and the ability to inspire crossfunctional teams.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

• Lead the global seasonal merchandising strategy for the Skate category providing clear product line direction grounded in deep understanding of skate culture performance needs and marketplace dynamics.
• Own global line architecture pricing strategy franchise plans and longterm roadmap for Converse Skate.
• Partner closely with Footwear and Apparel Product Management Development Planning and Brand to build trendrelevant culturally aligned and performancedriven assortments.
• In partnership with Product Management teams identify cultural insights athlete and community signals consumer behaviors and emerging style directions that inform seasonal briefs.
• Drive SKU efficiency margin targets and business health through datadriven analysis and proactive decision-making.

• Present seasonal lineplan category strategies key insights and franchise direction to Executive and Global leadership teams.
• Collaborate with Geo Merch teams across North America EMEA APLA and Greater China to ensure global alignment while allowing for marketplace nuance.
• Build partnerships with athletes communities and cultural voices to ensure Skate remains authentic credible and influential.
• Provide leadership mentorship and strategic clarity across the product creation process.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

• Global Footwear & Apparel Product Management
• Product Design and Development
• Global Planning Integrated Marketplace and Retail teams
• Consumer Insights Trend and Brand Marketing
• Geography Merch partners across NA EMEA APLA and Greater China
• Athletes community partners and cultural influencers

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelors degree in Business Merchandising Marketing or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education experience and training.
• 6 years of relevant experience in Merchandising Product Buying or Marketplace or related field.
• Deep understanding of skate culture performance needs fashion aesthetic and communitydriven product trends.
• Strong strategic thinking skills with the ability to shape the future direction of the category.
• Ability to interpret consumer insights marketplace data and competitive trends into actionable product strategies.
• Effective communicator who can influence across functions and present with clarity and confidence.
• Collaborative teamoriented mindset with the ability to build trust across diverse groups.
• High cultural awareness and sensitivity to the global diversity of skate communities.
• Balances art and science in decisionmaking both analytical and intuitive.
• Selfdirected curious innovative and dedicated to excellence.
• Ability to solve complex problems using limited information while anticipating longterm implications.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to lead multiple seasonal timelines simultaneously.

We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers sign language interpreters accessible and single location for in-person interviews closed captioning and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover as you navigate our application process that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.