Merchandising Manager at CareerBuilder Premium Subscription
Beaverton, OR
About the Job
Job Title: Merchandising Manager
Location: Beaverton, OR
Duration: 09 Months+
Job Description:
· We are looking for Senior Buyers to be part of our client's Stores Merchandising Team .
· You will be responsible for managing a specific business unit within a gender across multiple fields of play within the North America geography.
· The role requires the ability to partner, communicate and influence key cross-functional partners (Client’s Stores Merchandising Merchants & LT, Geo Consumer Merch, Planning & Allocation, Visual Merchandising, Store Operations teams, Brand Marketing) to bring to life the end of in mind vision of the assortment to best serve our Client’s consumers.
· Strong sense of business acumen, the ability to manage and drive multiple seasons, and a deep understanding of trend, consumer and marketplace will be critical to this role.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR :
· For Client’s merchants, everything begins and ends with the consumer!
· We are looking for a consumerist with an affinity for products who enjoys the energy of moving at the pace of retail and our consumer.
· A successful Senior Merchant will contribute to an inclusive, positive, and progressive team dynamic. At Client’s, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.
· This candidate should possess an understanding of the Client’s consumer and marketplace landscapes.
· The candidate should possess solid retail acumen and analytical skills, and an understanding of retail environments.
· At times working autonomously, agile, and solution-oriented, this role is responsible for driving the consumer product offering across the different merchandising dimensions.
· They will also influence the product offering End to End (from insights to adoption) as well as focusing on multi-season management of Client’s most innovative franchises!
What You Will Work On :
· You will build consumer-centric assortment plans with an understanding of the full marketplace, blending fact-based and intuitive inputs.
· You will participate in seasonal reviews & assortment building in partnership with marketplace account-focused merchants.
· You will balance multiple seasons.
· Your insights will contribute to future season plans and adoption by supporting Gender Merchandising Leadership and upstream partnership within Global Merchandising.
· You will manage your areas of assortment planning in depth during the seasonal process and gather consumer trends and marketplace insights from in-market seasons.
Who You Will Work With :
· You will work closely with fellow merchants and cross-functional teams within global and geo merchandising; Planning, Allocation, and Brand Marketing.
· We also work with finance, operations and the insights/analytics teams; relying on business reporting for your area which includes quantitative and qualitative metrics on sales, inventory and consumer behaviors.
What You Bring :
· Bachelor's degree or higher, or combination of relevant education, experience, and training
· 4+ years’ experience in Footwear, Apparel, Equipment, or relevant consumer product merchandising, product creation and/or retail in a vertical, multi-brand or digital environment
· Strong command of common retail and/or digital metrics such as sell-through, margin, full price realization, weeks of supply, etc.
· Proven ability to translate consumer, sales, trend, and marketplace insights into in-season and long-term breakthrough strategies
· Preparing seasonal tools to equip your marketplace partners with an understanding of seasonal priorities.
· Experience developing strong working relationships with teammates and cross-functional partners
· Great teammate and contributor, with an attitude and excitement to learn new things
· Strong communication skills and comfort navigating a cross-functional matrix with an emphasis on influencing skills
· Attention to detail, understanding the importance of consistency