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Manager, Merchandising
Fashion Industry Company
New York, NY, United States
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Company is the chosen brand of this generation of athletes… and the athletes of tomorrow. We’re about performance – in training and on game day, in blistering heat and bitter cold. Whatever the conditions, whatever the sport, Company delivers the advantage athletes have come to demand.
That demand has created an environment of growth. An environment where building a great team is vital. An environment where doing whatever it takes is the baseline and going above and beyond to protect the Brand is commonplace.
The world’s hungriest athletes live by a code, a pledge to themselves and everyone else: Protect This House… I Will. Our goal is to Build A Great Team! Will YOU…Protect This House?!
Merchant, Company Lifestyle
Company has a unique, powerful, and authentic connection with athletes and people who share the athletic spirit. We built our Brand and story based on innovation of the “compression shirt” but, equally importantly, by creating a movement. Company continues to set trends in sports performance and now will be going beyond the gym with our division Company Lifestyle. Company Lifestyle will provide a new, disruptive and amplified voice in sport inspired street fashion marketplace. Focused on the trend setting and trend adopting consumers and channels – the Company Lifestyle division will capture new opportunities, new voice and approach to the sneaker and pop culture community.
Company is looking for a Merchant to join our Company Lifestyle Team. This role will support and keeps pace with our aggressive growth. Our products have a compelling story to tell, and Merchandising is the conduit that translates and delivers our story and product with integrity and impact across all sales channels.
The Merchant, Company Lifestyle will support and execute on channel strategy in Lifestyle. Core responsibilities will include revenue, inventory efficiency and go-to-market operational effectiveness..
Specific responsibilities will include, but not be limited to the following:
• Provide direction to Product partners regarding market opportunities, consumer insights, and product assortments
• Partner with the Product team in assorting the category focusing on strategic targets, local market characteristics, budgets and SKU counts
• Segment line assortment by channel and garner buy-in on these assortments from Sales partners
• Manage pricing strategy
• Own business statistics such as sales history, market trends, key account requirements, competition, product mix and price points – apply this important information during the product management briefing phase
• Maintain a strong understanding of product demand, forecast and inventory levels
• Assist in ensuring approved calendars and timelines are met
• Assist in ensuring category vision and stories are seen and told in market
• Guide Visual Merchandising strategy in conjunction with Visual Merchandising team
• Analyze and clearly communicate competitive positioning, market, and opportunities
• Write clearly understood documents targeted at various audiences (customers, peers, leadership); present to both large and small groups
• Support Sr. Director, Merchandising as needed to translate and execute vision
Professional Experience / Qualifications
The Merchant, Company Lifestyle will need to work cross-functionally to build a collaborative, supportive operating environment. We need a consensus-builder with high accountability to move the needle and drive results.
The ideal candidate will be a strong operator with a minimum of 3-5 years of experience in increasingly senior product management or merchandising positions. The individual will likely have experience in a well-regarded consumer products company, and a professional/personal involvement and/or relationship with performance apparel. This candidate will be able to jump in as an athlete and brand expert at the end-use or category level.
Additionally the successful candidate will:
• Demonstrate strong skills in working cross-functionally
• Work productively in a matrixed environment
• Communicate effectively and influence partners
• Have experience with a variety of go-to-market models (direct to consumer, wholesale, retail, etc.)
Education
An undergraduate degree is required.
At Company, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Company believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.