Product Merchandising Manager II

Client is a place to explore potential, break barriers and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At Client, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving world to make things better as a team.

The Product Creation and Merchandising team has a one-team mentality across a multitude of specialities- Trend and Concept, Footwear Design, Product and Consumer Merchandising, Product Development and Business Operations- collectively driven to deliver the Client consumers with the best products possible and advance the independent spirit of youth.

Who We Are Looking For

We are seeking a dynamic and motivated Product Merchandising Manager II to join our team. This person will work with the Product Management team to help drive the development and launch of our sneaker products on close to market timelines. This role is ideal for someone with a passion for sneakers, a keen eye for market trends, and a natural interest in fashion and consumer knowledge. This role will support and report into the Senior Product Manager on the team helping to manage our projects and calendar. An effective communication and efficiency is a huge part of what will make someone successful in this role.

What You Will Work On

This role will support the seasonal briefing by co-authoring new creation and new material/color/ graphic briefs, as well as supporting the creating of seasonal line plans.

• Evaluate and review product with a clear thought process through price/value, consumer personas, and brand strategy.
• Help manage the process and track our monthly product Intake requests from geos.
• Assist in managing the product lifecycle from concept to launch, ensuring timely and successful delivery.
• Create and update our visual line plans and ensure that all product information is accurate and accounted for.
• Own the submission of range planning for the teams’ new product creation.
• Educate the team on consumer analysis of what’s trending, illustrate consumer insights, and make recommendations to team. We want this person to be consumer obsessed and in-tune with that’s happening in the “now”
• Lead our weekly product meetings with design and development to ensure we are tracking progress for all projects.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including inline product merch, design, development, geo partners, and marketing to bring new products to market.
• Responsible for sample management.
• Provide administrative support to the Product Management team as needed.
  
  

Who You Will Work With

As the Product Merchandising Manager II, you will have significant responsibility of partnering cross functionally in leading the team in product creation from ideation to in-store and mainly supporting our Senior Product Managers. You will partner cross functionally with our design, development, and geo teams to mange product creation, gather feedback on product, and make decisions accordingly. You wil also work closely with our global inline teams in a joint effort in bringing a variety of profucts to life cohesively. In addition, there will be opportunity for key account engagement and focus on certain exclusive projects. You will be responsible for fascilitating and fostering the relationships between these teams to ensure a successful collaboration on all projects.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree required plus 3 years of footwear product industry experience.
• Industry experience with footwear design/creation, development, and product life cycle management.
• Ability to develop business relationships cross functionally with key stakeholders.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills. Must be able to communicate effectively based on audience.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret data and market trends.
• Team player mentality and operational excellence to assist with the teams processes
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and time management abilities while working on multiple projects.
• Passion for sneakers and a deep understanding of the sneaker market, culture, and proactive to finding trends
• Proficient understanding of the footwear product creation process and general knowledge of the components of footwear and materials.
• Excellent organizational & follow through skills.
• Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.