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Our client, a global retail company is seeking a Category Merchandising.
Apply today for consideration!
Job Title: Category Merchandising
Location: Beaverton, OR 97005
Duration: 9 Months (Possibility of extension)
Pay Range: $40-$44 /hour on w2
Job Description:
The Women’s Training Footwear team is looking for a Senior Merchant that excels in utilizing trend, history, and consumer knowledge to drive profitable and consumer right assortments for the geography. This role will leverage their skills in collaboration, through multi-faceted partnerships with multiple functions within Geo and with Global teams and within merchandising across the consumer & marketplace groups to land end in mind assortments. Strategic consumer-led visioning, the ability to create plans & assortments that blend art & science, paired with influencing a point of view will be critical for this role.
Who We Are Looking For
For Client merchants, everything begins and ends with the consumer! We are looking for a consumerist with an affinity for product 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, 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 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
Notes:
This role is covering for a Parental Leave in Women’s Training Footwear. They will assist with franchise management. Specifically for the Free Metcon footwear assortment in North America. They’ll be driving consumer insights and help hit finance goals.
Onsite WHQ
Must Have:
5 YEO in Merchandizing for Footwear or Apparel
Understands KPIs of the business and can make real time decisions
Can influence others and is a strong communicator
Has an eye for product
Nice to have:
Excel, used a merch tool, keynote
Team:
Running and Training footwear department
Russell Tobin offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), a 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, identity theft protection, legal support, auto and home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with some preferred vendors.
Rate/Salary: $40-$44 /hour on w2
Our client, a global retail company is seeking a Category Merchandising.
Apply today for consideration!
Job Title: Category Merchandising
Location: Beaverton, OR 97005
Duration: 9 Months (Possibility of extension)
Pay Range: $40-$44 /hour on w2
Job Description:
The Women’s Training Footwear team is looking for a Senior Merchant that excels in utilizing trend, history, and consumer knowledge to drive profitable and consumer right assortments for the geography. This role will leverage their skills in collaboration, through multi-faceted partnerships with multiple functions within Geo and with Global teams and within merchandising across the consumer & marketplace groups to land end in mind assortments. Strategic consumer-led visioning, the ability to create plans & assortments that blend art & science, paired with influencing a point of view will be critical for this role.
Who We Are Looking For
For Client merchants, everything begins and ends with the consumer! We are looking for a consumerist with an affinity for product 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, 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 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
Notes:
This role is covering for a Parental Leave in Women’s Training Footwear. They will assist with franchise management. Specifically for the Free Metcon footwear assortment in North America. They’ll be driving consumer insights and help hit finance goals.
Onsite WHQ
Must Have:
5 YEO in Merchandizing for Footwear or Apparel
Understands KPIs of the business and can make real time decisions
Can influence others and is a strong communicator
Has an eye for product
Nice to have:
Excel, used a merch tool, keynote
Team:
Running and Training footwear department
Russell Tobin offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), a 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, identity theft protection, legal support, auto and home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with some preferred vendors.
Rate/Salary: $40-$44 /hour on w2
Salary : $40 - $44
