Category Merchandising 2

Bot Verification • Beaverton, OR

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Kids Sportswear Merchandising team is seeking a consumer-focused, style-oriented merchant to manage classifications and shape product assortments across multiple seasons. The role blends style intuition with analytical and retail acumen, using consumer, trend, sales, and marketplace insights to inform product strategy and assortment planning. The merchant will influence product offerings from insights through adoption, support seasonal and long-term planning, and work autonomously in a fast-moving retail environment.

The role is based in Beaverton, Oregon, with onsite work Monday through Thursday and remote work on Friday during business hours. The position is for an eight-month duration.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher, or a combination of relevant education, experience, and training.
• At least 4 years of experience in apparel 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, and weeks of supply.
• Ability to translate consumer, sales, trend, and marketplace insights into in-season and long-term strategies.
• Experience preparing seasonal tools that equip marketplace partners with an understanding of seasonal priorities.
• Experience developing strong working relationships with teammates and cross-functional partners.
• Strong communication skills and comfort navigating a cross-functional matrix, including influencing skills.
• Attention to detail and an understanding of the importance of consistency.

Nice To Haves

• Retail, MPU, and/or Geo experience.
• A collaborative, positive attitude and enthusiasm for learning.
• Self-sufficiency and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to balance art and science and bring an aesthetic design point of view.

Responsibilities

• Build consumer-centric assortment plans that blend fact-based and intuitive inputs and reflect the broader marketplace.
• Participate in seasonal reviews and assortment building with marketplace account-focused merchants.
• Balance multiple seasons and contribute insights to future-season plans and adoption, supporting Sport Merchandising Leadership and Global Merchandising partners.
• Manage assortment planning areas throughout the seasonal process and gather consumer trends and marketplace insights from in-market seasons.
• Work with Geo Merchandising teams and partner with Global Demand Planning and Global Product & Design.
• Build strong relationships with Kids merchandising teammates across Sportswear and Sport Performance to support the broader Kids assortment strategy.
• Maintain seasonal tools and assortments, as well as long-term strategic line planning that supports Geography execution.
• Communicate clearly and concisely with teammates and cross-functional partners.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior