Global Merchant, GTM Product Operations (Sportswear)

Wilson Sporting Goods Co.•Los Angeles, CA

2d•$95,000 - $120,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Global Merchant, GTM Product Operations - Sportswear plays a key role in driving operational excellence and seasonal readiness across the Global Sportswear Merchandising organization. This role supports the end-to-end product lifecycle from Strategic Alignment to market launch, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and seamless cross-functional alignment. As a subject-matter expert in systems and processes, the Operations Merchant partners closely with Merchandising, Design, Development, and Planning to maintain data integrity, streamline workflows, and enable informed decision-making through tools and reporting. This is a highly visible position for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and is passionate about turning process into performance.

Requirements

This role requires a bachelor’s degree in Business, Merchandising or a related discipline and 3+ years of experience in merchandising, product operations, or retail planning (sporting goods or apparel industry preferred).
Strong understanding of product lifecycle management and go-to-market processes.
Proficient in Excel, PLM systems, and digital reporting tools; comfortable managing large data sets.
Excellent attention to detail, organization, and follow-through.
Collaborative communicator with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
A proactive problem-solver who thrives on driving clarity and structure across complex workflows.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage seasonal GTM calendar from strategic alignment through product launch, partnering with cross functional leads to ensure execution and continuous process improvements.
Support Product Launch preparation, including system setup, and cross-functional communication of key merchandising strategies.
Ensure accurate style management, including consistent style numbers, classification and product attributes season over season.
Champion assortment management and GTM tools (centric, SAP, excel, PIM) supporting set up, maintenance, training, and best practices across merchandising.
Champion and deply AI tools to enhance work efficiency and optimize data management.
Ensure alignment and accuracy of PLM validating style numbers, attributes and classifications across all phases of the product lifecycle.
Own and oversee all merchandising tools and templates ensuring they remain accurate, functional, and up to date.
Serve as first line of troubleshooting when a tool breaks, a formula fails, data doesn’t sync or flow correctly, partnering with IT or Director of merch as needed.
Drive data governance and standardization, reducing error rates and improving tool usability and GTM.
Collaborate with global and regional Merchandising, Planning, Design, and Development team to ensure alignment on timelines and key product deliverables.
Support process improvement initiatives, including tool rollouts, GTM enhancements, and data attribute rationalization across Merchandising.
Own and lead the SMU workflow across regions, ensuring requests are captured, vetted, prioritized, and executed within seasonal deadlines.