Merchandiser, Distributor Skechers Stores

Skechers • Manhattan Beach, CA

74d

About The Position

Headquartered in Southern California, Skechers—the Comfort Technology Company®—has spent over 30 years helping men, women, and kids everywhere look and feel good. Comfort innovation is at the core of everything we do, driving the development of stylish, high-quality products at a great value. From our diverse footwear collections to our expanding range of apparel and accessories, Skechers is a complete lifestyle brand. This role involves obtaining extensive product line knowledge to effectively communicate company key initiatives, quarterly assortments, and store selling to partners. The position requires reviewing business and assortments to determine additional opportunities based on country-specific needs, and working directly with the planning team to communicate product opportunities based on sales history, volume, store layouts, and capacities. The Merchandiser will create assortment plans for INTL Skechers stores in over 20 countries, focusing on key initiatives and historical selling data to maximize sales.

Requirements

• Assortment planning background with a large volume of skus
• Global Mindset
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Build and grow INTL relationships
• Outstanding time management skills
• Flexible schedule for INTL calls early or late in the evening
• Sales forecasting
• Inventory management
• Trends and sales analysis
• 4+ years experience in Merchandising
• Advanced Excel skills including Pivot Tables and V look-ups
• Bachelor’s degree
• International experience
• Retail sales experience a plus

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with INTL Merchandising Manager on overall country assortments to drive sales.
• Be a product expert to communicate product lines and build compelling assortments for retail stores.
• Review store assortments to determine additional opportunities based on sales, company key initiatives, and country specific needs.
• Review U.S. retail store trends to communicate bestsellers to countries to leverage store testing and buys.
• Review monthly and quarterly retail sales reports to determine what categories are driving the business and where there is opportunity to grow the business (division, outsole, style/sku level).
• Effective communication thru email and conference calls to discuss business and future opportunities.
• Meet with distributors to discuss current business, store assortments and future store openings.
• Daily collaboration and communication with Planning, Product, and Customer Service teams.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment without regard race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic established by local, state or federal law.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified for the job position, to perform the essential functions.

What This Job Offers

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