Merchandiser (GSNYC)
About The Position
You will lead a cross-functional team to maximise the financial success of your product category. As a customer-centric Merchandiser, you’ll bring both creative and analytical thinking to the role. Each season, you’ll develop line plans and collaborate closely with designers to identify the next trends, innovations, and must-have styles. In-season, you’ll analyse sales performance, identify growth opportunities, and develop strategies to drive the business forward. You will oversee every aspect of the product journey across the end-to-end process, channels, and geographies.
Requirements
- Ability to develop and manage product assortments aligned with customer needs and market trends.
- Experience collaborating with planning, marketing, design, sourcing, and product development teams.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong understanding of current trends and the competitive landscape.
- Deep understanding of customer needs and preferences.
- Proficiency in using sales data and market trends to optimise product performance.
- Demonstrable retail experience in apparel Buying or Merchandising at this level
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute assortment strategies across E-commerce, Store, Wholesale & Franchise for your category, identifying new product opportunities to deliver growth.
- Monitor market trends and the competitive landscape to shape assortment decisions and maintain Gymshark’s leadership in the gym apparel space.
- Create seasonal line plans for the respective category with an omni-channel assortment structure to ensure a seamless customer experience.
- Collaborate with planning on investment strategies and style-level guidance.
- Create and manage seasonal assortment tools for category management.
- Participate in weekly fittings and oversee style adoption and execution.
- Lead weekly POD meetings to ensure alignment with commercial plans and timely execution.
- Analyse in-season business performance, identifying opportunities, risks, and key actions for monthly GCR meetings.
- Lead creation of go-to-market packs communicating key seasonal stories to support marketing, stores, and site.
- Serve as a cross-departmental liaison, ensuring consistent communication throughout the organisation.
- Stay on top of industry and product trends to help Gymshark maintain leadership with Gen Z consumers.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
