Merchant-Youth Apparel
About The Position
The Youth Apparel Merchant role is responsible for all aspects of category product planning and execution to achieve company goals. This includes strategy and growth planning, product assortment selection, product development, vendor negotiations, promotions and advertisements, sales and inventory analysis. The position requires strong analytical, communication and intrapersonal skills. Bass Pro Shops is North America’s premier outdoor and conservation company, founded in 1972. The company provides customers with unmatched offerings spanning premier destination retail, outdoor equipment manufacturing, world-class resort destinations and more. In 2017, Bass Pro Shops joined forces with Cabela’s. Bass Pro Shops also operates White River Marine Group and Big Cedar Lodge. Under the leadership of Johnny Morris, Bass Pro Shops is a national leader in protecting habitat and introducing families to the outdoors and has been named by Forbes as “one of America’s Best Employers.”
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
- Computer literacy with strong Microsoft skills.
- Ability to monitor and identify market trends.
- Strong analytical, organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to work and make good decisions even under pressure and still meet deadlines.
- Comfortable working with numbers and maintaining various spreadsheets and analyze data.
- Ability to maintain and build effective relationships with cross-functional teams and peers.
- Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills.
Nice To Haves
- BS Degree in Business or related field
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute all aspects of category product strategic planning with oversight from the Divisional Merchandise Manager.
- Partners with Merchandise Planning Teams and Divisional Merchandise Manager to develop category financial plans that align with category product strategies and support overall company goals.
- Partners with vendors to select the right assortment of products for all channels of business (Retail Stores, Internet, Catalog, B2B).
- Oversees vendor pricing and program negotiations.
- Organizes and directs review of assortment performance and review of competitive pricing.
- Identifies market trends and develops product and price structure for products within Bass Pro Shops Proprietary Brands.
- Manages product specifications, works with Product Development team for sourcing, forecasting, etc.
- Organizes and directs marketing plans for Proprietary branded products, working with Marketing, Photography, and other teams to execute strategy.
- Analyze Sales and Inventory Performance to identify trends and maximize inventory productivity and determine actions to increase sales and achieve turn and profitability goals/plans.
- Responsible for monitoring customer reviews and quality issues, etc.
- Develop and select items for promotional activity (Retail Flyers, Catalogs, Digital Promotions and more).
- Oversees all product information submission to Internet production team.
- Responsible for training, coaching and developing a team of 1-3 Assistant Merchants
- Thought leader and cross functional partner with Merchandise Planning, Supply Chain, Marketing, Retail Operations and others to achieve category plans.
Benefits
- Enjoy discounts on retail merchandise, our restaurants, world-class resorts and conservation attractions!
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- Voluntary benefits
- 401k Retirement Savings
- Paid holidays
- Paid vacation
- Paid sick time
- Bass Pro Cares Fund
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
