Retail Merchandising Manager

TravisMathew • Huntington Beach, CA

1d • $104,700 - $157,100 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager of Retail Product Merchandising supports the development, communication, and execution of sales and inventory strategies that support the retail financial plan. The role partners closely with merchandising, planning, allocation, and visual merchandising teams to develop merchandise plans and targets for key categories. Using historical sales trends, current in-season performance, and future forecasts, the Manager identifies opportunities, optimizes inventory, and drives productive assortments across the retail fleet.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Merchandising, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5+ years in merchandise buying, planning, or inventory management.
• Previous experience in retail buying, merchandising, planning, or a related field.
• Strong analytical skills, including advanced Excel and data analysis capabilities.
• Demonstrated understanding of forecasting methodologies, trend analysis, retail analytics, and critical thinking.
• Ability to translate data and business trends into actionable recommendations.
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders, communicate insights, and gain alignment around business priorities.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and solutions-oriented skills, with the ability to influence others.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, follow-through, and project management skills.
• Ability to build effective working relationships across multiple functions and levels of the organization.

Nice To Haves

• Allocation experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute retail-store product assortment strategies with the merchandising team, including tiering, ranking, and flow timing aligned with financial plans.
• Analyze assortment plans to identify gaps, opportunities, and potential liabilities against sales and inventory goals.
• Partner with Visual Merchandising on merchandise strategies, space allocation, store capacities, and product presentation.
• Partner with Demand, PLM, and Merchandising teams to provide retail-specific insights and recommendations on to-buy quantities and product needs.
• Partner with Allocations to develop and execute strategies for making the right products available in the right locations at the right time while balancing sales potential and inventory constraints.
• Analyze sales performance, margin trends, inventory productivity, and profitability metrics to evaluate merchandise performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Conduct hindsight analysis of financial, inventory, and assortment performance to identify learnings and inform future season planning.
• Provide qualitative and quantitative insights during Go-To-Market touch points and investment reviews to support product and assortment decisions.
• Maintain and enhance knowledge of geographic, store, and customer attributes to identify market-level trends and incorporate insights into merchandise strategies.

What This Job Offers

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