The North Face: Senior Merchandiser (JD and Lifestyle)

The North Face

23d

About The Position

At The North Face we dare to lead the world forward through Exploration. We were born to Explore, Disrupt and to Lead. We were born to Love Wild Places and to Spark Curiosity. We believe that exploration is a mindset - both on the mountain and off the mountain - and it infuses everything we do. As a community of explorers, we stay curious about new ideas, places, and people. So, before we get to the job details, take a minute to learn a little more about us – our values and our culture. If you can see yourself working side-by-side with a team of adventure-loving people, The North Face just may be the place for you. To learn more about our values and our culture, visit The North Face Careers or www.thenorthface.com. Senior Merchandiser (JD and Lifestyle) – TNF, Americas What will you do? As Senior Merchandiser for JD and Lifestyle you will lead, curate, and execute transformative product strategies that ensure The North Face has the right product in the right place at the right time. You will drive the intentional product strategic direction for your channel through intrinsic franchise management with commercial lifecycles. Key to this is the development and overall merchandising vision for the respective business to create seasonal consumer right assortments and drive alignment with internal and external stakeholders. Strategy and range assortment development is imperative to build relevant and consumer-led seasonal product, with the financial objectives of the account at center of every decision. Partnering within the sales and product teams, you will play a central role in executing the overall strategic direction for your wholesale channel through assortment management. You need to be passionate about product, the outdoor and lifestyle marketplace, commercially driven, influential, and thrive in a team environment. You will be also responsible for having a finger on the pulse of your account and channel’s consumer to anticipate marketplace shifts to react quickly to build further opportunity for The North Face. Partnering closely with the Senior Merchandising Manager (Wholesale), and supporting their vision, you must have the ability to apply methodology and commercial product management leadership skills to create market and brand relevant product assortments. Let’s break down that day-in-the-life a bit more.

Requirements

Knowledge of Americas Marketplace. Must have a proven track record in marketplace merchandising, a background in sports performance/outerwear ideal, but not essential.
Strong eye for trends in a lifestyle environment across apparel, footwear and accessories.
A strong retail math background, as financials will be a critical component in building profitable assortments, executing short-medium-long range plans, increasing SKU efficiency and driving top line revenue growth.
A true understanding of consumer
Ability to think strategically and act tactically.
Proficient in PowerPoint with excellent presentation skills
Strong interpersonal communication, influence, and problem-solving ability with both internal and external partners.
Comfortable in a self-starter environment.
Ability to work in an open environment with cross-functional partners.
Computer proficiency, including specific job-required applications.
Able to manage responsibilities & tasks without direction.
Must be flexible and adaptive to change
6+ years of experience and professional achievements

Responsibilities

Identify key market trends and patterns within your channel, build seasonal assortments, and behave as the link between Category Merchandising and Account Sales managers to ensure the line reflects the channel growth opportunities.
Understand and analyze market trends, shifts, and downturns, and provide feedback to Regional Category Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing teams to continuously improve product plans through the Go-to-Market (GTM) process.
Develop seasonal and complimentary product merchandising plans in full across all categories.
Influence Regional Merchants to build consumer-relevant product & assortments that drive profitable revenue growth for your account
Executing strategic vision for short- and mid-term strategic framework in concert with Regional Category Merchandising & Sales partners in Americas
Lead key account meetings, trade shows, market visits for presentations, and trend/market research trips. Attend and support various channel interactions.
Identifying category and franchise opportunities through a keen eye to sell-through and white space opportunities.
Encourage and maintain a tight feedback loop amongst cross-functional partners.
Understand and embrace industry, consumer, and culture, including our marketplace positioning.
Evaluate current business and GTM processes to identify opportunities that include account-led feedback
Lead with consumer through research and analysis, alongside competitive insights across Marketplace.
Drive a clear segmentation and marketplace differentiation strategy, drive SKU efficiency on balance with long-term global product strategies.
Regular travel to meet with strategic account partners and visit markets is required.