Job Description
General Information:
- Location and/or time zone and expected work schedule: Portland HQ, M-F
- Any expected travel: No travel
- Reason for opening: Coverage for Maternity Leave
- Expected contract length: October 1, 2026 March 26, 2027
- Team details & who they will work with: Work with as a SME with a team of 4, The role is within Kids Apparel Sport Product Merchandising, partnering closely with Product, Planning, and Marketplace teams.
- Minimum required years of experience: 8 yr min
- Education requirements: Bachelor's degree
- Leadership and people mgmt (team leading exp a must)
- Merchandising experience, apparel is most desired, kids apparel very beneficial
- Understanding of N. America marketplace
- Working with accounts, product creation, kids apparel specific, sports apparel experience w/in the athletic industry
- Software/technical requirements:
- Presentation skills, good communication skills- Excel, Powerpoint, Keynote
- What 2-3 traits does the successful person in the role have? Being proactive, being a problem solver, create a vision for kids apparel
- Duration: October 1, 2026 March 26, 2027
- Portfolio Scope: $700M Kids Apparel | Team Scope: Lead a team of 4
- This assignment sits within North America Kids Merchandising and supports coverage for maternity leave during a high impact seasonal window.
- The role leads Kids Apparel Sport Product Merchandising, partnering closely with Product, Planning, and Marketplace teams.
- The interim leader will help create the future of Kids Apparel across boys and girls, sport and sportswear, ensuring continuity of vision, line quality, and marketplace execution across multiple seasons.
- We are seeking G45/G50 merchants who are ready to operate at the Director level and lead a complex, multigender, multisport apparel business during a high-impact seasonal window.
- Has strong merchandising experience, ideally in Apparel and/or Kids, with the ability to lead by Sport, franchise, and classification
- Demonstrates confidence leading complex CODE moments, including Line Planning, MAR, and GGP
- Brings a consumerled mindset with strong financial acumen and marketplace Awareness
- Can navigate ambiguity, prioritize effectively, and make clear decisions under time pressure
- Has demonstrated the ability to act as a peer leader and collaborator, motivating and stabilizing a team during transition
- Communicates clearly with senior leaders across Geo, Global, Product, Planning, and Marketplace
- This role provides a rare opportunity to step fully into Director level ownership within NA Kids Merchandising.
- Driving a clear strategy of a $700M Kids Apparel portfolio across multiple seasons
- Hands on leadership of MAR, GGP, and GTM for FA'27, HO'27, and SP'28
- Direct experience leading a team of 4 through critical seasonal moments
- Increased exposure to Geo and Global senior leadership across Merchandising, Product, and Marketplace
- Deepened capability in long range line planning, including early influence on FA/HO'28 and SP/SU'29
- Demonstrated readiness for future Director-level roles
- Lead NA Kids Apparel Sport Product Merchandising strategy grounded in consumer insight, financial health, and marketplace realities
- Own seasonal execution across Line Planning, MAR, GGP, Seasonal Handover, and GTM
- Monitor franchise and classification health and lead product lifecycle discussions
- Represent Kids Apparel Sport within Geo Consumer Merchandising and Geo Sport LT
- Inspire, guide, and develop a team of 4 through clear direction, prioritization, and decision-making
- Seasonal Scope and Key Moments Primary Seasons (pre MAR through GGP/GTM FA'27 SP'28):
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Beaverton, OR |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 100 to 499 employees |
| Year Founded | 1990 |
| Website | http://www.sunrisesys.com/ |
About Company
Sunrise Systems was founded in 1990 with a clear vision to deliver world-class staffing service solutions in all labor categories, including IT consulting and solutions; all with the commitment to provide service that exceeds expectations and become the most trusted name in the industry. More than two and a half decades later, we pride ourselves on being at the forefront of the staffing industry. Combining our deep industry expertise, insights, and global resources, we have partnered with our clients to connect them with top professionals across several different industries.
We provide cost-effective Managed Staffing Solutions, Information Technology and Information Technology Consulting Services to several Fortune 500 companies and U.S. Government agencies. We provide our clients with flexible engagement models and customized products that are budget and time specific. Understanding the challenges that every business faces, we offer our services either on-site at the clients' site or from one of our globally distributed technology centers. Our onshore and offshore development capabilities ensure that we excel at meeting customer requirements every single time.
Our collective business experience spans over two and a half decades and ranges from:
- Business, management, and technical fields
- Information technology consulting and software solutions.
- Providing strategic support for the development and long-term growth of new business ventures across several industries including but not limited to; accounting, banking, finance, and recruitment.
- Motivating technology staff and establishing partnerships with Fortune 500 companies
Sunrise Systems has a vast range of competence in:
- Design, development, and support of cloud-based solutions from simple to highly complexed
- Database administration of multi-platform applications, complex databases, and web-based environments that include all aspects of installation, planning, maintenance, and monitoring.
- Data processing and data migration
- Application re-engineering and platform migration
- Working with the Information Systems and end-user communities at all levels to resolve issues and establish consensus.
Skills
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Consumer Financeunmatched
- Customer/Client Researchunmatched
- Establish Prioritiesunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Merchandisingunmatched
- Microsoft Excelunmatched
- Microsoft PowerPointunmatched
- People Managementunmatched
- Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
- Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
- Product Lifecycleunmatched
- Product Merchandisingunmatched
- Product Strategyunmatched
- Sportsunmatched
- Team Lead/Managerunmatched
- User Documentationunmatched
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