Analysis Skills, Communication Skills, Cross-Functional, Customer/Client Research, Leadership, Marketing, Merchandising, Metrics, Performance Metrics, Problem Solving Skills, Product Design, Product Merchandising, Retail, Strategic Planning, Team Player, Wholesale Industry
Introduction
We’re looking for a Merchant to support the Global Men’s NSW Footwear business. This role will help craft the future strategy, develop the long-range line plans, and create seasonal assortments to help drive this important silo within our portfolio. A successful Merchant will thrive and be self-driven to lead their business with autonomy, while contributing to an inclusive, positive, and progressive team dynamic and operate in a way that elevates the total team.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 5 years experience of merchandising and/or product creation experience, in a vertical or wholesale environment
- Footwear, apparel and/or equipment merchandising experience
- Understanding of retail key performance indicators and profit-based metrics
- Strong strategy building skills that shape the future of the business
- Effective communicator that collaborates and brings people together
- Values differences and builds positive relationships with high cultural awareness
- Proven balance of art and science in decision-making
- Self-directed, independent, and dedicated
- Cultivates innovation while also ensuring accountability
- Communicates vision and purpose and able to lead effectively in complex situations
- Solves problems using limited information and implements solutions with the ability to foresee most future implications
- Advises others on complex matters requiring in-depth knowledge or conceptual thinking
- Responds with speed and agility, curiosity, and motivation
- Prior work experience at client or in client's Industry
- Applicants must be LOCAL and able to work directly for Artech on W2
- Highly cross-functional communications with upstream product, design, geo merchants, buying and assorting teams
- Experience working with Geo teams
- Strong interest in Footwear
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
- Utilize marketplace data, consumer insights, foresight, and hindsight to influence strategy and create strategic line plans to serve our consumer
- Partner closely with product creation partners to ensure product lines are aligned to identified opportunities
- Lead the management of merchandising KPIs through robust analysis of retail insights and performance
- Build positive and trustworthy relationships with partners to build and land line plans and seasonal assortments that meet consumer needs
Company Benefits & Culture
- Inclusive, positive, and progressive team dynamic
- Opportunity to lead with autonomy
- Environment that values cultural awareness and innovation
For immediate consideration please click APPLY to begin the screening process with Alex.