Senior Channel Merchandiser

A leading global athletic brand is looking for a seasoned Channel Merchandiser to cover a leave on its North America Soccer, Golf and Tennis merchandising team. You'll own channel assortment strategy across apparel, equipment and footwear, and work with sales, sport product merchandising, marketing, finance and direct-to-consumer partners to grow revenue and market share.

You'll report to the Senior Director of North America Soccer, Golf and Tennis Merchandising. The team needs someone who can step in quickly, make strategic calls and handle complex product negotiations with global partners.

What you'll do

• Build channel and tier-specific assortments across apparel, equipment and footwear for North America marketplace channels.
• Create multi-season strategic plans by channel that line up with marketplace growth and financial targets.
• Negotiate assortment decisions with global product teams and make sure North America consumer and marketplace insights shape future line plans.
• Share capacity and tiering insights with sport product merchandising teams to drive product differentiation by channel.
• Track franchise health within assigned channels using key metrics, and keep in-season and futures inventory healthy through assortment and buy recommendations.
• Work with sales and planning on invest/divest strategies and style-level forecasts.
• Spot market trends and product opportunities, and feed them into closer-to-market product creation and future season line plans.
• Present strategies and recommendations to cross-functional groups and leadership.

What you bring

• 10 years of merchandising experience (marketplace, wholesale, consumer or sport), retail, or both, including leadership experience.
• Strong footwear and apparel merchandising background.
• A track record of making strategic business decisions and presenting confidently to groups.
• Experience leading complex negotiations on product and assortment with global or cross-regional teams.
• Strong retail math and skill with profit-based metrics and marketplace analytics.
• Knowledge of marketplace channels and how different consumers shop them.
• Bachelor's degree in Merchandising or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Nice to have

• Background in golf and/or tennis.
• Global product assortment experience.
• Experience with visual assortment tools such as Assort Visual (AV).
• Prior experience with a major athletic, footwear or sporting goods brand.

Why Aquent

As an Aquent contractor, you can get benefits including medical, dental and vision coverage, a 401(k) and paid sick leave. Details: aquent.com/talent/benefits