Category Merchandising 3

Integrated Resources Inc.; Beaverton (OR); Híbrido; USD 70.000 - 90.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

Integrated Resources Inc. seeks a Senior Merchandiser for Kids Sportswear, blending consumer insight with multi-season classification management.

The role emphasizes collaboration across Merchandising, Planning, Design, and Finance to shape the product offering end-to-end. Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in apparel or consumer product merchandising, strong retail metrics, and excellent cross-functional communication.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree or higher, plus 5+ years in Apparel merchandising or consumer product merchandising.
• Strong retail/digital metrics knowledge (sell-through, margin, weeks of supply).
• Ability to translate consumer, sales, trend, and marketplace insights into in-season and long-term strategies.

Responsabilidades

• Build consumer-centric assortment plans across seasons.
• Collaborate with Geo Merchandising, Global Demand Planning, and Product & Design to translate insights into offerings.
• Support seasonal reviews and assortment planning with marketplace partners.
• Develop relationships across Kids Merchandising and Sportswear to enable the broader strategy.
• Maintain in-season tools and long-term line planning to empower geographic execution.
• Communicate clearly with stakeholders across cross-functional teams.

Conocimientos

Self sufficient

Critical thinking

Relationship building

Cross functional

Strong communication

Educación

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Descripción del empleo

Job Title: Marketing – Category Merchandising 3
Location: Beaverton OR, 97005 (Hybrid)
Duration: 8+ months
Job Summary:
Overview
The Kids Sportswear Merchandising team is looking for a Senior Merchant who is ready to leverage their skills and experience in style intuition and balance this with a key Classification management. We are looking for an optimistic, curious, style-oriented, analytic, trend savvy Merchant, ideally with retail, MPU and/or Geo experience, that has an awareness and understanding of the consumer and the marketplace’s ever changing dynamics.
This role will leverage their skills in collaboration through multi-faceted partnerships with multiple functions within merchandising across the consumer sport groups. Strategic visioning, consumer expertise, and the ability to span across multiple seasons paired with influencing a point of view will be critical for this role.
Who We Are Looking For
For Client Merchants, everything begins and ends with the consumer! We are looking for a consumerist with an affinity for product who enProducts the energy of moving at the pace of retail and our consumer. A successful Senior Merchant will contribute to an inclusive, positive, and progressive team dynamic. At Client, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.
This candidate should possess an understanding of the Client consumer and marketplace landscapes. The candidate should also have a solid retail acumen and analytical skills.
Working autonomously, agile, and solution-oriented, this role is responsible for driving the consumer product offering across the different merchandising dimensions. They will also influence the product offering End to End (from insights to adoption) as well as focusing on multi-season management of Client’s most relevant Classification and innovative Product Concepts.
What You Will Work On

• Build consumer-centric assortment plans with an understanding of the full marketplace, blending fact-based and Client inputs.
• Participate in seasonal reviews and assortment building in partnership with marketplace account-focused merchants.
• Balance multiple seasons, contributing insights to future season plans and adoption by supporting Sport Merchandising Leadership and upstream partnership within Global Merchandising.
• Manage assortment planning throughout the seasonal process and gather consumer trends and marketplace insights from in-market seasons.
• Collaborate closely with Geo Merchandising teams, Global Demand Planning, and Global Product & Design to bring business science to life.
• Develop strong relationships with teammates across Kids Merchandising in Sportswear and Sport Performance to enable the broader Kids assortment strategy.
• Continuously manage and maintain in-season tools, assortments, and long-term strategic line planning that empower Geographies execution.
• Develop and maintain key relationships among cross-functional teammates.
• Drive clear and concise communication across stakeholders.

Who You Will Work With
As Senior Merchandising Manager, this person will report directly to the Director of Merchandising Kids Apparel for Sportswear offense.
You will work closely with fellow merchants and cross-functional teams within global and geo merchandising, Product, Planning, and Brand Marketing. You will also partner with Finance and the insights/analytics teams, relying on business reporting that includes quantitative and qualitative metrics on sales, inventory, and consumer behaviors.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher, or a combination of relevant education, experience, and training.
• 5+ years of experience in Apparel or relevant consumer product merchandising, product creation and/or retail in a vertical, multi-brand, or digital environment.
• Strong command of common retail and/or digital metrics such as sell-through, margin, full-price realization, weeks of supply, etc.
• Proven ability to translate consumer, sales, trend, and marketplace insights into in-season and long-term breakthrough strategies.
• Experience preparing seasonal tools to equip marketplace partners with an understanding of seasonal priorities.
• Experience developing strong working relationships with teammates and cross-functional partners.
• Great teammate and contributor, with an attitude and excitement to learn new things.
• Strong communication skills and comfort navigating a cross-functional matrix with an emphasis on influencing skills.
• Attention to detail and an understanding of the importance of consistency.

Accommodation Statement

• We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Desired Candidate Profile:

• Minimum required years of experience: 5+ yrs

Must have skills:

• Self sufficient, critical thinking, ability to build the right relationships, cross functional skills, high level communication (written and verbal)

Nice to have skills:

• Balance art and science, have some aesthetic design POV