Merchandise Manager

LS Solutions; McFarland (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

LS Solutions is seeking a Merchant in Wisconsin to own product and merchandising strategy for durable workwear and outdoor apparel. You will develop category assortments, sales and margin plans, and inventory strategies across channels, while coordinating with design, planning, marketing, and e-commerce teams.

The role emphasizes leveraging customer insights to shape line plans, drive product launches, manage pricing and promotions, and optimize performance in-season to elevate customer

Qualifications

• Proven track record in retail merchandising and category management.
• Ability to translate customer insights into line plans and actions.
• Strong collaboration and communication across functions.
• Passion for workwear/outdoor apparel and practical product sense.
• Comfort balancing long-term planning with in-season optimization.

Responsibilities

• Use data and customer insights to shape line plans and in-season actions.
• Drive product launches, including merchandising execution and category assortment decisions.
• Manage pricing strategies, promotions, and retail storytelling to align with brand positioning.
• Partner cross-functionally with design, planning, marketing, and e-commerce to ensure coordinated execution.
• Monitor performance and translate insights into adjustments that improve results and customer experience.

Skills

Retail merchandising

Analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Workwear/outdoor apparel knowledge

In-season optimization

Job description

Role: Merchant

Own product and merchandising strategy for durable workwear and outdoor apparel lines by developing category assortments, sales and margin plans, and inventory plans across channels.

Role: Merchant

Own product and merchandising strategy for durable workwear and outdoor apparel lines by developing category assortments, sales and margin plans, and inventory plans across channels.

Key Responsibilities

• Use data and customer insights to shape line plans and in-season actions.
• Drive product launches, including merchandising execution and category assortment decisions.
• Manage pricing strategies, promotions, and retail storytelling to align with brand positioning.
• Partner cross-functionally with design, planning, marketing, and e-commerce to ensure coordinated execution.
• Monitor performance and translate insights into adjustments that improve results and customer experience.

Qualifications & Skills

• Strong retail merchandising and category management acumen (assortment, sales, margin, inventory).
• Ability to leverage analytics and customer insight to inform decisions.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration and communication skills.
• Product passion and practical understanding of workwear/outdoor apparel.
• Comfort balancing strategic planning with in-season optimization.