Retail Merchandising Manager

TravisMathew, LLC; Huntington Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

TravisMathew seeks a Manager of Retail Product Merchandising to support development, communication, and execution of sales and inventory strategies across the retail fleet. You will partner with merchandising, planning, allocation, and visual teams to optimize assortments and forecasts.

You will analyze performance, identify gaps, and guide to-buy quantities while balancing profitability and inventory constraints in a hybrid onsite environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Merchandising, or related field.
• Minimum of 5+ years in merchandise buying, planning or inventory management.
• Allocation experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute product assortment strategies for retail stores in partnership with the merchandising team, with a focus on tiering, ranking, and flow timing aligned to financial plans.
• Analyze assortment plans to identify gaps, opportunities, and potential liabilities against sales and inventory goals.
• Partner with Visual Merchandising to support merchandising strategies, space allocation, store capacities, and product presentation.
• Partner with Demand, PLM, and Merchandising teams to provide retail-specific insights and recommendations on to-buy quantities and product needs.
• Partner with the Allocations team to develop and execute strategies that ensure the right products are available in the right locations at the right time, balancing sales potential with inventory constraints.
• Analyze sales performance, margin trends, inventory productivity, and profitability metrics to evaluate merchandise performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Conduct hindsight analysis of financial, inventory, and assortment performance to identify learnings and inform future season planning.
• Provide qualitative and quantitative insights during all Go-To-Market touch points and investment reviews to support product and assortment decisions.
• Maintain and enhance knowledge of geographic, store, and customer attributes to identify market-level trends and incorporate insights into merchandise strategies.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Retail analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Forecasting methodologies

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or merchandising

Tools

Excel

Job description

TravisMathew is a premium apparel brand that exists because we seized an opportunity—and we’re inviting you to take yours. Back in 2007, we saw there weren’t many companies whose clothing bridged the gap between performance and lifestyle, so we created our own. Inspired by the sun, surf, and sand of Southern California, we became a leading innovator in lifestyle performance apparel by making clothes for real life—plus working with premium wholesalers, building a leading e-commerce business, and opening retail stores around the world. We invite you to join team TravisMathew.

The Manager of Retail Product Merchandising is responsible for supporting the development, communication, and execution of sales and inventory strategies that support the retail financial plan. This individual partners closely with the merchandising, planning, allocation, and visual merchandising teams to develop merchandise plans and targets for key categories. The Manager uses historical sales trends, current in-season performance, and future forecasts to identify opportunities, optimize inventory, and drive productive assortments across the retail fleet.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and execute product assortment strategies for retail stores in partnership with the merchandising team, with a focus on tiering, ranking, and flow timing aligned to financial plans.
• Analyze assortment plans to identify gaps, opportunities, and potential liabilities against sales and inventory goals.
• Partner with Visual Merchandising to support merchandising strategies, space allocation, store capacities, and product presentation.
• Partner with Demand, PLM, and Merchandising teams to provide retail-specific insights and recommendations on to-buy quantities and product needs.
• Partner with the Allocations team to develop and execute strategies that ensure the right products are available in the right locations at the right time, balancing sales potential with inventory constraints.
• Analyze sales performance, margin trends, inventory productivity, and profitability metrics to evaluate merchandise performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Conduct hindsight analysis of financial, inventory, and assortment performance to identify learnings and inform future season planning.
• Provide qualitative and quantitative insights during all Go-To-Market touch points and investment reviews to support product and assortment decisions.
• Maintain and enhance knowledge of geographic, store, and customer attributes to identify market-level trends and incorporate insights into merchandise strategies.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Ability to effectively partner with cross-functional teams, communicate insights, and gain alignment around business priorities.
• Demonstrated understanding of forecasting methodologies, trend analysis, retail analytics, and critical thinking.
• Ability to influence others through strong communication, collaboration, and a solutions-oriented approach.
• Strong analytical skills with advanced Excel and data analysis capabilities.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, follow-through, and project management skills.
• Ability to build effective working relationships across multiple functions and levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to translate data and business trends into actionable recommendations.
• Previous experience in retail buying, merchandising, planning or a related field.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Merchandising, or related field
• Minimum of 5+ years in merchandise buying, planning or inventory management.
• Allocation experience is a plus.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS / WORK ENVIRONMENT (if applicable)

Work is performed in a designated professional office workstation and environment. Responsibilities will require a hybrid onsite presence.

104,700.00 - 130,900.00 - 157,100.00 USD Annual

Experience comes in many forms – skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way.

We know that diversity makes for the best problem-solving and creative thinking, which is why we're dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team.

TravisMathew is an Equal Employment Opportunity