Senior Merchandiser: Growth & Strategy Leader (Hybrid)

BDA, LLC; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO and paid holidays

Volunteer day

Summer Fridays

Health / dental / vision insurance

401k with matching

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

BDA Inc. is seeking a Senior Merchandiser to independently drive product-related aspects across client portfolios and mentor direct reports. You will champion margins and drive sourcing decisions that strengthen assortment strategies, speaking to client brands and end customers.

Ideal candidates lead cross-functional teams, think globally, and act as role models. The role emphasizes collaboration, leadership, and strategic implementation within a retail/ecommerce context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of work and experience.
• Minimum 5-7 years of retail buying, product development, ecommerce merchandising and/or planning experience.
• Minimum 2-4 years management experience.
• Fluency in MS Office suite including Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of e-commerce merchandising a plus.
• PLM/Oracle experience preferred.
• Experience initiating, recommending, and implementing merchandise strategies.
• Strong communication with senior leadership and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Attend all OTB meetings within business sector and provide insight on opportunities.
• Conduct weekly 1:1’s with direct reports.
• Define seasonal product strategies that identify future opportunities and trends.
• Negotiate, build and source strategic and profitable product assortments within their own client portfolio and sign off on their team’s client portfolio.
• Independently drive sales and margin through the selection of product, pricing and return on investment.
• Use data and influencing skills to gain partnership from internal partners and clients on assortment strategies to ensure profitability.
• Oversee day-to-day activities for product launches/refreshes.
• Able to step in when Merchandise Manager is unavailable.

Skills

Retail buying

Product development

Ecommerce merchandising

Planning

MS Office (Excel/PowerPoint)

Leadership

Communication

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Tools

PLM/Oracle

Smartsheet

Job description

BDA Inc. is seeking a Senior Merchandiser to independently drive product-related aspects across client portfolios and mentor direct reports. You will champion margins and drive sourcing decisions that strengthen assortment strategies, speaking to client brands and end customers.

Ideal candidates lead cross-functional teams, think globally, and act as role models. The role emphasizes collaboration, leadership, and strategic implementation within a retail/ecommerce context.