Women's Apparel Merchandiser

Horizontal Talent; Denver (CO); Presencial; USD 30.000 - 39.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Horizontal Talent is seeking a merchandising leader for Women’s Apparel to shape seasonal assortment strategy across the Americas. You will own full-price merchandising, line architecture, and collaborate with global and regional teams to drive consumer-right product decisions in a fast-moving retail environment.

The role requires 6+ years in merchandising, strong apparel background, and proficiency in retail math, profitability analysis, and cross-functional collaboration.

Formación

• 6+ years of experience in merchandising, product management, or a related field.
• Background in apparel merchandising strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of retail math, financial metrics, and profitability analysis.
• Ability to interpret data, manage line plans, and maintain accuracy across multiple seasonal milestones.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the full-price merchandising strategy for Women’s Apparel across ecommerce and full-price stores in the Americas region.
• Own seasonal line architecture and assortment planning, ensuring alignment with regional goals, brand direction, and financial objectives.
• Serve as the regional product expert for Women’s Apparel and help guide category decisions throughout the season.
• Build and refine assortment plans, reconcile line plans with channel plans, and support key milestone checkpoints.
• Analyze product performance, identify assortment gaps or redundancies, and recommend actions to strengthen the business.

Conocimientos

Merchandising leadership

Apparel merchandising

Retail math

Line planning

Data interpretation

Cross-functional collaboration

Excel

PowerPoint

PLM systems

Open collaboration

Educación

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Herramientas

PLM systems

Descripción del empleo

Bring your merchandising expertise to a high-impact role supporting Women’s Apparel for a global outdoor and lifestyle brand. This position offers the opportunity to shape seasonal assortment strategy, collaborate across global and regional teams, and help deliver consumer-right product decisions in a fast-moving retail environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full-price merchandising strategy for Women’s Apparel across ecommerce and full-price stores in the Americas region.
• Own seasonal line architecture and assortment planning, ensuring alignment with regional goals, brand direction, and financial objectives.
• Serve as the regional product expert for Women’s Apparel and help guide category decisions throughout the season.
• Build and refine assortment plans, reconcile line plans with channel plans, and support key milestone checkpoints.
• Analyze product performance, identify assortment gaps or redundancies, and recommend actions to strengthen the business.
• Partner with global and regional teams to gather insights, prepare line reviews, and support seasonal presentations.
• Conduct marketplace and competitor research to inform merchandising direction and uncover new consumer opportunities.
• Maintain accurate line plans and support ongoing communication with planning, channel, and sales partners throughout the GTM process.
• Use financial data, forecasting, and historical trend analysis to support informed merchandising decisions and business planning.

Skills

• 6+ years of experience in merchandising, product management, or a related field.
• Background in apparel merchandising strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of retail math, financial metrics, and profitability analysis.
• Ability to interpret data, manage line plans, and maintain accuracy across multiple seasonal milestones.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and influence stakeholders at multiple levels.
• Strategic thinking with the ability to execute tactically in a dynamic environment.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience working with PLM systems.
• Flexibility and adaptability in a collaborative, open team environment.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience preferred.

Preferred Skills

• Experience working with consumer insights, trend analysis, and marketplace research.
• Familiarity with regional merchandising and channel planning processes.
• Ability to connect product strategy with brand vision and commercial goals.
• Confidence presenting recommendations and driving alignment across teams.
• Exposure to outdoor, lifestyle, or specialty retail categories.

Horizontal is committed to building an inclusive environment where diverse perspectives are valued, and everyone has the opportunity to contribute and succeed. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply and help us create equitable hiring experiences and workplaces.

For those that join the team, we offer competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental, vision, and retirement.

The pay range for this role is $22 - $28 per hour based on qualifications and experience.