Senior Merchant Owned Private Brands

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Senior Merchant, Owned Private Brandsu00A0u00A0The **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. Senior Merchant of Owned Private Brands strategically creates and drives business strategies that elevate sales and inventory plans, ensuring achievement of channel financial goals. The Senior Merchant collaborates with partners to capitalize channel opportunities through exclusive product, visual and inventory decisions. You will try fast, learn fast and think big, and drive toward solutions with speed and conviction. Be customer curious, putting the **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. customer at the forefront of every strategic decision.u00A0ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES Oversees the development of brand and category strategies that support the **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. Private Labelu2019s goals Develop assortment, visual and inventory strategies that align to channel opportunities Inform Merchant and Planning teams of Divisional/Channel opportunities and need to capitalize on these strategies Own financial and inventory positioning for all **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. exclusive product u2013 ensuring cross functional teams fully support growth strategies of these products Assesses risks and opportunities to the business and creates action plans to mitigate risk or maximize opportunity Own business recaps (week, month, quarterly) to inform short term and long term financial strategies/action plans Inform and influence all marketing needs on a seasonal basis with responsibility to prioritize according to the biggest campaign ideas within a season. Manage Assortment Sheets and align with merchant/design leadership prior to sample orders being sent to production partners. Closely monitor sample status to ensure deadlines met for photo shoot. Deliver weekly site analytics/search results & provide volume-driving product info to key partners for weekly marketing content including email, site, social, affiliates & influencers PO Management: marking catalogs, SKU/PO worksheet creation, Building POs (Qty/Dollar/Style Allocation, Size/Color Breakout), Edit POs, Flash Notes, PO Type (at worksheet creation) Pricing: Sets Pre-season pricing strategy, sets in-line/in-Season pricing (promo periods, price matching, promotional calendar management), manages end of season price-break dates, communicates all in-season and end of season price breaks to marketing team and is responsible for assignment to the promotional calendar, works with Planning on managing Aged or End of Life Pricing P&L Responsibility:u00A0 owns revenue, margin, and inventory (turn, receipt flow, inventory levels, in-stock levels) goalsABOUT YOU 4-5 years of relevant Industry Merchandising and Buying experience, including management experience Experience in product development, retail or ecommerce, and an acute eye for product and trend Ability to evaluate financial and business indicators and translate data into actionable information to drive results; proficiency in retail math Strong ability to apply logic to solve problems and generate effective solutions; able to leverage quantities and qualitative data to make business decisions and take smart risks Able to build collaborative cross functional partnerships and present information in a compelling influential manner in group and one on one settings Proficient in Excel; demonstrated aptitude leveraging and learning new technology and tools Ability to assess relatively complex situations and analyze data to make judgments and recommend solutions Working knowledge of material development, sourcing, garment costing and lead times Proven ability to identify customer base / brand ethos and select relevant productsABOUT **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***.Seek it. Find it. Send it. Thatu2019s our mantra. We help customers seek the perfect gear for their **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***., find their awe, and send it their way. Through our five online storesu2014**MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***., Competitive Cyclist, MotoSport, Bergfreunde, and SteepandCheapu2014we aim to give our customers the gear, knowledge, and inspiration they need to chase down lifeu2019s greatest moments. We foster local communities in our expanding retail stores, and weu2019re actively creating a more inclusive and equitable outdoor environment for all through our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives.Weu2019re a company of Gearheads and we offer personalized expertise at every level of the organization. This means we offer the best assortment of premium gear and apparel, a top-notch shopping experience, personalized Gearhead advice, super-fast and accurate fulfillment, and aspirational, informative, and community-centered content.We take growth and personal fulfillment seriously. For our employeesu2014aka, our Herdu2014this means career growth potential and the ability to take ownership and make an impact daily. We offer perks like a crazy-awesome gear discount, an annual summer Adventure Contest, summer barbecues, and a pet-friendly office. When you join the **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***. Herd, you join a crew that is passionate about their jobs and equally stoked on the outdoors. Pre-dawn skin track laps are the norm, lunch break MTB rides are our sustenance, and youu2019ll regularly find coworkers hitting the crag together post work. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and disability & life insurance, paid parental leave, 401(k) matching, Flexible Spending or Health Savings Account.u00A0u00A0

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