We’re looking for an experienced Footwear Merchandising professional to support a fast-paced Kids Footwear team. This opportunity focuses on assortment planning, grading, product lifecycle management, store distribution, reporting, pricing, and seasonal merchandising activities.
The ideal candidate will bring a strong understanding of retail merchandising, DTC performance, product assortments, inventory analysis, and allocation processes. They should be highly analytical, organized, detail-oriented, proactive, and comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage Kids Footwear assortments, grading, product lifecycle, and store distribution.
- Create and maintain seasonal merchandising tools and planning documents.
- Analyze weekly business performance, sales trends, out-of-stocks, chase opportunities, and promotional pricing.
- Prepare weekly reporting, category reviews, and DTC trading meetings.
- Participate in weekly allocation and demand review meetings.
- Support retail and digital price changes across the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico.
- Communicate pricing updates and changes to retail stores.
- Maintain accurate product setup, catalog information, and pricing across internal systems.
- Troubleshoot missing pricing and product data issues within Centric PLM and Aptos.
- Coordinate product loads and maintain accurate merchandising records.
- Prepare Retail GTM presentations, monthly recaps, and seasonal planning materials.
- Support DTC GTM planning and monthly MAP meetings.
- Conduct site scrubs, launch performance reviews, and global test analyses.
- Prepare store visit reports and support sidewalk sales and retail activations.
- Coordinate catalog management, distribution center communication, and sample management.
- Partner cross-functionally with Merchandising, Planning, Allocation, Retail, Digital, and Operations teams.
Qualifications:
- Previous experience in Footwear Merchandising, Retail Merchandising, or Merchandise Planning.
- Kids Footwear experience preferred.
- Strong understanding of assortment planning, grading, allocations, and product lifecycle management.
- Experience analyzing sales performance, inventory, sell-through, and product trends.
- Familiarity with DTC merchandising, pricing strategies, and promotional analysis.
- Experience supporting retail and digital merchandising operations.
- Strong analytical and reporting skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Comfort managing multiple deadlines and competing priorities.
- Strong cross-functional communication and collaboration skills.
- Experience preparing merchandising reports, presentations, and seasonal planning tools.
- Ability to work independently and adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment.
- Comfortable with a hybrid schedule in Boston
Required Technical Skills:
- Footwear Merchandising and Assortment Planning
- Product Grading and Lifecycle Management
- Store Distribution and Allocation
- Retail and DTC Merchandising
- Weekly Sales and Inventory Reporting
- Pricing Analysis and Promotional Planning
- Product Setup and Catalog Management
- Retail and Digital Price Changes
- Seasonal Planning and GTM Presentations
- Microsoft Excel and advanced spreadsheet skills
- Centric PLM preferred
- Aptos preferred
- Data Analysis and Reporting
- Sample Management
- Cross-Functional Communication
