Category Merchandiser
integrated resourcesBeaverton, OR
Category Merchandiser
integrated resourcesBeaverton, OR
10 days ago
Industries
Clothing and Clothing Accessories RetailersChild and Youth ServicesSports and Recreation InstructionAbout the role
Category Merchandising 3The role leads Kids Apparel Sport Product Merchandising, partnering closely with Product, Planning, and Marketplace teams. The interim leader will help create the future of Kids Apparel across boys and girls, sport and sportswear, ensuring continuity of vision, line quality, and marketplace execution across multiple seasons. We are seeking G45/G50 merchants who are ready to operate at the Director level and lead a complex, multigender, multisport apparel business during a high-impact seasonal window.
The ideal candidate:
- Has strong merchandising experience, ideally in Apparel and/or Kids, with the ability to lead by Sport, franchise, and classification
- Demonstrates confidence leading complex CODE moments, including Line Planning, MAR, and GGPBrings a consumer led mindset with strong financial acumen and marketplace Awareness
- Can navigate ambiguity, prioritize effectively, and make clear decisions under time pressure
- Has demonstrated the ability to act as a peer leader and collaborator, motivating and stabilizing a team during transition
- Communicates clearly with senior leaders across Geo, Global, Product, Planning, and Marketplace
This role provides a rare opportunity to step fully into Director level ownership within NA Kids Merchandising.
Through this stretch, you will:
Driving a clear strategy of a $700M Kids Apparel portfolio across multiple seasons
Hands on leadership of MAR, GGP, and GTM for FA'27, HO'27, and SP'28 Direct experience leading a team of 4 through critical seasonal moments
Increased exposure to Geo and Global senior leadership across Merchandising, Product, and Marketplace
Deepened capability in long range line planning, including early influence on FA/HO'28 and SP/SU'29 Demonstrated readiness for future Director-level roles
Core Responsibilities:
- Lead NA Kids Apparel Sport Product Merchandising strategy grounded in consumer insight, financial health, and marketplace realities
- Own seasonal execution across Line Planning, MAR, GGP, Seasonal Handover, and GTMMonitor franchise and classification health and lead product lifecycle discussions
- Represent Kids Apparel Sport within Geo Consumer Merchandising and Geo Sport LTInspire, guide, and develop a team of 4 through clear direction, prioritization, and Decision making
- Seasonal Product and Key Moments:
- Primary Seasons (preMAR through GGP/GTM FA'27 – SP'28)
Desired Candidate Profile:
- Minimum required years of experience: 8 yr min Education requirements: Bachelor's degree
- Must have skills:
- Leadership and people mgmt (team leading exp a must) Merchandising experience, apparel is most desired, kids apparel very beneficial Understanding of N. America marketplace
- Nice to have skills:
Working with accounts, product creation, kids apparel specific, sports apparel experience w/in the athletic industry Software/technical requirements: Presentation skills, good communication skills- Excel, Powerpoint, Keynote Previous Client's/industry experience preference: ex Client's exp very desirable What 2-3 traits does the successful person in the role have? Being proactive, being a problem solver, create a vision for kids apparel
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JOB OVERVIEW
Experience level
Manager
Location
Beaverton, OR
Occupation
Online Merchants
Industry
Clothing and Clothing Accessories Retailers
Posted
10 days ago
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