Wolverine World Wide Inc

Merchandising Director, Lifestyle - Saucony

Wolverine World Wide Inc • $152K — $199K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Retail & Consumer Goods
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required; MBA preferred or equivalent work experience.
  • 10+ years in lifestyle footwear retail, sales, or merchandising.
  • At least 6 years of managerial experience with proven leadership skills.
  • In-depth knowledge of athletic specialty, independent lifestyle, and sporting goods industries.
  • Extensive product knowledge and understanding of regional markets and competitors.
  • Strong business acumen and analytical skills.
  • Outstanding communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Direct regional merchandising for lifestyle products in North America.
  • Identify product assortment and assist with initial channel-based forecasts.
  • Lead creation of channel-based collections focusing on Tier 2 Athletic Specialty and independents.
  • Represent sales teams' point of view during product milestone meetings.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with buyers, retailers, and sales teams for market insights.
  • Lead pre-lining processes with key accounts.
  • Support sell in efforts and gather feedback for product management.

Benefits

  • Remote working conditions with some required travel.
Full Job Description
The Merchandising Director of Lifestyle will direct all aspects of regional merchandising for the lifestyle product category in the North American region including line adoption for the region; assortment planning by channel; providing channel and category specific consumer insights at all milestone meetings; represent the sales and market POV in the product creation process. Work with Marketing on catalog creation and Go to Market execution.

Primary Duties:

  • Work with the North American region to identify assortment of lifestyle products, to order sales samples and assist in the creation of initial channel-based forecasts.


  • Leads the creation of channel-based collections and segmentation strategies with a particular focus on the Tier 2 Athletic Specialty channel as well as Tier 0/1 Independents and department stores that sell lifestyle products.


  • Represent the POV of the sales teams in product milestone meetings by consolidating and providing feedback on behalf of the NA region. Support them in creating initial projections.


  • Develop a global network of stakeholders, including buyers, retailers and sales-people that are communicated with regularly to inform, educate, and gather insights to help identify opportunities. Act as the expert on the competition in the market.


  • Lead pre-lining process with key accounts.


  • Support sell in, consolidate feedback and report back to the product management team, identify SMU opportunities.


  • Performs duties consistent with the Company's AAP/EEO goals and policies.


  • Performs other duties as required/assigned by manager.


Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

  • Bachelor's degree required/MBA preferred or equivalent work experience.


  • 10+ years' experience in lifestyle footwear retail, sales or merchandising.


  • Proven leadership skills with at least 6 years' experience at the manager level.


  • Proven working knowledge of the athletic specialty (mall), independent lifestyle and sporting goods industry, including technology and product assortments, materials, trends and the overall marketplace.


  • Extensive product knowledge and understanding of regional markets and competitors.


  • Strong business acumen, merchandising and analytical skill sets.


  • Exceptional follow-through skills and attention to detail.


  • Outstanding communication skills are required, including the ability to manage strong and effective cross functional relationships within the organization.


  • Proficient in retail math.


Working Conditions:

Remote working conditions. Some travel may be required.

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Salary Minimum
$152,000.00

Salary Maximum
$199,500.00

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills which may be required.

About Wolverine World Wide Inc

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of footwear, apparel and accessories. The company operates through three segments: Wolverine Outdoor & Lifestyle Group, Wolverine Boston Group and Wolverine Heritage Group. The company's products are sold in over 170 countries and territories through owned operations, third-party distributors and licensees. The company's brands include Merrell, Sperry, Hush Puppies, Saucony, Wolverine, Keds, Stride Rite, Chaco, Bates, HYTEST and Soft Style. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Rockford, Michigan.
Learn more about Wolverine World Wide Inc
Size
4,400 employees
Market Cap
$808 million
Industry
Retail & Consumer Goods
Net Income
-$136.9 million
Founded
1883
5 Year Trend
-0.6%
Revenue
$1.7 billion
NASDAQ
WWW
* Ladders Estimates

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