Merchandising Manager - Costa Mesa, United States - Liberated Brands

Liberated Brands

Verified Company

Costa Mesa, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Title:
Merchandising Manager / Volcom Temp, Women's

From boutique-brand culture to big-box retail, Liberated Brands thinks differently and has global scale servicing over 60+ countries. With over three decades of experience in brand-building, we are enhancing what a full-service license model can look like.

We focus on the fundamentals of designing, producing, distributing, and marketing our brands and products, but always leave room for the x-factors to lead the way.

Our expertise spans all sales channels, from direct-to-consumer to specialty wholesale and everything in between, both physical and digital. This Liberated approach creates a unique and powerful balance between brand-culture and sustainable growth. Join us and experience the benefits of being truly Liberated.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

The Merchandise Manager will support global merchandising strategy by providing analysis, product knowledge, and marketplace insights and executing for all Regions (US, Canada, EU, and Australia).
Build the Global seasonal merchandise strategy and assortment plan for all categories including: breadth, depth, pricepoint, revenue / unit forecasts, margin targets, segmentation strategy, and retail space allocation (end in mind).
Partner with design and development teams in reviewing prototypes, samples, and submits for approval for all categories from design concept to production.
Aggregate and distill all available analytics (sell in / sellthrough / marketplace data / etc.) to build firm financial foundation for inline architecture.
Plan and forecast revenue, unit volume, IGM, and option count / productivity for all product ranges across business units / channels for all categories
Women's.
Ensure clear and consistent communication with crossfunctional sales, retail, marketing and demand planning teams.
Forecast and report business key performance indicators (KPIs).
Help to maintain PLM data integrity seasonally.
Be fully accountable for calendar adherence for the regional product creation process.
Manages SMS process with Sample Coordinator and Product Development team on seasonal purchase orders, from salesmen samples to bulk production.
Manage pagination and M&D responsibilities of Seasonal Range books and catalogs.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

An indepth knowledge of market, trends, innovation, competition, and product details.
Bachelors Degree, Business administration or Retail Merchandising preferred.
7+ years experience in Apparel and accessory product (merchandising, buying, selling, development)
Working knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop. Advanced Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Retail math, PLM system, Centric is a plus.
Strong Product/Design aesthetic/high taste level
Ability to identify and predict future product opportunities/trends
Knowledge of product development calendar, timelines and deliverables
Must be able to multi task and work in fast paced environment
Must be proactive with a solution/result oriented attitude
Must have excellent verbal and written communication and follow through skills
Must be highly organized and detailed oriented
Strong Analytical skills
Must be PC and MAC computer literate in Applications
Excel, Adobe Illustrator, Word, NuOrder Elastic, and PLM
Experience in Apparel, footwear, accessory, outerwear categories
This position requires some hours at our office in Costa Mesa, CA; however, some duties can be performed remotely

LIBERATED BRANDS PERKS FOR TEMP POSITIONS:

Collaborative culture with amazing family vibe
Discounts on Liberated Merch

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