Product Merchandising Manager - Women's

WHO WE ARE:
Headquartered in Southern California, Skechers—the Comfort Technology Company®—has spent over 30 years helping men, women, and kids everywhere look and feel good. Comfort innovation is at the core of everything we do, driving the development of stylish, high-quality products at a great value. From our diverse footwear collections to our expanding range of apparel and accessories, Skechers is a complete lifestyle brand.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
The Product Merchandising Manager is responsible for the assortment architecture and development of product from ideation through commercialization under the direction of the Senior Product Merchandising Manager.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Build and support the development of Skechers Apparel product from concept to commercialization.
• Support the Product Creation process with Design, Tech Design, Materials, and overseas partners to hit overall seasonal dates and cost targets.
• Monitor the development status of all projects to ensure timely commercialization.
• Monitor internal trend report to suggest style/color additions, buys, drops, adjusts, and reduces.
• Partner with Senior Product Merchandising Manager on final costing decisions in relation to product development, ultimately responsible for margin targets.
• Knowledgeable on product creation and be the expert consumer insights, wholesale and retail feedback, market & competitive trends.
• In partnership with Senior Product Merchandiser Manager, create seasonal Line Plan, manage development communication, assign MSRP based on hitting outlined company margin goals.
• Build and create exceptional presentations and selling tools to bring the category’s vision to life.
• Support in presenting new product line presentations to sales, retail, international, and customers when needed.
• Meet regularly with the retail & sales teams to analyze sales results, new trends, information from key accounts to inform quick response to market opportunities and continuous improvement of the apparel business.
• Consistently review sales for wholesale, retail and international businesses and apply learnings to future assortments.
• Collaborate with design on product knowledge for every season/event and relay information to marketing for creation of sales/marketing tools.
• Monitor Skechers website for accuracy in photos and content.
• Ensure all information in PLM, Garpac and Compass are accurate and up to date for every season/event.
• Communicate all updates (Drops/Adds/Style Changes) and deadlines within each season to wholesale, retail and international partners.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

• Ability to influence cross-functional partners.
• Build relationships based on trust & respect.
• Ability to communicate product strategies verbally and in writing.
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills.
• Strong comprehension of retail math.
• Strong understanding of cost engineering.
• Problem solving approach.
• Computer proficiency; Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook), PLM (Product Life Management) system.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Minimum 5+ years experience in merchandising, buying or product development.
• Experience developing pricing strategies and assortment mix that supports Brand position by channel, sales tools and executing final product mix.
• Strong understanding and sincere interest in the apparel business from several perspectives: retail, wholesale, ecommerce, international, athlete and events.
• Adaptable with the ability to handle pressure and changing priorities with a can-do attitude.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

The pay range for this position is $105,000-$115,000.

About Skechers

Skechers, a global Fortune 500® company, develops and markets a diverse range of lifestyle and performance footwear, apparel, and accessories. Serving over 180 countries and territories, Skechers connects customers to products through department and specialty stores, e-commerce and digital stores, and through our more than 5,300 Skechers retail locations.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Skechers is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful work environment. Skechers provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment without regard race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic established by local, state or federal law.

Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants for employment who require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job should request appropriate accommodation by emailing [email protected].
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job responsibility satisfactorily.  The skills, abilities and physical demands described are representative of those duties that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified for the job position, to perform the essential functions.