Category Merchandiser

Overview

We are seeking a dynamic and strategic Category Merchandiser to drive innovative product assortments and connect deeply with the modern consumer. In this role, you will have the unique opportunity to shape the future of youth apparel, blending style intuition with analytical rigor to deliver products that inspire and perform. You will act as a key driver of consumer-centric product offerings, managing multi-season strategies and translating marketplace insights into actionable business growth. You will collaborate with cross-functional partners across design, planning, marketing, and finance to bring inspiring product stories to life. If you are an optimistic, curious, and trend-savvy merchant who thrives in a fast-paced retail environment, this is your chance to make a lasting impression.

What You Will Do

• Build consumer-centric assortment plans by blending fact-based analytics with intuitive style trends.
• Collaborate with regional merchandising, product design, demand planning, and brand marketing teams to align product strategies.
• Manage multi-season product lifecycles, ensuring a balance between long-term strategic line planning and immediate seasonal execution.
• Analyze retail and digital metrics (such as sell-through, margin, and weeks of supply) to optimize product offerings and drive business decisions.
• Develop and maintain critical in-season tools and assortments to empower regional execution.
• Foster strong, collaborative relationships across diverse cross-functional teams to bring cohesive product strategies to life.

What You Bring

• 5+ years of experience in apparel or consumer product merchandising, product creation, or retail within a vertical, multi-brand, or digital environment.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.
• Strong proficiency in common retail and digital metrics (e.g., sell-through, margin, full-price realization, weeks of supply).
• Proven ability to translate consumer, sales, trend, and marketplace insights into successful, long-term strategies.
• Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills, with a proven ability to influence and navigate a cross-functional matrix.
• A self-sufficient, critical-thinking mindset with high attention to detail.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• A strong aesthetic design point of view and the ability to balance the “art and science” of merchandising.
• Deep knowledge of the fashion and retail industry trends.