Merchandise Team Lead

Category Merchandising9 months contractBeaverton, ORWe are looking for a Lead Buyer to be a part of our Stores Merchandising Team. You will be responsible for Women's Apparel for Inline stores in North America geography. A successful Lead Buyer will be strategic, entrepreneurial, and have the ability to represent Stores in key leadership meetings. They will thrive and contribute to an inclusive, positive, and progressive team dynamic, as well as manage and lead in a way that elevates the total team. A strong Lead Merchant will be an advocate and mentor to their peers and feel comfortable overseeing and advising the work of individual contributors. The role requires the ability to partner, communicate, and influence key cross-functional partners ( Stores Merchandising Merchants & LT, Geo Consumer Merch, Planning & Allocation, Visual Merchandising, Store Operations teams, Brand Marketing) to bring to life the end in mind vision of the assortment to best serve our consumers. Strong sense of business acumen, the ability to manage and drive multiple seasons, and a deep understanding of trend, consumer, and marketplace will be critical to this role.Who we are looking for:We are looking for consumerists with a passion for all sports with an understanding of how sport moments can change lives, effect cities, and communities. This person will have an affinity for product and enjoys the energy of moving at the pace of retail and the consumer. A successful Lead Buyer will thrive and contribute to a positive and progressive team dynamic, as well as lead in a way that elevates the total team.This role is responsible for adapting & curating consumer right assortments with end in mind for the Direct Inline Store business by using historical data, analytics and real-time market feedback to advise the future (coming seasons) while winning today (in-season read & react/selling & serving)!The candidate should possess proven retail competence and analytical abilities, have an understanding of retail environments, and bring a consumerist perspective to the team and business. They are comfortable mentoring the daily work of individual contributors within a structured coaching framework.What you will work onYou will own bringing the seasonal assortment to life in Stores. You will understand related aspects of the business and marketplace in making your plans, including coordinating between genders, brands ( & Jordan) and how individual products or collections impact each other. You will collaborate cross functionally to ensure assortment plans meet consumer demand and strategies execute.You will hone consumer-centric assortment plans across multiple seasons with an understanding of Direct's position in the market & competitive landscape to blend fact-based and intuitive inputs. You will participate in seasonal buy reviews and in-season trading to influence actions to optimize growth with your critical partners.Who you will work withWe work closely with fellow merchants, buyers and cross-functional teams within Direct; in particular Digital and Stores Buying, Consumer Merchandising, Planning, Allocation, Visual Merchandising and Brand Marketing. We also work with finance, operations and the insights/analytics teams; relying on business reporting which includes quantitative and qualitative metrics on sales, inventory and consumer behaviors.You will report to the Women's NSO Merchandising Director of your team.WHAT YOU BRING• Requires Bachelor's Degree or additional 2 years experience in lieu of degree• 5+ years experience in footwear or apparel buying and/or merchandising, product creation and/or retail in a vertical, multi-brand or digital environment• Strong affinity for current market trends and how apparel can continue to be a style leader in the marketplace• Footwear, Apparel, Equipment or relevant consumer product buying and/or merchandising experience• Understanding of common retail and/or digital profit-based metrics such as sell-through, turn, ASP, UPT and others• Ability to contribute to and drive strategy into action• Ability to travel up to 10%About US Tech Solutions:US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit .US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.Kritika Anantkritika.anant@

Created: 2025-05-12