Icons Footwear Merchant

Location: Beaverton, OR
Contract length: ~6 months
Schedule: Hybrid in Beaverton, OR (WFH Fridays)
Pay: $27-32/hr, DOE

The Planet Group is looking for an Icons Footwear Merchant to join our well-known retail brand on a roughly 6-month contract! This role is 40 hours per week and will be hybrid in Beaverton, OR, working remotely on Fridays. This role is for someone who enjoys connecting insights to product, bringing ideas to life, and contributing to a team that values collaboration, growth, and progress. They will report to the Global Director of Icons Footwear Merchandising.

Icons Footwear Merchant Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Merchandising, Marketing, or a combination of relevant experience
• 3+ years of experience in Retail, Merchandising, Product Management, Marketplace, Buying, or relevant experience
• Passion for product and a curiosity for evolving retail and consumer trends
• Strong understanding of the Streetwear Footwear consumer and the dynamics of the global marketplace, paired with the ability to use data and insights to inform thoughtful decisions
• Growth mindset, coachability, strong analytical skills, attention to detail, along with a hunger to continue building on core merchandising fundamentals
• Strong understanding of consumers and marketplace trend with the ability to synthesize insights into action
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including presentations to various cross-functional partners
• Experience analyzing Qualitative and quantitative POS data, trend analysis, forecasts
• Cross functional experience with product, design, and planning
• Ability to navigate a fast-paced environment and competing priorities
• Attention to detail and understanding the importance of consistency.
• Proficiency in Excel & Keynote
• Great teammate and contributor, with the curiosity and excitement to learn new thing
• High Heat/Launch or Collaborator product Merchandising experience is a plus but not a requirement
• Footwear specific Merchandising Experience is a plus but not a requirement
• Launching products or collaboration products is a plus
• Bonus points if you have a proven track record with large franchise ownership and management

Icons Footwear Merchant Description:

• Partner closely with Merchandising, Product Creation, Planning, Marketing, and Geo teams to bring consumer-right assortments to life across the globe
• Work cross-functionally to connect product, consumer insights, and marketplace needs
• Collaborate with teammates who value clear communication, curiosity, and shared ownership of the business
• Support collaborative work across Merchandising teams and cross-functional partners such as: Product Creation, Marketing, and Planning and Geography Merchandising
• Responsible for detailed management, maintenance and communication of all seasonal tools & assortments
• Help gather insights & data to build consumer-centric line plans to serve the Global marketplace
• Analyze business and consumer trends to help inform future decision making
• Create & maintain seasonal assortment tools
• Partner with Geo Merchandising teams to gather insights
• Support seasonal deliverables and meetings
• Business reporting and hindsighting
• Full or partial ownership of Launch maintenance over Icons