Senior Manager Stores Merch Converse GC

Become part of the Converse Team

Converse is a place to explore potential, break barriers and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At Converse, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving world to make things better as a team.

Role Purpose:

Overview of the Job:The role is responsible for setting merchandising strategy, bringing end to end product insight with global and geo counterparts, as well as product sell-in to retailers. Serve GC consumers with the most relevant products to enable Converse’s vision and drive sustainable growth.Drives the one team philosophy through partnership with X-functional teams and global merchandising teams.

Job Responsibility:

• Build product assortment for retail concepts in a consumer-centric way.
• Delivers robust product sell-in to retailers, including sell-in tools preparation, product presentation & sample setup, etc.
• Explores consumer insights & marketplace trend through creative ways to make art/science balanced assortment decision.
• Drives in-season product management based on solid weekly sales analysis & consumer insights from retail stores.
• Evolves store product assortment strategy innovatively based on the fast-changing consumer demand & dynamic marketplace.
• Coordinate assigned project process and deliverables
• Quick response to ad-hoc local business team request

Key accountabilities:

• Deliver and participate in the key corporate gates and Consumer facing deliverables
• Ensure assortments support financial targets in partnership with Planning and Analytics
• Read and react to in season analytics and identify opportunities to adapt current business and inform future assortments, merchandising strategies and strategic initiatives
• Partner with Global and RPC team to get after product opportunities to serve GC consumer needs. 

Functional Competencies

• Deep Knowledge of Energy/Collab industry and market
• Demonstrate Brand Passion
• Lead and Influence Others
• Communicate Effectively
• Drive Business Results
• Continuously Grow and Develop with teamwork and Diversity

Enterprise/Leadership expectations:

• Be Open and Curious
• Think Like a Consumer
• Visionary and Strategic
• Be Resilient
• Embrace Change
• Engage Teams

Key Partnerships:

• Global Consumer Merchants and Product Merchants
• GC Merchandising Planning / Sales
• GC Local Creation team

Converse is more than a company; it’s a worldwide advocate for self-expression. This belief motivates our employees, permeates our working environment and inspires our products. No two of us look or think exactly alike. We are each one-of-a-kind. Individually and as a culture, we have the freedom to create and grow professionally. Generous benefits packages only sweeten the experience. From Boston to Shanghai, from Brand Design to Finance, Converse is a brand that celebrates the unique and creative people of the world. Together, we’re different.