Senior Product Merchant, Womens Chuck, Global - Converse

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.

Senior Product Merchant, Women’s Chuck, Global – Converse

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.

Be a Product of Rad Society
We’ve got the goods. We just need the people who believe in the goods. That’s you. You see the product in the space. And you get how to make it leave the space. In someone’s bag, on someone’s feet. You’re a trendwatcher. A callmaker. Maybe even a visionary. You throw Product and Retail into a blender and make it come out as smooth delicious Success.

The Product Creation and Merchandising team has a one-team mentality across a multitude of specialties—trend and Concept, Footwear Design, Product and Consumer Merchandising, Product Development, and Business Operations—collectively driven to deliver Converse consumers with the best products possible and advance the independent spirit of youth.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for a Senior Product Merchant to join the Global Chuck team. An ideal Senior Product Merchant is a collaborative teammate with the well-rounded skillset to solve both creative and analytical problems. You will need strong attention to detail, a drive to craft outstanding products, and the ability to learn, adapt, and lead quickly. A passion for serving our consumers is required. We are looking for someone who can partner effectively with diverse teams around the globe and across the Converse organization.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
The Chuck team manages our brand’s Icon across Chuck 70, Chuck Classic, and Street franchises. This role will lead and own all aspects of the Women’s Chuck product creation process, obsessing over the needs of consumers and creators. As part of Inline Footwear team, this role requires creating fresh product that is wearable, commercial, and profitable. Read: cool sneakers that sell. With the Chuck team, you will work collaboratively across the Product Triad with Design and Development, and across the gender teams with Women’s and Kids to ensure alignment. You will also work cross-functionally with merchandising and marketplace planning on the footwear creation process from line planning through final product approval. You will research our product, consumer, and marketplace, manage product creation workflow and data, maintain product tools, and effectively collaborate across functional partners. You will deliver on critical dates and hold yourself accountable to be a great teammate.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
You will work closely with your product management cross-gender teammates and global merchandising, design, development, marketplace planning, and marketing teams to manage the product creation and advise our go-to-market process.

WHAT YOU BRING

·       Bachelor’s degree in Business, Retail Merchandising, or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.

·       5+ years' relevant experience in Footwear Product Merchandising roles

·       Deep passion for footwear, Women’s fashion, and Women’s consumer

·       Knowledge of marketplace landscape

·       Experience translating a footwear vision into a multi-year line plan

·       Influencing skills. Ability to drive vision and strategy across functions while respecting the balance of competing interests.

·       Strategically minded

·       Ability to read and react to retail data

·       Keynote presentation building and presenting along with strong verbal and written communication skills

·       Experience in roles with versatile workloadspanning consumer insights, range plan, data management, and systems (such as FlexPLM and Vibe)

·       Relationship management

·       Strong understanding of streetwear consumers (tastes, habits, preferences, interests & behaviors)

·       Optimism. Dedication to bring hopefulness and confidence about the future.

·       Franchise, Classification, and Lifecycle Management

·       Attention to detail and deadlines.

·       Ability to travel globally up to 10% of the time.

·       This role is based in our Converse WHQ in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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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.