Associate Merchandising Manager – Woman's Apparel

About the Role & Team

In this role you will act as the producer of the line for Women’s Apparel, working with creative and product design to ensure the highest quality, consumer focused, trend right product lines across all owned and operated channels of distribution.

The Associate Merchandiser Manager will report to the Sr Manager Merchandising.

This is a Full-Time role.

What You Will Do

• Drives the daily implementation of the product strategy for Women’s Apparel
• Manages the product strategy at the department, class, and sub-class levels
• Consumerist: Consumer obsessed, constantly balancing the art and the science of merchandising to find opportunities, elevate brand and delight our consumer
• Monitors and reports on the global competitive landscape
• Demonstrated passion for consumer and product trend
• Track development counts, adoption critical metrics and COGs targets
• Responsible for Data integrity in systems and samples
• Provide support for key achievement meetings with the development of presentation decks, briefs, recaps, and assembling input from key partners
• Attend cross functional team meetings to assist with the input/output of communication
• Manages updates and maintenance of the Brand Range Plan
• Prepare and maintain catalog of merchandise by quarter (photobooks)
• Consolidates the product needs from all regions and channels to develop one product brief to design and creative
• Establish perspective on what’s working and why to consistently improve product line
• Partners with Global Creative and Marketing teams to bring our content and Intellectual Property to life properly and with a consistent brand point of view across the globe
• Partners with Product Design and Sourcing to deliver seasonal product lines for vertical and wholesale business models that meet business objectives including sustainability goals
• Partners with Planning, Franchise and Commercial Strategy partners to complete franchise and product strategies
• Category ambassador to cross-functional teams showing up as compelling, dynamic, and knowledgeable in all stages of go to market process and partner interactions where product is discussed
• Delivers our diversity and inclusion goals through right product and personal growth

Required Qualifications & Skills

• 2+ years of experience in Product Merchandising or Brand Management
• Experience in building a product line for a category or categories of business
• Demonstrated ability to be a brand steward and maintain brand and product integrity
• Solid understanding of the omni-channel marketplace (knowledge of global marketplace a plus)
• Strategic problem solver with the ability to drive execution against a plan
• Confirmed interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with a diverse audience
• Successful experience working, and growing, in a highly matrixed company structure
• The ability to build & foster collaborative partnerships across functions & departments
• Flexible and adaptable with a demonstrated ability to work under pressure while meeting deadlines in a fast paced environment
• Solid organizational and time management skills with ability to prioritize workload and concurrently manage multiple projects
• High level of attention to detail; proactive, with strong follow through skills
• Demonstrate positive demeanor with the ability to be adaptable to feedback and pivot based on changing organization priorities

Education

• Associate’s Degree or equivalent work experience

Additional Information

Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities, and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits .

About Disney Experiences:

Disney Experiences brings the magic of Disney stories and franchises to life through theme parks, resorts, cruise ships, unique vacation experiences, products and more around the world. Disney shines in the travel industry with six resort destinations in the United States, Europe and Asia; a top-rated cruise line; a popular vacation ownership program; and an award-winning guided family adventure business. Plus, Disney’s global consumer products operations include the world’s leading licensing business; the world’s largest children’s publishing brands; one of the world’s largest licensors of games across all platforms; and Disney store locations around the world and on the web.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Disney Global Product Dev & Creative , which is part of a business we call Disney Experiences .

Disney Global Product Dev & Creative is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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