Senior Manager of Merchandising, Footwear/Slippers

Company: Bombas
Location: New York
Posted on: April 9, 2021

Job Description:

Senior Manager of Merchandising, Footwear/Slippers Job Title: Senior Manager of Merchandising, Footwear/Slippers About Bombas: Bombas is a comfort focused apparel brand with a mission to help those in need. The company launched in 2013, after the founders learned that socks are the #1 most requested clothing item at homeless shelters. From there, they set out to solve that problem, donating a pair of socks for every pair they sell. How do you donate a lot of socks? You sell a lot. And how do you sell a lot? You make the most comfortable socks in the history of feet. Millions of pairs sold and donated later, Bombas is continuing to innovate with new socks and apparel while creating a positive impact on the community where we all work and live. At Bombas, comfort is heavily rooted in our DNA. While striving to provide comfort for all, we welcome and celebrate minds from all backgrounds regardless of age, color, ethnicity, gender or gender identity, genetics, physical or mental ability, protected veteran status, race, religion and sexual orientation. We highly encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. Come as you are and we'll welcome you to the Hive. Click here to see what it's like to work inside the Bombas Hive! About the Job: We are looking for an analytical and curious team player to join our Merchandising Team as our Senior Manager of Merchandising, Footwear/Slippers, reporting directly to our Sr. Director of Merchandising. The ideal candidate has a minimum of 5 years experience in Footwear Merchandising and well versed in e-Commerce. This is an opportunity to take ownership and grow a new category for Bombas into a big time business.-- What you'll be responsible for:

• Own the Footwear product Line Plan process to inform the Product org of assortment for upcoming seasons, providing guidance on category growth opportunities
• Work with Design and Production to develop the Footwear product assortment, merchandise point of view, wholesale strategies, and key item positioning, ensuring that the collection is compelling, commercially viable and supports overall business objectives to meet or exceed financial goals and customer expectations for each season--
• Understand competitive environment; proactively seek market knowledge through exposure to competitive retail outlets and brands
• In collaboration with Planning, position department investments to ensure that smart risks are being taken, basic businesses are protected and financial targets of sales, gross margin, and inventory goals are met
• Identify business opportunities and risks in-season through analyzing sales and web performance metrics; provide appropriate and timely direction to business partners and team in order to react quickly to customer and business trends
• Be responsible for creating and managing styles in our databases
• Partner with our Production and Operations teams to help track our product
• Work cross functionally with the Site Merchandising & Digital Product to launch products, merchandise the site accordingly, and best showcase the assortment.
• Work cross functionally with the Site Merchandising, Digital Product and Insights/Analytics to ensure that we are testing and maximizing how product is shown on site through intuitive category navigation and clear product details
• Work with Marketing team to outline seasonal product stories, emails, and campaigns
• Partner with Wholesale to ensure we are addressing market needs
• Partner with the Customer Happiness Team to share seasonal merchandise strategies and product knowledge and to collect customer feedback What we'll love about you:
  • Hungry to own a new category and drive big growth
  • Excited to be on the front lines of a fast-paced and growing team in an innovative and entrepreneurial environment
  • Analytical ability to synthesize data to understand business trends and provide forward-thinking insight.--
  • Excels working cross-functionally across various departments, fostering strong partnerships with other members of the cross-functional team (Design, Production, Planning, Marketing) and brand counterparts.
  • A team player who is willing and happy to help
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Belief in our mission and understand the importance of giving-back
  • Inquisitive, love to learn, embrace failure, and never give up
  • Comfortable working in an open office environment while staying focused What you'll love about us:
    • We are a team of smart, interesting, diverse, funny, and loving people.
    • We offer competitive compensation, 100% employer paid health, medical and dental benefits, 401k with match, paid parental leave, snacks, socks and a fun, relaxed office environment.
    • We take the responsibility to make sure you are excited, happy, and find fulfillment in your work very seriously.
    • We value fun. This is why we host office lunches, offsite team outings, and two annual company retreats.
    • We believe in giving back to the community and helping those in need, which is why we volunteer as a team regularly.
    • We believe success comes from the collective effort of all, which is why all full-time employees receive equity in the business.
    • We offer flexible paid time off for all full-time employees. This includes unlimited vacation, sick days, and wellness days because we understand the value of health, relaxation, spending time with friends and family, and traveling the world.
    • We believe a healthy body equals a healthy mind, so we offer a $100 monthly health and wellness reimbursement. What you'll bring:
      • Minimum of 5 years of experience in merchandising (direct Footwear highly preferred)
      • Well versed in e-Commerce
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