Senior Product Line Merchant - Snow Job

Oakley

(Lake Forest, California)
Full Time
Job Posting Details
About Oakley
Oakley, Inc. is a sport and lifestyle brand, driven to ignite the imagination through the fusion of art and science. Building on its legacy of innovative, market-leading optical technology, the company manufactures and distributes high performance sunglasses, prescription lenses and frames, goggles, apparel, footwear, and accessories.
Summary
As a Senior Product Line Merchant for Oakley AFA (Apparel, Footwear & Accessories), you will be an integral part of the product creation team. We are looking for great people with passion, humility and determination. The Senior PLM will be responsible for developing and delivering the snow category; ski/snowboard Gloves, Headwear, Bags and Outerwear seasonal business strategies to achieve net sales, net margin and productivity. You will also be tasked to continuously evolve in order to stay on top of trends. You will drive the execution of key category initiatives, prepare and present line plans to brief into design/development and lead the creation of product from start to finish.
Responsibilities
- Expert knowledge of product creation process - Able to analyze the categories core consumer, key accounts and marketplace in order to anniversary business and define new opportunities - Nurtures, guides and challenges partners in order to ensure product excellence in the market place (designs, fabrics, prices, fits) - Ability to merchandise your line with a high degree of sensitivity for specific channel and regional needs - Close connection to functional partners (design, development, sales) to drive strategic initiatives - Strong leadership skills to be able to guide and influence associate product line managers, retail buyers, accounts, designers, developers and sourcing teams - Ability to collaborate and work with all levels of the organization - Strong process and project management skills
Ideal Candidate
- 5 + years of experience in product creation/merchandizing. - Snow experience is crucial with a strong understanding of the athlete. - Bachelor's degree in business, merchandising, marketing or related field. - Strong decision maker with ability to deal with ambiguity and conflict resolution - Effective communicator and presenter with strong leadership skills - Well versed in fashion, color and trend analysis - Strong business orientation, analytical aptitude and computing skills - Ability to effectively create and manage processes - Must be extremely organized and able to work within a larger and global organization - Ability to succeed in a fast-paced team-oriented environment.

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