Associate Merchandising Manager

Reebok is a global brand that creates and markets sports and lifestyle products upon an authenticity in sports, fitness, and women’s categories. The brand is committed to designing products and marketing programs that reflect creativity.

The Associate Merchandise Manager - Classics plays a critical role in the delivery of the US Classics business by supporting the BU in areas such as the creation of materials for the sales channels including seasonal assortment, product segmentation and sell in documents. They will also be responsible for system updates, as well as other day-to-day responsibilities. This candidate will thrive if they are immersed in sneaker culture. An impact player who attacks each day with excitement and a “can-do” attitude.

* Support the Classics BU in helping to gather and publish qualitative and quantitative consumer and competitive insights to drive commercial input, product ranging and segmentation decisions. * Support the BU in maintaining merchandising systems such as RMA. * Assist in the development of the pricing & distribution strategy, forecasting consolidation and rollout to channels of the seasonal US Classics range. * Support in all aspects of merchandising including product lifecycle management, segmentation, and sample ordering and delivery. * Support the Commercial Input process into Global * Support in the analysis of sell thru data to inform decision making for future seasons. * Coordinate and deliver sell in materials for the WHS channel and key account sell-in meetings. * Attend Key account sales meetings as required and support the sell in process

* Passion for sneaker culture, street trends and fashion * Highly collaborative with strong communication skills * Strong analytical skills and attention to detail * Ability to work effectively within a team and matrix environment * Structured, organized, with ability to multi-task in an intense environment * Marketing knowledge and market experience in sport and/or fashion/lifestyle categories. * Knowledge of Reebok systems and process specifically in merchandising a plus * Strong business acumen, ability to assume a broader perspective (cross-markets/global) * Strong engaging presentation skills * Intermediate to advanced skills in MS Office **Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:** * Bachelor degree in business preferred, ideally with marketing or sales focus or equivalent professional experience * Product, merchandising/cross-functional marketing and/or sales experience * Previous experience working with a retail or apparel/footwear company preferred