Vanderhouwen Jobs in Usa

Status: 6-month contract (possibly extended)

Job Title: Lead Footwear Merchant

Location: Hybrid in Beaverton, OR

Salary: $43.33/hr

About the company:

We do more than outfit the world’s best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries, and push out the edges of what can be. Our company looks for people who can grow, think, dream, and create. Our culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders, and visionaries. We are about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving environment.

We are a technology company. From our flagship website and five-star mobile apps to developing products, managing big data, and providing leading-edge engineering and systems support, our teams exist to revolutionize the future at the confluence of tech and sport. We invest in and develop advances in technology and employ the most creative people in the world, and then give them the support to constantly innovate, iterate, and serve consumers more directly and personally. Our teams are innovative, diverse, multidisciplinary, and collaborative, taking technology into the future and bringing the world with us.

Lead Footwear Merchant:

Our client is seeking a dynamic Lead Footwear Merchant who thrives in a fast-paced retail environment and brings a strong passion for product and consumer insights. This role is ideal for a strategic yet hands-on merchandising professional who can translate marketplace trends and sales data into impactful assortment strategies while collaborating across cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate is highly driven, naturally curious, and excels at building strong relationships to influence product and merchandising decisions.

This role is a hybrid model in Beaverton, Oregon.

Lead Footwear Merchant Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of consumer-focused footwear assortments by analyzing marketplace trends, sales performance, and consumer insights to inform merchandising strategies.
• Manage seasonal product planning across multiple timelines, ensuring assortments align with business goals, inventory targets, and marketplace opportunities.
• Partner closely with cross-functional teams, including merchandising, planning, marketing, analytics, and operations, to support product strategy and execution.
• Translate business performance data and retail metrics such as sell-through, margin, and inventory levels into actionable recommendations for future assortments.
• Prepare and deliver seasonal merchandising tools, presentations, and product insights to support internal stakeholders and marketplace partners.
• Maintain a deep understanding of the footwear marketplace, consumer preferences, and competitive landscape to influence future product direction.
• Foster strong working relationships across teams and contribute to a collaborative, solutions-oriented environment.

Lead Footwear Merchant Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5+ years of experience in merchandising, retail, product creation, or a related consumer products environment.
• Demonstrated experience working with footwear products within a retail, brand, or product merchandising setting.
• Strong retail and analytical acumen with familiarity using merchandising and business tools such as MMX, AV tools, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Ability to translate consumer insights, sales performance, and market trends into merchandising strategies and product recommendations.
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally, influence stakeholders, and build strong professional relationships.
• Highly motivated, curious, and proactive professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and takes initiative to drive results.
• Previous experience working with major global athletic or lifestyle brands is strongly preferred.