Merchandiser, Purchased Retail Brands

The Merchandiser, Purchased Retail Brands drives SanMar's retail apparel business by building strong brand partnerships and leading seasonal product strategies.

Requirements

• Act as SanMar’s primary contact for retail brand partners
• Build strong, long-term relationships with retail brand partners
• Facilitate pricing negotiations, recommendations, and conflict resolution with brand partners
• Identify growth opportunities and new product potential across retail brands and premium product categories
• Analyze sales and marketplace data to identify trends and inform assortment strategy
• Partner with category management and planning to achieve revenue and margin goals
• Contribute to financial analysis and provides insights to improve profitability and operational efficiency
• Communicate SanMar’s product and assortment strategies with retail brand partners and internal cross-functional teams
• Recommend product positioning and develops seasonal line plans with brand partners
• Champion product positioning with marketing and sales throughout the go-to-market process
• Maintain line planning, pricing, and product creation documentation
• Integrate marketplace trends and consumer insights into seasonal concepts and assortment planning
• Review and approve style details, CADs, and brand prototypes
• Create and deliver clear, impactful presentations for internal reviews, leadership, brand partners, and sales teams
• Manage the preparation, coordination, and proofing of sales tools
• Plan SKU-level assortments to balance productivity, inventory, and profitability
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Comply with all policies and standards

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401k plan and matches $1 for $1 up to 4% of earnings, matched & vested at every pay cycle
• Life insurance
• Short/long-term disability coverage
• Paid maternity/paternity leave
• Pet insurance
• Paid Time Off
• 8 paid holidays
• 1 paid family day off