Vans: Associate, Merchandising, Women's Apparel (Global)

Vans is the original brand rooted in the authentic lifestyle of skateboarding. We are driven by our mission to inspire and empower everyone to live “Off The Wall” – embracing the youthful spirit of freedom, non-conformity, and relentless progression. Yesterday’s “Off The Wall” moment is today’s new normal, and at Vans, we believe in constantly outdoing ourselves. Together with our communities across the globe, our vision is to push culture forward because we believe that the pursuit of progression never ends. We are constantly inspired by the future generation of positive catalysts within our community.    

 

So, before we get to the job details, take a minute to learn a little more about us – our values and our culture. If you can see yourself working side-by-side with a team of people who think and live “Off the Wall,” Vans just may be the place for you.  

 

To learn more about our values and our culture, visit Vans Careers or www.vans.com.  

Associate Merchandiser, Vans

What will you do?

A day in the life of the Associate Merchandiser at Vans looks a little like this.

Reporting to the Merchandising Manager, you will work day-to-day with Product Merchandising team you are in charge of ensuring that the systems reflect the decisions made on products. You will learn about the full product creation and merchandising process. 

Let’s break down that day-in-the-life a bit more.

• Coordinates and manages information and data pertaining to the Product line management, product creation and development, and go-to-market processes.

• Accountable for all Product data entries, change logs, Air Table and all updates coming out from key GTM Milestones (grid color, VLP prep). Responsible for Product attribution in Enovia and flex PLM

• Manages Salesmen Samples from System Ordering all the way to unpacking and shipping

• Responsible for creating and maintaining Discrepancy Review file seasonally

• Responsible for collecting and submitting style names with legal team seasonally

• Maintains and distributes all information of assigned product category encompassing line lists and data in Excel and PLM, workbooks, and other CAD books

• Supports the Merchants in Line planning, certain development information and production information, consumer and competitor analysis and marketplace analysis, all with a very close attention to detail

• Responsible for seasonal sample organization and coordinate needs with different cross functional partners.

 

What do you need to succeed?

We all have unique skills that we bring to work and celebrate every day. For this role, there are foundation skills you’ll need to succeed and excel.

• Must be detail oriented, precise and organized.

• Must have strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Must be problem-solver.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple projects/seasons simultaneously.

• Must be proficient in Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Excel

• Location Requirement: Costa Mesa, California.

• Hybrid in office schedule Tuesday-Thursday with the occasional Monday and Friday

Now WE have a question for YOU.  

Are you in? 

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Hiring Range:

$57,888.00 USD - $72,360.00 USD annually

Incentive Potential: This position is eligible for additional compe