Timberland: Merchandiser, Wholesale Footwear

At Timberland, we’re a force of nature. We’re a team that steps outside, works hard together, and moves the world forward. The brand is widely recognized as the arbiter of boot culture. With a rich heritage of craftsmanship and an eye toward the future, Timberland has a decades-long commitment to make products responsibly, protect the outdoors, and build 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 an team of fun, adventure-loving people, Timberland just may be the place for you.   

To learn more about our values and our culture, visit Timberland Careers or www.timberland.com. 

Merchandiser, Wholesale Footwear – Timberland Americas 

What will you do? 

A day in the life of a Footwear Merchant at Timberland looks a little like this. 

You will be a key member of the Americas Regional Merchandising team focused on driving the total Footwear business in the Wholesale channel across the Americas. You will work closely with several cross-functional departments including the Global Merchandising, Regional Planning, Regional Marketing, and Regional Commercial teams to bring curated Footwear assortments for our most important key wholesale accounts to life in the Americas marketplace.  You will report to the Sr. Merchandising Manager for Footwear in the Americas. 

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

• Partner with the Senior Manager of Footwear to develop and manage regional line architecture and assortment strategies, inclusive of franchise and lifecycle management. 

• Create curated Wholesale assortments that will enable regional commercial execution and align to brand and market objectives. 

• Act as primary contact to Key Account Regional Planning teams in executing financial plans. 

• Partner with Senior Manager to craft and execute marketplace strategy for Wholesale that ties to the long-term merchandise financial plans.  This will include providing input on product briefs in alignment with Global Merchandising that will drive the strategy. 

• Support Senior Manager in preparing for and presenting at each internal seasonal GTM milestone.  Gain alignment on strategy and assortment execution from key regional stakeholders through relevant data extraction, strong influencing, and effective communication skills.  Ensure curated assortments come to life in key accounts. 

• Support Senior Manager in preparing for and presenting at external key account meetings. 

• Effective in-season management of marketplace strategy.  Work with Regional Planning counterparts to deliver financial targets and make final promotion and markdown decisions in alignment with global guidelines. 

• Constantly monitor consumer demand trends, using insights to shape planning and assortment decisions.  Execute ad-hoc reporting and analysis to support seasonal product assortment decision-making. 

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. Additionally, while formal education in a related field is great to have, we are most interested in your 3-5 years of experience and professional achievements in Merchandising or Buying. 

The foundation skills you