Manager, Direct Merchandising - Converse

Become part of the Converse Team. Converse brings innovation and inspiration to every athlete in the world and celebrates self-expression, individuality and creativity.

Who you'll work with

This role sits within Converse Global Marketplace Merchandising and partners with Merchandising, Planning, Allocation, Marketing, Retail and Digital teams to deliver consumer-right assortments across stores and digital platforms. The role reports to the Director of Global Direct Merchandising and manages a team of merchants.

Who we are looking for

• Well-rounded experience in merchandising, buying, planning, retail or e-commerce, preferably within footwear, apparel or lifestyle consumer products.
• Experience building assortments, managing seasonal buys and using performance data to inform product and pricing decisions.
• Strong analytical skills and retail math fluency, including sales, margin, sell-through, inventory productivity and forecast inputs.
• Ability to influence across functions, present recommendations clearly and operate with agility in a fast-paced marketplace environment.
• Ability to travel up to 25%, including seasonal milestone meetings, marketplace visits and cross-functional business reviews.

What you'll work on

• Lead and support the Western Europe Direct merchandising strategy from seasonal assortment creation through in-season management.
• Build and manage seasonal Direct assortments across stores and digital channels.
• Partner with Planning and Allocation on buy quantities, demand forecasts, depth, channel flow and replenishment recommendations.
• Analyze revenue, margin, traffic, conversion, AOV, sell-through, weeks of supply and inventory productivity to identify risks and opportunities.
• Use consumer, marketplace, trend and competitive insights to shape product priorities, pricing recommendations and future assortment decisions.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Retail and Digital partners on product stories, launch plans and commercial moments.
• Prepare recaps, hindsight analysis and forward-looking recommendations for seasonal reviews and leadership meetings.
• Manage a team of merchants by building merchandising capability, accountability and a consumer-first mindset.

No relocation is offered for this role.