Job Summary:

Reporting to the Lead of Wholesale Plush Brand Merchandising, this individual will act as the conduit of various brand/business initiatives within the Wholesale Plush specific work streams, working with multiple cross functional partners (brand, commercial, sales) to ensure highest quality, consumer focused, trend right product lines across our wholesale channel of distribution, that build brand equity and meet financial targets.

Responsibilities:

• Leads team on the build out and implementation of Wholesale Plush focused product strategies
• Works directly with Global Brand Merchandising team to brief seasonal business needs; informed by consumer need, retailer sell in and sell out data, and marketplace trends
• Partners with Wholesales and Sales teams to deliver seasonal product lines that meet business and retailer objectives
• Strong presentation & influencing skills; able to lead externally facing retailer meetings with ease
• Consumer obsessed, constantly balancing the art and the science of merchandising to find opportunities, elevate brand and delight our consumer
• Relentlessly monitor the global competitive landscape and consumer zeitgeist to capture opportunity
• Champions product developed in collaboration with the brand teams to capitalize on trends, anticipate consumer demand and drive product innovation in category
• Find commonality in consumer, customer and market trends to minimize duplication / cannibalization; identify areas to reduce complexity and increase productivity globally
• Establish perspective on what’s working and why to consistently improve product line
• Partners with CIMA to direct application of consumer insights to retailer specific product strategies
• Comprehensive knowledge about current trends and filter for brand relevance
• Proactively manage segmentation at right price/value from value to premium
• Develop metrics and lead team to deliver development counts, adoption KPIs and COGs targets
• Brand ambassador to cross-functional teams showing up as a compelling, dynamic, knowledgeable senior manager in all stages of go to market process and partner interactions where product is discussed
• Communicates to influence cross-functional partners to drive execution and remove road blocks
• Strong Point of View on consumer, customer and business effectively communicated across stakeholders and management
• Manages direct reports with immediate feedback on performance and weekly touch bases to review deliverables, regular development and coaching
• Builds, develops and retains best in class Merchant talent
• Champion our diversity and inclusion goals through right product and team growth

Basic Qualifications:

• 6-8+ years of progressive experience in Product Merchandising in an omni-channel company,
• Experience in building a global product line for a category/categories of business that is both globally leveraged and locally relevant
• Demonstrated ability to capitalize on market trends and consumer zeitgeist to maximize value creation throughout the trend cycle
• Demonstrated ability to create, leverage and scale innovation
• Demonstrated ability to manage revenue creation while maintaining brand integrity
• Strong working knowledge of the omni-channel marketplace globally
• Strategic thinker with the ability to drive execution against a financial plan
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence a diverse audience including experience working with external partners and business owners to bring product and assortments to the market
• Successful experience working, and thriving, in a highly matrixed company structure
• Leadership and talent development abilities and a collaborative and effective management style
• Strong Team Player – The ability to build & foster collaborative partnerships across functions & departments
• Ability to think creatively and disruptively to bring and infuse new ideas into product development
• Ability to manage the organizational and cultural change efforts needed to ensure new, innovative concepts, business practices, and technologies are fully adopted and integrated into the business
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally

Required Education

• Associate’s Degree or equivalent work experience

Additional Information:

Benefits and Perks: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits

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The Parks, Experiences and Products segment includes Disney’s iconic travel and leisure businesses, which include six resort destinations in the United States, Europe and Asia, a top-rated cruise line, a popular vacation ownership program, and an award-winning guided family adventure business. Disney’s global consumer products operations include the world’s leading licensing business across toys, apparel, home goods, digital games and apps; the world’s largest children’s publisher; Disney store locations around the world; and the shopDisney e-commerce platform.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with the following business segments: media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, consumer products and interactive media. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Disney Global Product Development and Creative, Inc., which is part of a business segment we call Parks, Experiences and Products.

Disney Global Product Development and Creative, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.