Become part of the Converse Team
Converse is a place where passionate individuals come together to create the future of sport. We are unapologetic about who we are and what we’re after — bringing innovation and inspiration to every athlete* in the world. We look for athletes who can push boundaries, elevate our potential and continue leading us to greatness. The next tastemakers, playmakers, risk takers and glue players. Are you game?
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ABOUT CONVERSE
Are you interested in working for the most iconic and well-loved sneaker brand in the world? Born in sports and made for the street, Converse is a place to explore your potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. We seek people who can lead, grow, think, dream, and create. Our culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. Converse seeks achievers, leaders, and visionaries. At Converse, it’s about each person bringing their authentic self, skills, and passion to serve the daring spirit of youth.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are seeking a strategic and consumer-focused Merchant to support the development of merchandising strategies and product lines for Energy Footwear and Apparel across the Global Marketplace. This person will support assortment decisions, marketplace insights, and account-specific merchandising strategies. This role is serving consumers with the most relevant products to enable Converse’s vision and drive sustainable business growth in the Inspire channel.
You are a curious, energetic, and coachable merchant. You have demonstrated an awareness and understanding of the consumer and the dynamics of the marketplace. You are optimistic, solution-driven and passionate. You have an entrepreneurial spirit, strong consumer focus, and can handle multiple priorities effectively.
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
- Obsess the consumer framework, be a product and merchandising expert. Develop and execute robust merchandising strategies, setting geo specific strategic intent of product lifecycle, expression, pricing, flow, distribution.
- Closely partner with X-Sport and Sport merch teams on marketplace seasonal product needs, align on seasonal line. Provide actionable marketplace insights to influence future line development and deliver long-term product line plan.
- Collaborate closely with Commercial Growth partners, deliver clear seasonal priorities & details, balancing newness and consistency across the consumer framework, to empower differentiated account-ready assortments
- Partner with Planning to drive sustainable financial targets. Analyze weekly sales performance, consumer feedback, and competitor activity to enable agile decisions that maximize sell-through and meet business goals.
- Partner with Brand teams to ensure impactful brand story and product presentation across the Global Marketplace
- Support seasonal product line adoption, product launches and key account initiatives
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
This role will partner deeply with leaders across Consumer Insights, Merchandising, Marketplace, Finance, Marketing, and Product Creation. You will collaborate closely with peers across Converse to align on best practices, shared assets, and strategic workstreams. You will report into the Director of Marketplace Merchandising and serve as a thought leader within the broader Converse Merchandising community.
WHAT YOU BRING
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Merchandising, Marketing, or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.
- 2+ years of experience in Retail, Merchandising, Product Management, Marketplace, Buying, or relevant experience
- Deep knowledge and understanding of Energy/Collab industry and market
- Entrepreneurial spirit, experience working on new projects/start-ups/concepts/ideas
- Proficiency in analyzing business and consumer trends
- Attention to detail
- Ability to collaboratively manage multiple deadlines and competing priorities
- Effective verbal and written communication skills, including presentations to various cross-functional partners
- Team first mentality, energy giver
- Passion for the business, eye for product, trend sensitive for targeted consumers.
- Solid experience in merchandising, with strong analytical skills and a results-driven mindset.
- Detail-oriented, proactive, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, comfortable working with cross-functional teams.
- Fluent in both spoken and written English.
We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.OUR HIRING GAME PLAN
01 Apply
Our teams are made up of diverse skillsets, knowledge bases, inputs, ideas and backgrounds. We want you to find your fit – review job descriptions, departments and teams to discover the role for you.
02 Meet a Recruiter or Take an Assessment
If selected for a corporate role, a recruiter will reach out to start your interview process and be your main contact throughout the process. For retail roles, you’ll complete an interactive assessment that includes a chat and quizzes and takes about 10-20 minutes to complete. No matter the role, we want to learn about you – the whole you – so don’t shy away from how you approach world-class service and what makes you unique.
03 Interview
Go into this stage confident by doing your research, understanding what we are looking for and being prepared for questions that are set up to learn more about you, and your background.
