Marketing - Category Merchandising 3 (Product Merchandising Director Kid s Apparel)

Portfolio Scope: $700M Kids Apparel | Team Scope: Lead a team of 4. This assignment sits within North America Kids Merchandising and supports coverage for maternity leave during a high impact seasonal window. The interim leader will help create the future of Kids Apparel across boys and girls, sport and sportswear, ensuring continuity of vision, line quality, and marketplace execution across multiple seasons.

Details:
Job Title: Category Merchandising 4 (Product Merchandising Director Kid s Apparel)
Location: Beaverton, OR
Duration: 5 Months
Type: Full-Time, Contract

Description:
Portfolio Scope: $700M Kids Apparel | Team Scope: Lead a team of 4
This assignment sits within North America Kids Merchandising and supports coverage for maternity leave during a high impact seasonal window. The role leads Kids Apparel Sport Product Merchandising, partnering closely with Product, Planning, and Marketplace teams.

The interim leader will help create the future of Kids Apparel across boys and girls, sport and sportswear, ensuring continuity of vision, line quality, and marketplace execution across multiple seasons.

What We Are Looking For
We are seeking G45/G50 merchants who are ready to operate at the Director level and lead a complex, multigender, multisport apparel business during a high-impact seasonal window.
The ideal candidate:

• Has strong merchandising experience, ideally in Apparel and/or Kids, with the ability to lead by Sport, franchise, and classification
• Demonstrates confidence leading complex CODE moments, including Line Planning, MAR, and GGP
• Brings a consumerled mindset with strong financial acumen and marketplace Awareness
• Can navigate ambiguity, prioritize effectively, and make clear decisions under time pressure
• Has demonstrated the ability to act as a peer leader and collaborator, motivating and stabilizing a team during transition
• Communicates clearly with senior leaders across Geo, Global, Product, Planning, and Marketplace

What You Will Gain
This role provides a rare opportunity to step fully into Director level ownership within NA Kids Merchandising.
Through this stretch, you will gain:

• Driving a clear strategy of a $700M Kids Apparel portfolio across multiple seasons
• Hands on leadership of MAR, GGP, and GTM for FA 27, HO 27, and SP 28
• Direct experience leading a team of 4 through critical seasonal moments
• Increased exposure to Geo and Global senior leadership across Merchandising, Product, and Marketplace
• Deepened capability in long range line planning, including early influence on FA/HO 28 and SP/SU 29
• Demonstrated readiness for future Director-level roles

Core Responsibilities

• Lead NA Kids Apparel Sport Product Merchandising strategy grounded in consumer insight, financial health, and marketplace realities
• Own seasonal execution across Line Planning, MAR, GGP, Seasonal Handover, and GTM
• Monitor franchise and classification health and lead product lifecycle discussions
• Represent Kids Apparel Sport within Geo Consumer Merchandising and Geo Sport LT
• Inspire, guide, and develop a team of 4 through clear direction, prioritization, and decision making
• Seasonal Scope and Key Moments
• Primary Seasons (preMAR through GGP/GTM FA 27 SP 28):

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