Global Merchandising Manager, Men's Sportswear & Accessories

About the role

The Global Merchandising Manager, Men's Sportswear & Accessories will be an integral part of the Product Team, working to establish and build the global business in the US, EMEA and APAC.

Responsibilities

• Working with the Director of Merchandising, define product strategies that exceed customer expectations and meet financial goals for the brand – including global line architecture, product flow, pricing, across all DTC and Wholesale channels.
• Partner with Design to monitor the line plan by category, ensuring product briefs are met and that global business needs are fully covered.
• Present seasonal product strategies and assortments to cross-functional global teams during key GTM milestones.
• Manage global margin targets, partnering with Design, Product Development, and Costing to ensure profitability.
• Provide ongoing global competitive and trend analysis, feeding directly into assortment strategies.
• Partner with regional merchandising and design teams to align seasonal line plans, reduce overlap across assortments, and ensure global category needs are fully covered.
• Ensure aligned global product launches across apparel, footwear, accessories, and equipment.
• Track global business performance, identifying risks and opportunities, and provide direction on actions.
• Prepare and distribute global merchandising tools (GTM Strategies, pricing architecture, seasonal trackers) to ensure cross-functional alignment.
• Partner with regional teams to drive the global forecasting process, ensuring alignment with global strategies and maximizing economies of scale.
• Coordinate cross-functional meetings and follow-ups (Design, PD, Planning, Marketing), capturing action items and ensuring timely completion.
• Confirm global and regional wholesale assortments for key national and regional accounts, ensuring margin targets are met and pricing/costing inputs are accurate across all tools and reports.
• Manage and coach Merchants/Associate Merchants, ensuring their US responsibilities ladder into and support global strategy.
• Oversee US assortment and lifecycle performance, using it as a benchmark for testing and scaling globally.
• Validate that US hindsight and consumer insights are fully integrated into global planning.
• Ensure strong collaboration with Planning on markdown, lifecycle, and inventory strategies in the US, and scale key learnings globally.
• Oversee and support new US store openings, partnering with Merchants to build tailored assortments that reflect global strategy while meeting store capacity and consumer needs.
• Work closely with Supply Chain to monitor POs and incoming shipments, making adjustments when risks arise to protect delivery timelines and sales opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Merchandising or a related discipline.
• 6-8 years merchandising, buying and/or line management experience with another apparel brand.
• 2 years of leadership/management experience.
• Intermediate-Advanced proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), as well as collaboration/communications platforms like MS Teams.

Skills

• Great product instincts – an understanding of sports, culture, and fashion and how they shape the lifestyle and clothing choices of young athletic men and women.
• Analytical thinking – a balance of both qualitative and quantitative skills.
• Entrepreneurship – ability to work effectively in a fluid environment and willingness to wear multiple hats, as necessary.
• Resourcefulness – self-directed and scrappy.
• Collaboration – demonstrated skill in building cross-functional and cross-cultural/international relationships.
• Demonstrated business acumen and the ability to apply sound business decisions to growing a global business.

Pay

$125,000 - $140,000 per year, plus competitive bonus program.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision
• Pre-tax transit discounts
• 401(k) with company match
• Life insurance
• Paid maternity/paternity leave
• Professional development opportunities
• Volunteering programs
• Team building outings
• Discounts on Wilson and Amer Sports products
• Summer hours
• Company-sponsored sports leagues/teams
• Fun, active company outings around major sports events