Merchandise Manager
Hometown Soccer Holdings · United States · 2 wk ago
RemoteRemoteMarketingFull-time
Responsibilities
- Develop and own the enterprise consumer products strategy, including assortment planning, product development, pricing, and go-to-market approaches across all HSH clubs.
- Oversee retail operations across club markets, establishing operational standards, inventory management processes, and vendor relationships that support consistent, high-quality execution.
- Manage MLS licensing coordination, ensuring all HSH club merchandise programs are compliant with league requirements and positioned to maximize licensed product opportunities.
- Serve as the primary HSH point of contact for Adidas, managing the partnership relationship, kit and product timelines, co-branded opportunities, and contract compliance.
- Build and lead e-commerce strategy across HSH club online stores, including platform management, product assortment, promotional planning, and performance optimization.
- Develop merchandise playbooks and operational toolkits that enable local club teams to execute consistently and efficiently across all aspects of their merchandise programs.
- Partner with Marketing, Sponsorship, and Club Relations teams to ensure merchandise efforts are integrated with broader fan engagement, brand, and revenue initiatives.
- Build scalable processes, operational frameworks, and best practices that support club merchandise operations and position HSH for continued portfolio growth.
Requirements
- 5+ years of progressive experience in merchandise, consumer products, or retail operations, with experience managing multi-site or multi-brand programs preferred.
- Strong expertise in consumer products strategy, including assortment planning, product development, and retail or e-commerce go-to-market execution.
- Experience managing licensed merchandise programs, ideally within a sports league or team environment.
- Familiarity with the Adidas partnership ecosystem or comparable global sportswear brand relationships strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated experience building and managing e-commerce operations, including platform oversight, digital merchandising, and performance reporting.
- Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple vendor relationships, product timelines, and club-level priorities simultaneously.
- Experience in sports, entertainment, or consumer brand environments strongly preferred.