Sr. Manager, Merchandising Operations

Job Description

Under Armour is the chosen brand of this generation of athletes... and the athletes of tomorrow. We're about performance - in training and on game day, in blistering heat and bitter cold. Whatever the conditions, whatever the sport, Under Armour delivers the advantage athletes have come to demand.
That demand has created an environment of growth. An environment where building a great team is vital. An environment where doing whatever it takes is the baseline and going above and beyond to protect the Brand is commonplace.
The world's hungriest athletes live by a code, a pledge to themselves and everyone else: Protect This House... I Will. Our goal is to Build A Great Team! Will YOU...Protect This House?!

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Sr. Manager, Merchandising Operations drives operations for the Global Merchandising function. This role is responsible for successful execution of Global Merchandising strategies and initiatives, and also drives integration between the Global Merchandising COE, Category Merchandising, and Regional Merchandising. Additionally, the Sr. Manager, Merchandising Ops serves as a GTM Champion for the Product organization.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Drives end-to-end business process design and optimization for the Global Merchandising function. Translates Global Merchandising strategies and initiatives (e.g. lifecycle planning, segmentation) into processes and roadmaps to ensure successful implementation and adoption at scale across Categories and Regions.
• Serves as the GTM Champion for Global Merchandising.
• Communicates upcoming processes and deliverables to Category Merchandising, Category Merchandise Planning, and Regional Merchandising via reliable and repeatable forums to drive successful day-to-day execution
• Partners with Product Operations to provide input into the Apparel, Accessories, and Footwear calendars to ensure Merchandising steps align with Product, Planning, Marketing, VM, and the GTM process/timing.
• Collaborates with Product Operations and Materials to drive the Lifecycle Planning process.
• Ensure charters, templates, and tools for Merchandising milestones are up to date and accurate in order to streamline and structure Merchandising output.
• Acts as project manager for key Merchandising Operations initiatives.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Excellent project management skills
• Strong process design capabilities
• Team Player Attitude
• Self-starter with outstanding organizational & comms skills
• Strong collaboration skills, ability to build relationships with partners
• Work under pressure quickly, effectively and efficiently
• Strong presentation skills

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum 7+ years in Project Management, Operations and/or Merchandising

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Travel – 10-15%, including both domestic and international

At Under Armour, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Under Armour believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.