Merchandising Manager, Outdoor Footwear

Amer Sports is a sporting goods company with internationally recognized brands including Salomon, Arc’teryx, Peak Performance, Atomic and Wilson.

“The Mountain Sport Company”, Salomon was born in 1947 in the heart of the French Alps and the birthplace of modern alpinism. Salomon’s commitment to innovative design and passion for mountain sports created a vast range of revolutionary new concepts in bindings, boots, skis and apparel for both Alpine and Nordic skiing and brought innovative solutions to footwear, apparel and equipment for snowboarding, adventure racing, mountaineering, hiking, trail running, and many other sports.

Through performance driven design, Salomon delivers innovation and progression to mountain sports; converting new ideas into action and expanding the limits of possibility. Salomon’s heritage, culture, and commitment are tied together by one simple concept: the world’s leading mountain people creating the world’s leading mountain products. Salomon is responsibly committed towards the outdoor through its sustainability program. Diversity is one of Salomon’s five values, therefore we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all.

Salomon is headquartered in Annecy, France.

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Merchandising Manager, Outdoor Footwear

REPORTS TO
: VP Ecomm

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Salomon North America, Footwear & Gear team,

LOCATION: Ogden, UT

As a member of the Footwear & Gear team, the Merchandising Manager leads the overall Footwear merchandising strategy for their Sport/Category in North America (US & Canada). This role works with the Footwear & Gear VP in North America, as well as the global merchandising and product teams in France to develop and implement meaningful assortments and merchandising plans by consumer and channel.

This person also works closely with Sales & Marketing teams in North America on go to market strategies, tools, and activation on a seasonal basis.

• Hybrid work schedule
• A generous PTO policy, plus 15 paid annual holidays and 3 floating holidays
• Half-day Fridays for 5 months of the year
• An exceptional employee discount on all our products and sister brands (Arc’teryx, Armada, Atomic, Wilson)
• Healthy Lifestyle Benefit designed to support your well-being and active lifestyle
• Opportunities to engage in the community and with industry partners

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily:

• Develop and execute seasonal, annual, and long-term product strategies and merchandising plans for the Footwear category in North America.
• Create market-relevant, consumer-driven assortments by sport, shopper profile, and distribution channel.
• Identify gaps and opportunities within global merchandising plans and provide recommendations to the global product team to ensure market relevance for North America.
• Partner with global merchandising teams to align category strategies with broader brand objectives.
• Lead the presentation of category strategies, seasonal plans, new technologies, and key product initiatives at sales meetings, launches, and customer events.
• Serve as the category product expert, delivering product training and education to internal and external stakeholders.

• Manage category forecasts, pricing, margins, inventory, and channel mix in partnership with leadership to achieve seasonal and annual profitability targets.
• Own omnichannel demand planning and forecasting for the category.
• Collaborate with global supply chain and regional demand planning teams to ensure inventory levels and product flow support business objectives.