About the Role and Team:

At Disney Consumer Products, we inspire imagination around the world and are committed to creating happiness for families and fans by bringing captivating, inspiring, and inclusive products into their daily lives! From toys to t-shirts, console games, books, and more, our team brings our beloved brands and franchises into the lives of families through products and experiences that can be found worldwide, such as the Disney Store e-commerce platform, Disney Parks, local and international retailers, and Disney Store locations around the world.

This individual will assist in creating the product strategy for a collection of products or initiatives for Packaged Consumables and “Made on Demand” Product in the development of highest quality, consumer focused, trend-right product lines across all channels of distribution (licensing, flex business models, vertical and wholesale). This role will report to the Merchandising Manager.

What You Will Do:

• Assist in creating the product strategy for a collection of products or initiatives for Packaged Consumables and “Made on Demand” Product

• Research, organize findings, assemble input from key partners and prepare presentation decks, briefs and recaps for key milestone meetings

• Use key data points to establish perspective on what’s working and why to consistently improve product line

• Demonstrated passion for consumer and product trends

• Deliver all item set up information within designated global systems across vertical channels

• Communicating roadblocks, progress, and help needed

• Assess retail sales performance to make sku recommendations

• Attend cross functional team meetings to assist with the input/output of communication

• Coordinate samples among key partners for showrooms and product showcases

• Manage updates and maintenance of the Product Lifecycle Management system

• Prepare and maintain catalog of merchandise by quarter

• Achieve our diversity and inclusion goals through professional growth

• Assist with other team projects as needed

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• Minimum of one year experience in Product or Merchandising

• Strategic thinker with the ability to drive execution against a plan

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to maintain relationships with key partners

• Strong Team Player – The ability to build & foster collaborative partnerships across functions & departments

• Well-developed verbal and written Communication Skills

• Flexible and adaptable with a demonstrated ability to work under pressure while meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment

• Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills with ability to prioritize workload and concurrently manage multiple projects

• High level of attention to detail; proactive, with strong follow through skills

• Demonstrated positive attitude with the ability to be responsive to feedback and pivot based on changing organization priorities

• Demonstrated personal initiative skills in the workplace, with willingness to learn new skills and processes

Preferred Qualifications:

• Interest in building strategies for a category or categories of business

• Passion for retail and brand merchandising

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Preferred Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Merchandising or General Business or equivalent areas of study

Benefits and Perks: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

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