Director Of Merchandising, Athletic Apparel

Employment Status: Full-time, benefits eligible

Location: This position is located on-site M-F at Gymreapers HQ in Nampa, ID - just 20mins outside beautiful Boise.

Schedule: M-F, 8-5/flex according to business needs

Who We Are

Gymreapers is a direct-to-consumer e-commerce brand creating premium lifting gear, apparel, and equipment for men and women. Our supportive lifting gear has been featured in Men’s Health, Barbend, Powerlifting Technique, and more.

We are a young company that is one of the fastest growing fitness brands in the world with IFBB Pro Bodybuilders, world renown trainers, and Olympians using our equipment and apparel to take their training to the next level. We are excited to offer our customers multiple products that are approved for use in all IPF and USPA competitions.

The Gymreapers brand has been listed twice on the Inc Magazine’s list of 5,000 fastest growing businesses: 2022 at #291 and 2021 at #521. Our CEO, Roc Pilon, recently was named Mountain West Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young and Forbes 30 Under 30 Class of 2023, Retail & Ecommerce category!

Benefits/Perks

• Competitive Pay
• NEW: Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Company paid holidays
• Access to our brand new Gymreapers on-site gym!
• NEW: 401(k) with up to a 4% employer match (Implementing March 2023)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) employee option
• 50% Employee Discount on Gymreapers.com!!
• 100% Employer Paid: Medical, Dental and Vision - short-term and long-term disability - life insurance for both employee and spouse/dependents
• Paid Time Off (PTO)

What You’ll Do

This person will help shape the Gymreapers apparel calendar and merchandise planning, maintaining best-in-class merchandising and buying standards, and operational strategy for taking the product to market. This newly created role will be responsible for:

• Conducts and oversees the analysis of selling trends and manages the reorder process. Translates that information into executable and effective market intelligence reporting.
• Gathers information for product quotations, examines bids, negotiates product costs, and awards contracts to supplier/partners. Monitors associated merchandising costs, performance schedules, and scope of assigned contracts/subcontracts to ensure customers are getting the best quality at the best value.
• Works cross-functionally with leadership to evaluate and set distribution standards for assigned merchandise assortment(s) and assesses the capabilities of suppliers/partners to meet those standards. Monitors supplier performance and reconciles quality and/or fulfillment concerns to ensure quality standards are consistently met.
• Recommend changes in procurement processes to improve service, quality, and/or reduce costs. Creates and maintains executable inventory plans and reviews opportunities for new business.
• Leads the development and execution of strategic merchandise plans to maximize product sales.
• Evaluates competitive market trends within the athletic apparel space.
• Leads the operational execution and purchasing for women’s apparel, determines assortments, colors, sizing, quality, and overarching strategy.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Ability to build teams and implement structure for teams to work from

What You’ll Bring

• Powerful collaboration and communication skills
• Thrive in an extremely fast-paced environment where ambiguity and quick decision-making are second nature
• Minimum of 7+ years in merchandising, planning, or buying
• End-to-end merchandising experience in procurement, demand forecasting and planning, and vendor relations preferably within eCommerce is required
• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field or related work experience
• You think big picture and strategize, but you can also roll up your sleeves and execute any project at hand
• Comfortable in a high-growth environment with constantly shifting priorities; you have the ability to be reactive and organized at the same time
• Outstanding conceptual and problem-solving skills

More About Us

Our Core Values

• Sacrifice
• Grow or Die
• Be Humble
• Live with Integrity
• Extreme Ownership
• 1% Better Everyday
• Nothing is Given // Everything is Earned
• Customer Obsession

Gymreapers LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, disability, as well as any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, or local law.

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