About the Role

The Licensing Merchandiser will be responsible for supporting the oversight of the product development processes for the Gap Inc Licensing business, driving seasonal product development throughout the product lifecycle to meet Licensee and Gap Inc specific needs. This role will be accountable for delivering annual licensing goals, ensuring Gap Inc brand guardrails are adhered to in the PD cycle, driving the execution of product development for multiple categories and licenesees, and supporting the development of annual and long range strategic plans. Initiatives they will manage include seasonal product development, seasonal calendar planning, communication with and to different levels of the organization, managing and driving the PD and product packaging creation process across all touchpoints, partnering with various functions of Gap Inc for execution, and seasonal hindsights and strategy setting.

Job Scope: Gap Accessories & Footwear, Banana Republic Apparel

Position will be based in NY HQ and will be part of the Gap Inc Licensing team, partnering with Franchise Product, Global Product Teams, and Licensing Operations and Marketing Teams.

What You'll Do

• Drive the PD process seasonally inclusive of the key touchpoints that include but limited to kickoff, development, guardrails, feedback, approvals and data entry.

• Understand and share product trends, market data and product opportunities to effectively drive strategic opportunities in building the Licensing business

• Maintain all relevant product tools at the category and product lvel needed to track the seasonal PD for each Licensee including updates/tracking, approvals, recaps, and share outs.

• Share monthly and seasonal updates to management teams inclusive of key merchandising KPIs including SKU counts, retails, category market share, relevant buys and overall visual line sheet of landed product.

• Effectively liaise with Gap Inc Product Teams seasonally to gain access to product assets in developing product for Licensees while remaining aligned with brand direction and assortment guardrails

• Partner with internal and external cross functional teams (Operations, Marketing, Licensing Agency and Licensees ) to develop and execute aspects of the PD cycle.

Who You Are

• Extensive experience of merchandising or relevant product development experience

• Possess a clear understanding of product pipeline process (design, merchandising and production)

• Strong product understanding including trend, innovation and product lifecycle development

• Advanced computer skills in Excel and Powerpoint with an aptitude for learning new programs

• Demonstrate excellent organizational, listening, verbal, written, presentation and analytical skills

• Ability to multi task and manage multiple complex projects and lauches concurrently.

• Ability to problem solve and through strong partnerships with business partners across the globe; thrives in a dynamic environment with a high degree of ambiguity