The Walt Disney Company (France)
Associate Merchandising Manager- Toys
The Walt Disney Company (France), Kissimmee, Florida, United States, 34747
About the Role & 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.
The Associate Merchandise Manager will serve as the category lead for the Toy category within the Premium Toy, Glow, and Bubble space. You should bring deep expertise in the toy industry, understanding play patterns, consumer behavior, and trends across both child and adult demographics. Working closely with creative and product design, you ensure the development of high-quality, consumer-focused, and trend-right product lines. As the category lead, you are responsible for optimizing assortments across all channels—licensing, flexible business models, vertical, and wholesale—to build brand equity and meet financial targets within the ever-evolving Toy segment.
This is a Full-Time role
You will report to the Merchandising Manager
What You Will Do Hardlines Merchandising
Executes the daily implementation of the product strategy for Hardlines, Toys
Manages the product strategy at the department, class, and sub-class levels
Consumerist: Consumer obsessed, constantly balancing the art and the science of merchandising to find opportunities, elevate the brand, and delight our consumer
Monitors and reports on the global competitive landscape
Demonstrated passion for consumer and product trends
Track development counts, adoption KPIs, and COGs targets
Responsible for Data integrity in systems and samples
Provide support for key milestone meetings with the development of presentation decks, briefs, recaps, and assembling input from key partners
Attend cross-functional team meetings to assist with the input/output of communication
Manage, update, and maintain the Range Plan
Prepare and maintain a catalog of merchandise by quarter
Consolidates the product needs from all regions and channels to develop one product brief to design
Establish perspective on what’s working and why to consistently improve product line
Partners with Product Design and Sourcing to deliver seasonal product lines for vertical and wholesale business models that meet business objectives, including sustainability goals
Brand ambassador to cross-functional teams, showing up as compelling, dynamic, and knowledgeable in all stages of the go-to-market process and partner interactions where the product is discussed
Delivers our diversity and inclusion goals through the right product and personal growth
Partners with vendors to provide creative direction and feedback on the product development process
Required Qualifications & Skills
2+ years of experience in Product Merchandising. Toys experience preferred
Experience in building a product line for a category or categories of business
Demonstrated ability to be a brand steward and maintain brand and product integrity
Strategic thinker with the ability to drive execution against a plan
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with a diverse audience
Successful experience in a highly matrixed company structure
Collaborative and effective communicator
Strong Team Player – The ability to build & foster collaborative partnerships across functions & departments
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 the 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 a willingness to learn new skills and processes
Experience with Adobe Suite for commenting and drawovers preferred
Education
Associate’s Degree or equivalent work experience
Additional Information 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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The Associate Merchandise Manager will serve as the category lead for the Toy category within the Premium Toy, Glow, and Bubble space. You should bring deep expertise in the toy industry, understanding play patterns, consumer behavior, and trends across both child and adult demographics. Working closely with creative and product design, you ensure the development of high-quality, consumer-focused, and trend-right product lines. As the category lead, you are responsible for optimizing assortments across all channels—licensing, flexible business models, vertical, and wholesale—to build brand equity and meet financial targets within the ever-evolving Toy segment.
This is a Full-Time role
You will report to the Merchandising Manager
What You Will Do Hardlines Merchandising
Executes the daily implementation of the product strategy for Hardlines, Toys
Manages the product strategy at the department, class, and sub-class levels
Consumerist: Consumer obsessed, constantly balancing the art and the science of merchandising to find opportunities, elevate the brand, and delight our consumer
Monitors and reports on the global competitive landscape
Demonstrated passion for consumer and product trends
Track development counts, adoption KPIs, and COGs targets
Responsible for Data integrity in systems and samples
Provide support for key milestone meetings with the development of presentation decks, briefs, recaps, and assembling input from key partners
Attend cross-functional team meetings to assist with the input/output of communication
Manage, update, and maintain the Range Plan
Prepare and maintain a catalog of merchandise by quarter
Consolidates the product needs from all regions and channels to develop one product brief to design
Establish perspective on what’s working and why to consistently improve product line
Partners with Product Design and Sourcing to deliver seasonal product lines for vertical and wholesale business models that meet business objectives, including sustainability goals
Brand ambassador to cross-functional teams, showing up as compelling, dynamic, and knowledgeable in all stages of the go-to-market process and partner interactions where the product is discussed
Delivers our diversity and inclusion goals through the right product and personal growth
Partners with vendors to provide creative direction and feedback on the product development process
Required Qualifications & Skills
2+ years of experience in Product Merchandising. Toys experience preferred
Experience in building a product line for a category or categories of business
Demonstrated ability to be a brand steward and maintain brand and product integrity
Strategic thinker with the ability to drive execution against a plan
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with a diverse audience
Successful experience in a highly matrixed company structure
Collaborative and effective communicator
Strong Team Player – The ability to build & foster collaborative partnerships across functions & departments
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 the 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 a willingness to learn new skills and processes
Experience with Adobe Suite for commenting and drawovers preferred
Education
Associate’s Degree or equivalent work experience
Additional Information 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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