Sr. Merchandiser - Footwear

• Benefit Plan including Health, Dental, Life Insurance and Disability 
• Additional Paid Time Off (Floater Days, Volunteer Days, Outdoor Day) 
• Company Pension Plan 
• Retirement Savings Plan (RSP) 
• Annual bonus opportunity 
• DEI and Employee Resource Groups 
• Generous Employee Friends and Family discounts 
• Hybrid Work Model (4 set days onsite, 1 set day remote)

ABOUT THE POSITION 

Columbia’s Merchandising Team is hiring a Sr. Merchandiser - Footwear for our Canada Headquarters located in London, Ontario.

Reporting to the Director, Footwear Merchandising, the Sr. Merchandiser - Footwear is a senior member of the Canadian Merchandise team responsible for shaping and executing the footwear category strategy to grow the business across Canada while aligning with global brand priorities. This role also has a dotted line reporting relationship to the VP, General Manager – Canada.

HOW YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE  

• Category strategy: Develop and deliver the seasonal and multi‑year footwear strategy for the region, informed by market trends, consumer insight, and competitive analysis.
• Seasonal planning: Own seasonal briefs, line adoption, pricing, assortment direction, and style forecasts to meet financial and style‑count targets.
• Cross‑functional partnership: Work closely with Merchandising leadership, Sales, Planning and Global Merchandising to incorporate regional needs into the global line plan and ensure execution against targets.
• Account engagement: Pre‑line key accounts with compelling stories and initiatives; educate the sales force on product innovation, technologies, assortments and marketing support.
• Business planning: Lead workstreams with Sales and Planning to define seasonal and long‑term growth plans, assessing financial risk and reward.

 YOU ARE  

• Capable of managing the seasonal product adoption & assortments for the Canadian market (from concept to sales meeting) to ensure seasonal financial targets and style count targets are met.
• Able to provide clear product direction and market intelligence that drive assortment decisions and commercial outcomes.
• Knowledgeable in the product creation process and the roles of other functions including Sales, Demand Planning, Global Merchandising, Costing, Sourcing, Design, Development, Marketing and Finance.

YOU HAVE  

• Bachelor’s degree, applicable certification or equivalent experience.

• 5-8 years of product or merchandising experience in the sportswear, outdoor or action sports industry.

• Strong market and trend knowledge in footwear; proven merchandising and assortment planning experience.
• Cross‑functional collaboration and account presentation skills.
• Commercial acumen with ability to translate insight into seasonal and long‑term plans.

This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company. 

Columbia Sportswear Canada 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. Columbia Sportswear Canada provides accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If you require accommodations to complete an application, please contact Human Resources CA_HRColumbia@columbia.com or call 519-644-5000 and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs.

At Columbia Sportswear Company, we’re proud to offer regular full-time employees a benefits package that includes a variety of services and products to help make your life and work more rewarding. Our benefit programs contribute to overall employee well-being by aligning those programs with the fundamental elements of well-being: physical, social/emotional, financial, career and community. Benefits that can protect your family’s financial future and help you save money through our Pension plan plus a generous company match option. Columbia offers medical, dental, vision, life Insurance, and disability coverage. In addition, Columbia provides an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) which offers free wellness benefits and confidential 24/7/365 counseling services. We have extensive wellness benefits, including paid time off programs, and employee discounts also available.