Principal Footwear Merchandiser, Americas

Location: Seattle, Washington, United States; 4 days per week in the Seattle offices. The role requires 20% domestic travel.

Salary: $134,295–$214,894 per year, plus potential annual bonus.

Company

hirify.global develops running footwear, apparel, and experiences focused on supporting runners and an active lifestyle.

What you will do

• Lead footwear merchandising strategy for the Americas, including five-year models, article and SKU counts, seasonal assortments, and regional growth opportunities.
• Use qualitative and quantitative market, runner, consumer, and retail data to guide assortment, product mix, and profitability decisions.
• Present products and brand narratives, gather feedback during prelines, and communicate assortments to sales and marketing stakeholders.
• Partner with footwear leadership and global teams in Asia and EMEA on strategic planning and global assortment development.
• Lead cross-functional projects, improve merchandising processes, resolve conflicts, and build operational consistency.
• Mentor merchandising colleagues and provide product expertise to sales, marketing, and footwear teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience working with footwear products in wholesale or retail, including at least 2 years with a running footwear brand.
• Experience working with SRA and Comfort Retailers.
• Strong knowledge of footwear merchandising, retail environments, consumer buying habits, SKU efficiency, product mix, and profitability.
• Ability to lead collaboratively, influence and negotiate across functions, present clearly, and manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to work from the Seattle office 4 days per week and travel domestically 20%.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, creative, and innovation-focused workplace guided by Brooks values.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, HSA, FSA, and family and fertility benefits.
• 401(k) savings plan with employer match and transportation assistance.
• Five weeks of paid time off, paid holidays, and paid sick and parental leave.
• Product, fitness, recognition, volunteering, and donation benefits.