Jordan Kids Merchant

Haddad is a privately held family business with over 100 years of experience in the children’s apparel & accessories industry. A leader in the industry, Haddad Brands is the exclusive global licensee for the most iconic brands in the world, including Nike, Jordan, Converse, Hurley, Levi’s, Polo, Abercrombie and Fitch, Lacoste, and Huggies. Supported by a team of professionals skilled in design, sourcing, production, sales, marketing & distribution of premium quality children’s wear, Haddad distributes globally to 100+ countries and maintains sales and sourcing offices in 22 cities globally, including New York, Paris, Hilversum, Shanghai, Egypt, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, and Montreal.   

Overview:

The Jordan Kids Merchant will lead the merchandising and marketplace strategy for the Jordan Kids business across North America Digital and Stores channels while serving as a key partner between Jordan Brand and Haddad Brands to drive consumer-right assortments, marketplace alignment, distribution strategies, pricing, and seasonal product plans to accelerate growth and deliver the Jordan Brand vision for Kids.

Key Accountabilities:

• Partner with Jordan Consumer Teams and Haddad Marketplace leadership to develop and execute a unified Jordan Kids marketplace strategy across Digital and Stores
• Build and manage seasonal assortments, product journeys, merchandising strategies, and hindsight analyses to optimize business performance
• Develop and communicate distribution strategies, door depth recommendations, pricing updates, and key merchandising stories
• Support post-CODE gate product management, including product updates and cross-functional communication
• Identify consumer, product, and marketplace opportunities to influence future assortments and investment priorities
• Partner with cross-functional teams including Merchandising, Buying, Planning, Marketing, Finance, and Analytics to drive marketplace execution
• Monitor business performance and leverage consumer insights, historical data, and market trends to inform assortment decisions and in-season actions
• Support membership and consumer engagement strategies that strengthen brand connection and drive growth
• Special projects as assigned

Required Skills/Abilities/Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in fashion merchandising or related field
• 5+ years of experience in merchandising, product creation, or retail in a vertical or wholesale environment
• Proficiency in retail and profit-based metrics
• Excellent organizational, communication
• Ability to travel as needed

Consistent in-office presence is vital to the role as it is for all Haddad Brands team members, so that we all have a full appreciation, aesthetically and tactilely, of the qualities that define our brand partners’ products and set them apart from their competitors.