Sr Manager, Merchandising - Hardlines

Senior Manager, Merchandising – Hardlines 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, video games, home goods and more, our teams bring our beloved brands and franchises into the lives of families through products and experiences that can be found worldwide. The Senior Manager, Merchandising - Hardlines drives execution of the merchandise strategy and vision for their assigned categories, contributing to a complex, multi-category 3D product portfolio across hardlines categories. This role works closely with cross-functional teams to deliver consumer-centric, trend-right, high-quality product assortments across all owned and operated channels, bringing franchise priorities and guest insights to life through product lines that balance play pattern innovation, collectability, and gifting appeal. The Senior Manager plays a key role in delivering brand equity and financial performance targets through the full product lifecycle, from merchant-led concept and brief through commercialization, applying a working understanding of the technical, regulatory, and manufacturing complexities unique to hardlines development. HARDLINES MERCHANDISING • Creates and implements the day-to-day execution of product strategies across a hardlines category / categories • Translates the product strategy into a consumer-focused product strategy for their area of responsibility that is commercially viable • Consumerist: Consumer obsessed, constantly balancing the art and the science of merchandising to find opportunities, elevate brand and delight our consumer • Relentlessly monitor the global competitive landscape and consumer zeitgeist to capture opportunity • Champions products developed in collaboration with the design teams to capitalize on trends, anticipate consumer demand and drive product innovation in category • Manages consolidation of product needs from all regions and channels to develop one product brief to design ensuring needs of all businesses are met • Find commonality in consumer…