Specialized Bicycle Components

Director

• Lead the existing Category Management team. The financial and strategic foundation of the role — every merchandising decision connects back here.
• Set the category strategy for the Americas, aligned to global direction and local market opportunity across NorAm and LatAm.
• Build category business plans tying range decisions to margin targets, inventory positions, and sell-through expectations.
• Ensure category managers and demand planners operate in a shared rhythm — same data, same priorities, same planning cadence.
• Present category performance reviews and forward plans to the Head of Americas Region and key retail accounts.
• Own the merchandising architecture that drives category performance across owned retail, IBD, and ecommerce.
• Develop and manage seasonal merchandising plans aligned to global brand direction and local market realities.
• Define range architecture — what products go where, in what quantities, with what adjacencies, across physical and digital shelves.
• Ensure owned retail, IBD, and ecommerce tell the same product story at the same time, every season.
• Translate global category strategies into locally relevant plans for both NorAm and LatAm markets.
• Connect merchandising decisions directly to financial outcomes — margin, sell-through, and inventory efficiency.
• Lead a planning function of eight people across NorAm and LatAm.
• Own demand forecasting for both regions using commercial data, sell-through trends, and real market signals.
• Identify supply risks early and resolve before they become revenue problems.
• Deliver real-time visibility into stock health, forecast accuracy, and fulfillment performance across both regions.
• Own the commercial direction of how Specialized products are sequenced, featured, and merchandised on the digital shelf for the Americas.
• Set the Americas digital merchandising strategy for Specialized.com — aligned to seasonal plans, inventory position, and category priorities.
• Direct the Ecomm Merchandising Manager on product sequencing, promotional placement, and digital shelf priorities.
• Ensure physical and digital merchandising tell the same story at the same time across all channels.
• Lead the Americas-wide Retail Services function through a single Retail Services Manager who owns NorAm and LatAm in-store execution.
• Lead the Retail Services Manager who owns in-store activation across IBD and owned retail in both NorAm and LatAm.
• Drive creation of point-of-purchase materials — signage, displays, fixtures, and assets — that translate the merchandising strategy into conversion.

Director, Category & Merchandising

Procurement

• Maintain accurate POS data across systems (Lightspeed, Oracle) through SKU setup, pricing updates, and product master management.
• Support PO creation, order processing, vendor onboarding, and issue resolution to ensure timely delivery and strong vendor relationships.
• Manage inventory movements, transfers, and adjustments across locations; partner with Finance and stores to resolve discrepancies; coordinate inbound timing and reduce aged/NIL inventory.
• Develop and maintain SOPs and SLAs to standardize workflows, improve efficiency, and reduce costs across store operations.
• Deliver reporting, KPI tracking, and insights across operations, including compliance, shrink, payroll, performance, and product analytics; support recurring sales and inventory reporting.
• Support location-level assortment planning aligned with national strategy; review range plans and adjust based on performance trends.
• Assist in SKU-level forecasting using historical data, inventory, and market inputs; monitor trends and collaborate cross-functionally to refine forecasts.
• Support new product allocations and transitions to meet revenue goals in alignment with category, planning, and sales teams.
• Partner with internal teams and external vendors to support inventory performance and operational objectives.
• Contribute to process improvements, KPI development, and system enhancements; support pilots and cross-functional initiatives.
• Travel to retail locations to support operations and ownership transitions as needed.

Retail Operations, Purchasing Associate

Sales Operations Manager

• Serve as the primary owner for urgent, complex escalations, prioritizing issues across multiple teams and competing priorities
• Quickly assess situations, identify root causes, and engage the appropriate subject matter experts and leaders to drive timely resolution
• Create dynamic reports & dashboards in SalesForce and Tableau to support the North America Sales organization
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses and provide insights to North America Sales leadership
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand key business objectives and create analyses to measure and track results
• Work with the Sales & Category teams to execute on selling strategies
• Support the business with order creation for Sales samples and marketing needs
• Develop and implement actionable plans to identify and resolve data discrepancies
• Build and execute sales targets, compensation, and commissions for the Sales team

Sales Operations Analyst

Brand Manager

• Oversee and enhance market presence within designated territory
• Maximize sell-in, sell-through, and market share across all sales channels
• Implement and execute sales strategies that align with overall business objectives and growth plans
• Manage the Specialized ecosystem and develop the existing retailer network
• Identify expansion opportunities to grow total market share

Director, Category & Merchandising

Retail Operations, Purchasing Associate

Sales Operations Analyst

Brand Development Manager