Position Description
As the director of merchandise and consumer products, you’ll define and execute the end-to-end consumer products strategy for Sporting Cascades FC. You will showcase the club's brand and generate revenue across multiple sales channels, including online, at retail locations, and at Civic Park on match days.
From product creation to sales execution, you will elevate the SCFC brand into a beloved symbol of local pride. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to shape the identity of a club and region through product. Your work will be central to building a community of fans who love—and proudly wear—the SCFC brand.
Primary Responsibilities
- Set the strategic vision for the club’s consumer products program, aligning merchandise efforts with brand values, revenue goals, and long-term growth plans.
- Oversee a flagship product line that balances revenue-driving staples with bold brand-building capsules, collaborations, and limited-edition drops.
- Drive growth across all sales channels, including e-commerce, stadium retail, pop-ups, and third-party retail partnerships.
- Oversee all stages of product development—from creative concepting and vendor sourcing to pricing, procurement, production, and delivery.
- Lead inventory planning and demand forecasting to ensure optimal stock levels across channels while minimizing waste.
- Develop and manage budgets for all consumer product functions, ensuring efficient, profitable operations.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure products embody the club’s ethos at every touchpoint.
- Champion the SCFC brand on and off the pitch—across product, retail environments, and consumer moments.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in consumer products, merchandising, and/or retail leadership—ideally within sports, lifestyle, or mission-driven brands.
- Expertise in product development, merchandising strategy, inventory management, and e-commerce (e.g. Shopify).
- A strong design sensibility and deep understanding of how product reflects and amplifies brand identity.
- Proven ability to lead multiple complex projects, meet deadlines, and deliver strong business outcomes.
- Excellent communication, vendor management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Must be able to work home matchdays (18-20 days per year, often nights and weekends).
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.
