Product Merchant

Responsibilities as a Product Merchant. *Define the assortment of third party accessories for the Apple Store and Apple Online Store. *Partner with vendors to develop products optimized for the Apple ecosystem, meeting the same exacting standards Apple holds its own products to. *Partner with Product Marketing and Field teams to identify emerging trends and product categories which could drive growth incremental to Apple’s own assortment. *Developing special edition, exclusive products for global and local campaigns. *Partner with technical teams (Engineering, Developer Relations, MFI) to ensure third party products effectively elevate the experience of key Apple technologies and services. *Drive the commercial performance of the assortment, using detailed analytics and qualitative research. *Ownership of product lifecycle management from initial forecasting to end of life. *Understand and share insights which can drive the performance of Apple’s own accessory products and effectively communicate opportunity to internal partners. *Developing and growing productive internal and external relationships with key business partners including Developer Relations, Product Marketing, Industrial Design, Marcom, Engineering and Operations while contributing to an inclusive environment through respecting each other’s differences and having the curiosity to learn.