About The Role

The Retail Channel Sales Leader will own and evolve the brand’s owned-retail channel, positioning physical retail as a critical growth engine and a cornerstone of a seamless omnichannel brand experience. This role is responsible for driving sales, productivity, and profitability while delivering exceptional, consumer-first retail experiences that reflect the brand’s values and deepen emotional connection with customers.Working in close partnership with DTC e-commerce, merchandising, marketing, and operations teams, this leader will align physical retail and digital touchpoints to create a cohesive journey across channels. They will leverage data and insights to optimize assortment, inventory flow, and product turns—always through the lens of best serving the consumer—while ensuring stores function as cultural destinations within their local communities.This role blends strategic leadership with operational excellence, owning P&L performance, leading retail expansion and innovation, and building high-performing teams that consistently deliver outstanding results and brand experiences.This position will be located at our facility in Bozeman, Montana, with the possibility of a hybrid work arrangement. Relocation assistance is available for this position.

Responsibilities

• Own and shape the brand’s owned-retail strategy in close partnership with DTC e-commerce and executive leadership to deliver a seamless, omnichannel brand experience.

• Drive sales growth, productivity, and profitability across the retail channel with full P&L accountability, including traffic, conversion, AOV, and product turns.

• Create consumer-first retail experiences that serve as cultural destinations, leveraging assortment strategy, community engagement, events, and localized storytelling.

• Lead the end-to-end customer journey across physical retail, ensuring store design, visual merchandising, service standards, and digital touchpoints are integrated and brand-consistent.

• Align retail and DTC e-commerce teams to optimize the omnichannel consumer journey, including buy-online-pick-up, ship-from-store, returns, and shared customer insights.

• Optimize retail productivity and inventory turns through data-driven assortment planning, in-season management, and inventory flow—always through the lens of best serving the consumer.

• Oversee retail operations at scale, ensuring excellence in inventory management, staffing models, expense control, and day-to-day execution.

• Lead store expansion and evolution, including site selection, lease negotiation, new store openings, and ongoing format innovation aligned with consumer behavior and market opportunity.

• Leverage analytics and insights to inform decisions across merchandising, inventory, marketing, and staffing, and clearly communicate insights to cross-functional partners.

• Build, inspire, and develop high-performing retail leadership teams and store managers who deliver strong results and exceptional customer experiences.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; degree in business, management, marketing, or a related field preferred.

• A minimum of 10 years of progressive leadership experience in multi-unit owned retail, including retail operations and/or channel leadership roles.

• Proven experience leading retail within a premium consumer brand environment, ideally $100M+ in annual revenue.

• Demonstrated ability to deliver sales growth, improve retail productivity, and exceed P&L targets while maintaining a premium brand experience.

• Strong understanding of omnichannel retail, including close partnership with DTC e-commerce to deliver a seamless consumer journey.

• Expertise in retail analytics and KPIs, including productivity metrics, inventory turns, sell-through, and conversion, with the ability to translate insights into action.

• Experience expanding and scaling an owned retail channel, including site selection, store design, hiring, and successful store openings.

• Deep knowledge of optimizing the brick-and-mortar customer journey across merchandising, visual presentation, community engagement, and store team training.

• Highly collaborative leader with a track record of influencing cross-functional partners and coaching teams through growth and change.

• Willingness to travel 50%+ nationally for store openings, visits, events, training, and market scouting.

This position offers a hybrid work arrangement in the country from which the Associate is employed. Eligibility is dependent on the responsibilities of the role and business needs, and the Associate must agree to comply with Gore’s work arrangement policies.

What We Offer

Our success is based on the capability and creativity of our Associates, and we are proud to offer a comprehensive and competitive total rewards program that supports your everyday and helps you build your tomorrow. We provide benefits that offer choice and flexibility and promote overall well-being. And in keeping with our belief that every Associate should share in the collective success of the enterprise; we provide a distinctive Associate Stock Ownership Plan in each country as well as potential opportunities for “profit-sharing”. Learn more at gore.com/careers/benefits Gore is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, status as a qualified individual with a disability, genetic information, pregnancy status, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, gender identity and expression, and any other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations. Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening. Gore will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, e.g., arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws. Gore requires all applicants to be eligible to work within the United States. Gore generally will not sponsor visas unless otherwise noted on the position description.

About the Role

We are looking for a Wholesale Channel Leader to join our SITKA®, team. In this role, you will be responsible for elevating SITKA’s wholesale business through a clear, data-driven strategy that complements our DTC priorities. This role oversees the full wholesale portfolio, managing performance targets and driving segmentation, distribution, and sell-through strategies that deliver a consistent, premium consumer experience. You will partner closely with Merchandising, Planning, Marketing, Creative, and Operations to align the channel to our broader go-to-market vision. This is a role for a builder—someone who can raise standards, strengthen execution, and lead a high-performing wholesale team toward scalable, profitable growth. This position will be located at our facility in Bozeman, Montana, with the possibility of a hybrid work arrangement. Relocation assistance is available for this position.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive wholesale channel strategies elevating the wholesale consumer experience to deliver high-end touchpoints.

• Actively manage the wholesale portfolio globally and make data-driven decisions based on insights provided through qualitative and quantitative KPIs.

• Establish and monitor wholesale performance goals and ensure execution to meet monthly, quarterly, and annual KPIs (sell-in, sell through, at-once, pre-books, margin, etc.).

• Implement and refine an account tiering strategy prioritizing key accounts and delivering a consistent, high-end consumer experience.

• Partner with merchandising to define and deliver a segmented distribution strategy providing the right product, in the right places, and with the right experience for the consumer.

• Collaborate with marketing and creative teams to prioritize marketing initiatives focused on driving sell-through (co-op investments, events, merchandising directives, etc.) and in alignment account tiering.

• Develop and implement brand & product training at an appropriate cadence & methods to meet the needs of SITKA and wholesale accounts.

• Collaborate cross-functionally to provide a wholesale channel perspective on product planning, demand planning, warehouse forecasting, pricing and profitability, sales forecasting, and merchandising strategy to maintain a competitive advantage and grow the wholesale channel.

• Lead, develop, and proactively communicate amongst, internal sales associates, sales reps, inside sales, sales operations, and the collective wholesale team.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 5 years of experience in apparel and footwear consumer brand sales

• A minimum of 5 years of experience directly leading sales teams (sales channel leaders, account sales reps) of employed and contract roles in a +$300M B2C and B2B premium consumer brand

• Proven track record driving scalable and profitable revenue through wholesale growth initiatives including segmentation and tiering

• Experience measuring and delivering KPIs from wholesale sales and marketing strategies and investments

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to extract insights from different data sources and make data-driven decisions

• Cross-functional, strategic orientation with an ability to execute in a fast-paced, deadline driven, agile environment

• Proven ability to build and manage a highly productive and functionally diverse sales team

• Self-directed with the ability to take initiative and confidently direct customer interactions

• Ability to travel up to 50%

Desired Qualifications

• Previous experience or strong interest in the outdoor hunting and fishing space

This position offers a hybrid work arrangement in the country from which the Associate is employed. Eligibility is dependent on the responsibilities of the role and business needs, and the Associate must agree to comply with Gore’s work arrangement policies.

What We Offer

Our success is based on the capability and creativity of our Associates, and we are proud to offer a comprehensive and competitive total rewards program that supports your everyday and helps you build your tomorrow. We provide benefits that offer choice and flexibility and promote overall well-being. And in keeping with our belief that every Associate should share in the collective success of the enterprise; we provide a distinctive Associate Stock Ownership Plan in each country as well as potential opportunities for “profit-sharing”. Learn more at gore.com/careers/benefits Gore is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, status as a qualified individual with a disability, genetic information, pregnancy status, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, gender identity and expression, and any other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations. Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening. Gore will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, e.g., arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws. Gore requires all applicants to be eligible to work within the United States. Gore generally will not sponsor visas unless otherwise noted on the position description.

About the Role:

The Footwear Demand Planner is responsible for developing and managing seasonal and in-season demand forecasts across SITKA’s wholesale, retail, and e-commerce channels. This role ensures optimal inventory levels, accurate channel allocations, and size availability to meet sales goals and service level targets. The ideal candidate brings a strong analytical foundation, a collaborative mindset, and a deep understanding of how consumer demand varies across channels and product lifecycles—especially in the footwear category.

This position will be located at our facility in Bozeman, Montana, with the possibility of a hybrid remote work arrangement, depending upon the responsibilities of the role and business needs.

Responsibilities:

• Own the end-to-end demand planning process for footwear across wholesale, SITKA-owned retail stores, and .com, including preseason forecasts and in-season re-projections

• Translate sales targets into channel-specific forecasts in collaboration with Sales, Retail, and E-Commerce teams to ensure demand plans align with business goals and GTM strategy

• Analyze historical sales, size selling, and consumer behavior to inform demand curves, size scales, and future buy recommendations for each channel

• Monitor in-season performance and adjust forecasts in real time to mitigate inventory risks, capture upside, and align with marketing activations and promotional calendars

• Partner with Merchandising and Product teams to align demand forecasts with product lifecycle stages, regional needs, and line segmentation (e.g., core vs. seasonal vs. exclusive)

• Provide demand inputs to the Supply Chain team to support buy readiness, allocation decisions, and production planning, ensuring on-time and in-full delivery

• Lead monthly Demand Review meetings as part of the S&OP process, communicating changes in demand drivers, risks, and opportunities to cross-functional stakeholders

• Develop demand plans for new product introductions and new doors, incorporating launch assumptions, marketplace trends, and cross-channel dynamics

• Build and maintain tools, dashboards, and KPIs that track forecast accuracy, inventory turns, service levels, and demand health across all footwear styles and channels

• Collaborate with inventory and allocation teams to ensure the right product is in the right place, at the right time, in the right size—maximizing consumer availability and financial performance

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in demand planning, merchandise planning, or inventory management within a consumer brand—preferably in footwear or related categories

• Experience managing forecasts across multiple sales channels (wholesale, retail, and e-commerce) with understanding of unique channel demand drivers and behaviors

• Proficiency in Excel and analytical platforms (Power BI, Tableau, or similar); strong skills in creating data models and actionable reporting

• Track record of strong forecast accuracy and ability to improve inventory health (turns, sell-through, stock availability)

• Experience working within a formal S&OP process and presenting data and insights to cross-functional leadership

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with Merchandising, Sales, Retail Operations, Supply Chain, and Product Development

• Experience with enterprise systems (e.g., Anaplan, SAP, NetSuite, or similar planning tools)

• Ability to think strategically and execute tactically in a fast-paced, seasonal business with frequent new product launches

• Ability to travel up to 15% for cross-functional meetings, store visits, and seasonal planning sessions

Desired Qualifications:

• Footwear product knowledge strongly preferred, including seasonality, size curve management, launch planning, and inventory depth strategies

This position offers a hybrid work arrangement in the country from which the Associate is employed. Eligibility is dependent on the responsibilities of the role and business needs, and the Associate must agree to comply with Gore’s work arrangement policies.

What We Offer:

Our success is based on the capability and creativity of our Associates, and we are proud to offer a comprehensive and competitive total rewards program that supports your everyday and helps you build your tomorrow.

We provide benefits that offer choice and flexibility and promote overall well-being. And in keeping with our belief that every Associate should share in the collective success of the enterprise; we provide a distinctive Associate Stock Ownership Plan in each country as well as potential opportunities for “profit-sharing”. Learn more at gore.com/careers/benefits.

We believe in the strength of a diverse and inclusive workplace. With diverse perspectives, ideas and experiences, we uncover new possibilities and make a greater impact in the world. We are proud of Associates for building on our rich history of innovation, upholding our values and supporting an inclusive work environment where we treat each other and our external partners with fairness, dignity and respect.

Gore is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applications irrespective of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, status as a qualified individual with a disability, genetic information, pregnancy status, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, status as a covered veteran, gender identity and expression, and any other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening. Gore will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, e.g., arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws.

Gore requires all applicants to be eligible to work within the U.S. Gore generally will not sponsor visas unless otherwise noted on the position description.

Our Talent Acquisition Team welcomes your questions at gore.com/careers/contact

About Gore

For 65 years, Gore has improved lives through discovery, product innovation and rewarding careers for Associates. We push the boundaries of what's possible — not just through our products and technologies but also through individual growth and development.

About the Role

Are you a hands‑on email & SMS marketer who loves building campaigns, finding the right audience segments, and turning performance data into smart next steps? Do you enjoy collaborating with creative and ecommerce partners to ship polished, on‑brand messages that convert? Then this contract role might be your next favorite assignment. We are seeking a detail-oriented Email Marketing Operations Specialist to support the execution of our email and SMS marketing programs. This is a hands-on, execution-focused role responsible for building, QA’ing, and deploying CRM campaigns in Klaviyo.

This role reports directly to the Acquisition & Retention Lead and operates as an execution partner—translating the overarching CRM strategy and segmentation framework into precise, on-time campaign execution. The position is designed to ensure operational rigor, accuracy, and consistency across the email and SMS calendar.

Responsibilities

• Campaign Build & Execution: Build, QA, and deploy email and SMS campaigns in Klaviyo.

• Configure templates, content blocks, personalization, links, UTMs, and suppression rules for email campaigns.

• Operational Excellence: Perform thorough QA checks, ensure accuracy for all content.

• Maintain clean, organized campaign setups and manage execution backlogs within Klaviyo.

• Manage CRM workflow and coordination.

• Set up A/B tests as defined (subject lines, content, or send-time tests).

Required Qualifications

• 1–4 years of hands-on Klaviyo (or similar CRM tool) experience; this role is highly executional.

• Experience building and deploying campaigns in a high-volume email and SMS environment.

• Strong understanding of email and SMS best practices, deliverability fundamentals, and QA standards.

• Working knowledge of HTML/CSS for email editing and troubleshooting.

• Exceptional attention to detail with strong operational discipline.

• Comfortable executing from briefs and adhering to established workflows.

• Clear, reliable communicator capable of executing independently.

To apply – email your resume, cover letter, and any relevant links/attachments to Applications@sitkagear.com Subject line needs to include: Marketing Operations Specialist

About the Role

SITKA Gear is hiring a seasonal customer service associate in our Bozeman, MT call center.

Responsibilities:

• Provide prompt and accurate responses to calls and emails

• Be the expert voice of the organization

• Have a professional demeanor in all written and verbal communication

• Identify customer’s needs, clarify information, research issues and provide solutions and/or alternatives

• Troubleshoot and solve problems independently

• Provide timely feedback to the organization regarding product or service failures or customer concerns

• High attention to detail, accuracy and excellence in a very fast paced environment

• Partner with other associates and cross-functional teams

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Computer knowledge and skills, including MS Windows, Outlook, Word and Excel

• At least one year customer service experience

Desired Qualifications (if applicable):

• Previous SITKA Gear experience

• Experience working with CRM Systems

• Experience with Zendesk Platforms

What We Offer….

We believe in the strength of a diverse workforce and inclusive work environment. In support of our values and continued success we are proud of Associates around the world who support an inclusive environment, strive to reflect the diversity of the communities where we operate, and ensure all Associates and external partners are treated with fairness, dignity, and respect.