Future Merchandiser Opportunities – Branded Merchandise & Promotional Custom Products

Location: Woodinville, WA | Apply now to be considered for future openings

Industry: Promotional Merchandise, Custom/Branded Goods

Note: This post is for future roles and not tied to an active opening.

Have you been following BDA and are eager to be considered for an opportunity with us?

We understand that excitement—and we appreciate it. If you’re in Merchandising, Product Management, or Procurement and haven’t seen a current role that matches your background just yet, this post is for you.

We’re always looking to connect with talented professionals who can help us grow and strengthen our partnerships with Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 clients.

Don’t see a current opening that matches your experience? We invite you to submit an application for future opportunities. Our Talent team will look to this talent pool as one of its first resources when new roles open.

Why Apply Now?

We frequently bring on new clients with very specific needs, such as:

• Industry expertise (Automotive, Sports, Retail, Fitness, Tech, and more)
• Local presence in a certain geographic area
• Specific sales experience (e.g., enterprise selling, merchandising, promotional campaigns, pop-ups)

By applying now and completing our brief questionnaire, you give us the tools to:

• Understand your background, location, and areas of expertise
• Flag your profile when a great-fit opportunity opens up
• Reach out directly before we post the role publicly

*Important Note: We value transparency. We review your questionnaire and resume side by side. If your responses don't match your experience, your candidacy may no longer be considered.

What These Roles Typically Involve

While every client and opportunity is different, most Merchandiser roles at BDA involve:

• Developing and growing relationships with new and existing clients
• Delivering creative branded merchandise programs that align with a company's brand and campaign goals
• Serving as a subject matter expert in all things branding and merchandising
• Managing product pitches, asking the right questions, and onsite/virtual client meetings
• Collaborating cross-functionally with sales, marketing, sourcing, and logistics teams
• Using organization tools to keep on top of costs/profits/margins for product creation
• Work with vendors/suppliers in establishing trusted partnerships while also navigating performance and holding all accountable for a quality product
• Leading multiple projects with 100's of SKU's at one time - driving cross-functional initiatives to ensure deliverable deadlines are met successfully.
• Building and executing strategies that drive growth and impact

As a Merchandiser, you’ll help shape and develop client product assortments from initial concept through execution. You’ll translate brand strategy, customer insights, and market trends into compelling, market-relevant products while partnering closely with design, sourcing, vendors, clients, and other cross-functional teams.

You’ll be involved throughout the product lifecycle — from trend research and assortment strategy to sourcing, sampling, artwork, approvals, and launch.

What You’ll Do

• Participate in assortment planning and strategy discussions, helping identify the right product mix for each client and audience.

• Develop a strong understanding of client brands, target customers, brand guidelines, and aesthetic standards.

• Translate current and emerging trends into creative, commercially relevant product ideas.

• Help drive creative direction for products, graphics, embellishments, packaging, and other product details.

• Partner with internal design teams and external vendors throughout the product development process.

• Build and source strategic, profitable product assortments.

• Present product concepts and creative rationale to internal teams and clients.

• Review tech packs, lab dips, samples, fit reviews, and other product-development details for accuracy and approval.

• Manage development samples and coordinate client review and approval.

• Negotiate with suppliers around pricing, quantities, quality, delivery, and other buying terms.

• Run or participate in merchandise status meetings, client calls, and internal work-in-progress meetings.

• Maintain product status trackers and assortment planning documents.

• Help ensure product development stays on schedule and launches happen on time.

• Partner across compliance, quality, sourcing, design, and other teams to ensure products meet expectations for brand, quality, margin, and execution.

What We’re Looking For Typically

• 3+ years of experience in retail buying, product development, merchandising, merchandise planning, or a related area. (6+ years for Sr level and at times management experience)

• Bachelor’s degree in Merchandising, Buying, Marketing, or a related field preferred; an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience will also be considered.

• Experience identifying and interpreting product and consumer trends.

• Ability to use market intelligence and customer insights to inform product decisions.

• Experience developing relevant, profitable product assortments.

• Strong organization and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple products, priorities, and deadlines at once.

• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

• Ability to work effectively and influence across cross-functional teams.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

• Comfortable working onsite in Woodinville, WA four days per week

Nice to Have

• Custom cut-and-sew product experience.

• Custom hard goods product-development experience.

• Smartsheet experience.

• PLM and/or Oracle experience.

Why This Role

• You’ll have the opportunity to work across the full product lifecycle, rather than owning just one small piece of the merchandising process.

• You’ll help develop products and assortments for established brands while combining creativity, trends, analytics, sourcing, and product development.

• This is a highly collaborative role where you’ll work closely with design, sourcing, vendors, clients, and other internal partners.

About BDA

Bensussen Deutsch & Associates, LLC (BDA) is a global leader in branded merchandise and marketing services for some of the world’s most recognized brands—think AT&T, Dell, Major League Sports, bobble-heads, Corona, FedEx, GitHub, Orangetheory Fitness, Coca-Cola, and ExxonMobil.

With 40+ years of experience, we deliver high-impact merchandise solutions through strategy, speed, and creativity.

Fun Facts

• BDA ranks #6 on Counselor’s Top 40 Distributors (2025 & 2026)
• CEO Jay Deutsch was named to the Top 10 of Counselor’s Power 50 in 2024 & 2025
• Named a Best Place to Work in Sports by Sports Business Journal
• Named one of Washington’s 100 Best Workplaces by Puget Sound Business Journal in 2026, ranking No. 16 in the large-company category.

No Current Openings? No Problem.

Apply now to be considered for future roles. We’ll keep your information on file and reach out when your background aligns with new client opportunities.