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# Merchandiser, Promotional Products at BDA

- **Company:** BDA
- **Location:** Woodinville, WA
- **Posted:** 2026-11-03
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-07
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/bdainc/jobs/5282308007

## Job description

Most companies claim to have the best people. We say to them, "Keep dreaming." Our people are second to none. They set us apart with their entrepreneurial spirit and ambition. They come to us from the likes of Amazon, Microsoft, Nordstrom, Starbucks and the sports world, bringing energy, bold ideas and a willingness to dive into the unfamiliar. It's our people that make BDA the top global Merchandise Agency to work for.

Location: Woodinville, WA

- At BDA, we believe that regular in-person collaboration is a key part of the role. To be considered, you must live within commuting distance from the Woodinville, WA office to be onsite 4 days a week.

Job Summary

The Merchandiser is responsible for the creative vision, design direction, and development of client product assortments. This role translates brand strategy and market trends into compelling, commercially viable products that align with each client’s identity and customer base.

The Merchandiser owns the creative product lifecycle—from trend research and concept development through sourcing, sampling, and art execution—ensuring every product is brand-right, innovative, and ready for market.

BDA’s ideal Merchandiser is ambitious in nature, detail oriented, comfortable working in cross-functional teams, and passionate about the retail and ecommerce industry.  They are organized, strong at multi-tasking and adept at time management skills.

Experience we seek:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Merchandising, Buying, Marketing preferred, or equivalent combination of work and experience.
- Minimum 3 years of retail buying, product development, merchandising or planning experience.
- Fluency in MS Office suite including Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
- Custom cut and sew experience a plus.
- Experience developing custom hard goods/soft goods is a plus.
- Smartsheet experience a plus.
- PLM/Oracle experience a plus.

Job Skills and Traits:

- Experience initiating, recommending, and implementing merchandise strategies.
- Strong understanding of and ability to apply market intelligence.
- Understanding of retail and the service environment.
- Experience identifying and interpreting product trends.
- Experience analyzing and applying consumer data.
- Track record of building profitable assortment plans.
- Skilled at cross functional influence.
- Experience working with accounts or retail stores to deliver profitable and relevant assortments.
- Works and communicates effectively with cross divisional leadership.
- Actively demonstrates managerial courage and is an advocate for their teams.
- Consensus building skills - Ability to persuade co-workers of the benefits of positive changes.
- Clear and effective written and verbal communication and strong interpersonal skills.

What you'll be doing:

- Participate in Assortment Analysis meetings and contribute to pre-assortment strategy discussion.
- Serve as a brand steward by developing deep knowledge of client guidelines, target audience, and aesthetic standards.
- Drive creative direction for graphics, embellishments, and packaging in partnership with internal design teams and external vendors.
- Ensure all art assets, decoration methods, labeling, and product details align with brand standards.
- Confidently present and articulate product concepts and creative rationale to internal and external teams influencing decision making.
- Ability to take current/future trends and translate into creative, market relevant product.
- Negotiate, build and source strategic and profitable product assortments.
- Select color standards within seasonal color stories.
- Review tech packs and lab dips for accuracy with design team and communicate approvals.
- Attend fit reviews for pre-production and TOP samples and communicate approvals or comments for updates.
- Ship development samples to client for review and approval.
- Demonstrate analytical and critical thinking and how to apply to the business.
- Run weekly merchandise status calls with clients and internal WIP meetings as needed.
- Share productivity of assortment with accounts and internal partners.
- Oversee day-to-day activities for product development ensuring on time launches.
- Responsible for areas including compliance, quality, and operational metrics (metrics including compliance, key vendor partners, product margin, etc.)
- Negotiate buying terms with suppliers (price, quantity, quality, delivery, etc.).
- Build/update product status trackers for internal/external view and ongoing management of the Assortment Plan document.

Why this team/BDA?

At BDA, we create branded merchandise experiences that connect people to the brands they love. On this team, merchandising is more than selecting products; it is about understanding the client, the end consumer, the brand story, and the industry, then building thoughtful assortments that feel cohesive, elevated, and purposeful.

In this role, you’ll partner closely with Program Managers, creative teams, sourcing partners, vendors, and clients to develop product collections for recognized brands across fitness, beverage, sports, automotive, and lifestyle categories. If you enjoy the blend of product strategy, retail eye, client presentation, creative problem-solving, and detailed execution, this is a team where your ideas can directly shape memorable brand experiences.

## #LI-AH1

#LI-Onsite

We are pleased to share the base salary range for this position is $81,000 to $90,000. If you are hired at BDA, your compensation will be determined based on factors that may include geographic location, skills, education, and experience. In addition to these factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as a part of any offer. In the spirit of pay transparency, the range listed is the full base salary range for the role and hiring at the top of the range would not be typical, in order to allow for future salary growth. The range listed is just one component of BDA’s total compensation and rewards programs, which includes: robust PTO; vacation, a paid volunteer day, holidays and summer Fridays, Benefits; medical, dental, vision, life, and AD&D insurance, 401k; tuition reimbursement, mental health and financial wellness programs and professional development opportunities including tuition reimbursement. Certain revenue-generating positions may be eligible for incentive compensation. BDA is more than a workplace - it’s a family. For more than four decades we’ve promoted a vibrant and welcoming culture that not only accepts but demands you to be different. The quirky, the bold, the creative and the unique make up the foundation of a company that the most iconic brands in the world look to help tell their story through the power of merchandise.

BDA Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. https://kraken-bdainc.icims.com/jobs/introConnect With Us! Not ready to apply? [Connect with us](https://international-bdainc.icims.com/connect?back=intro&hashed=-435620418) for general consideration.

For more information:

[www.bdainc.com](https://www.bdainc.com)

For information about BDA's privacy policy for job applicants click [here](https://www.bdainc.com/privacypolicy).

Must be 18 years or older to apply.

## About BDA

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: BDA (Bensussen Deutsch & Associates) is a global Merchandise Agency™ that creates branded merchandise, promotional products, and gifting experiences for Fortune 1000 enterprises and iconic sports/entertainment properties.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Privately Held; received $75M in Private Equity funding in 2014)
- **Headquarters**: Woodinville, Washington, United States
- **Founded**: 1984
- **Founders**: Jay Deutsch and Barry Deutsch

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Advertising Services / Branded Merchandise / Promotional Products
- **Target customers**: B2B, Enterprise (Fortune 1000), Sports & Entertainment properties
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To elevate brands with custom merchandise that engages, inspires, and creates lasting connections.

## Products & Services
- **Merchandise Agency™ Services**: Full-service strategy, design, sourcing, and distribution of branded merchandise and promotional products for enterprise clients.
- **BDA Self-Service (SwagUp)**: An easy, flexible self-service solution for companies to order branded merchandise on their own terms.
- **Premium Gifting**: High-end, curated gifting programs for employee engagement, client appreciation, and event activations.
- **Fulfillment & Logistics**: End-to-end global fulfillment, warehousing, and distribution services across 75+ countries.
- **E-Commerce & Digital Storefronts**: Custom online stores for employee swag, event merchandise, and retail.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (privately held)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of **$512.2M** (latest estimate) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bdainc)
- **Total Funding**: $75M (Private Equity round led by American Capital in 2014) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bdainc)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: American Capital (lead investor in 2014 PE round). Clients include Caterpillar, and other Fortune 1000 brands across automotive, sports, technology, and entertainment.
- **Growth Signals**: Revenue of $512M; 621 employees (+8.4% YoY); operates in 23 countries; acquired SwagUp in Dec 2024; 37 active job postings (+164.3% YoY).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Scale & Independence**: The largest independently owned branded merchandise agency, offering global reach (75+ countries) with the agility of a private company.
- **The Merchandise Agency™ Model**: A differentiated, high-value approach that blends creative strategy, sourcing, and logistics under one roof, moving beyond simple promotional product distribution.
- **Iconic Client Roster**: Deep relationships with Fortune 1000 and major sports/entertainment properties provide a strong moat and recurring revenue.
- **Proprietary Technology**: Self-service platform (SwagUp) and custom e-commerce storefronts create a sticky, scalable digital layer on top of physical merchandise.

## Strategic Focus
- **Growth via Acquisition**: Actively acquiring complementary agencies (SwagUp in 2024, Idea Planet in 2022) to expand capabilities and market share.
- **Digital Transformation**: Investing in self-service platforms and e-commerce technology to scale beyond traditional agency services.
- **Global Expansion**: Deepening fulfillment and operational footprint across 23 countries to serve multinational clients.
- **Talent Development**: Heavy investment in learning (37,500+ hours/year) and internal promotion (average time to promotion is 1.5 years) to build a performance-driven culture.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Values**: Describes itself as a "family" with a "work hard, play hard" ethos. Core values include "Total Client Affinity & Advocacy," "Entrepreneurial Spirit," and "Love Fuels Our Team and Family." [bdainc.com](https://www.bdainc.com/careers/)
- **Diversity & Inclusion**: 73% of leadership roles are held by women; 42% of the team are from underrepresented groups. [bdainc.com](https://www.bdainc.com/careers/)
- **Career Growth**: Average time to promotion is 1.5 years. The team logs over 37,500 hours of learning per year, with professional development reimbursement offered. [bdainc.com](https://www.bdainc.com/careers/)
- **Work Environment**: Described as a "family" culture with a "work hard, play hard" ethos. Offers paid volunteer days (12,000+ hours of community service annually). [bdainc.com](https://www.bdainc.com/careers/)
- **Remote/Hybrid/Office**: Likely hybrid/office-based given the fulfillment and client-service nature. Headquarters in Woodinville, WA, with major hubs in Plainfield, IN, Chicago, IL, and Dallas, TX.
- **Benefits**: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(K), Life/AD&D, FSA, EAP, Short/Long-Term Disability, Mental Wellness, Child/Eldercare Network, Pet Insurance, Discounted Home/Auto Insurance. [bdainc.com](https://www.bdainc.com/careers/)
- **Notable Perks**: Paid volunteer days, strong internal promotion track record, and a "family" culture.

## Sources
1. [bdainc.com - Careers Page](https://www.bdainc.com/careers/)
2. [bdainc.com - Homepage](https://www.bdainc.com/)
3. [linkedin.com - BDA Company Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/company/bdainc)
4. [greenhouse.io - BDA Job Board](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/bdainc)
5. [bdainc.com - Leadership Page](https://www.bdainc.com/about-us/history-leadership/)

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