DIRECTOR, MERCHANDISING - Hybrid

Description Your Role: The Director of Merchandising leads a department in driving sales, growth, and margin results, supporting the total category long-range plan and brand objectives based on a robust understanding of the customer. Your Impact: Leadership and Strategy Lead and demonstrate strong cross-functional partnerships with clear and accurate communication Lead and influence solutions-based thinking, conflict resolution and productive dialogue in cross functional and merchandising meetings May be active member in Brand Priority team that is responsible for driving critical brand priorities Consistently demonstrate best in class leadership presence and cast positive leadership shadow Demonstrate ability to layer strategic thinking and business ownership on top of business execution across multiple business categories Relationship building by demonstrating corporate culture & values of diversity, equity, inclusivity, open-mindedness, collaboration, and positive intent Lead and demonstrate company values of Love the Customer, Passion with Purpose, Better Together, DEI is Everything Consistently react with urgency while comprehending overall strategy Drive new business incubation strategies within their product category Demonstrates capability to flex communication based on audience Customer Consistently demonstrate an ability to turn customer and competitive patterning insights into actions to drive incremental business Remain curious about the customer to better understand their current demands and seek to learn more through store travel and taking on the customer lens Partner across merchandising categories to connect dots on larger, total brand trends and patterns Understand the customer’s lifestyle by staying on top of trends, social media, and pop culture as it specifically relates to the customer, in stores or wherever they are at Drive customer insight strategy via the internal teams and external focus groups Product Develop and drive a long-range product roadmap and testing strategy to ensure a balance of newness, innovation and key pillars Accountable for the execution of the seasonal financial plan into a product assortment Consistently demonstrate an ability to turn product insight into action as it relates to assortment strategy. Ensure price-value relationship is in line with customer expectation and competitive landscape Understand product trends and historical data at the category level in order to manage in-season opportunities Talent Select, train, coach, retain and develop diverse team to ensure effective performance and growth through consistent on-the-job training Demonstrate capability to cultivate and promote talent within Merchandising Manage yourself as well as your team (i.e., handling high pressure situations, proactive problem solving, positive leadership shadow, maintaining healthy relationships across the organization) Empowers team to take an active role in influencing the assortment strategy and decision making Actively give, seek and take action on feedback to and from all levels to enable growth and development in role At least two direct reports Demonstrates mentoring and strong leadership to the Merchant team and cross functional partners Click here for benefit details related to this position. Qualifications Your Experience: Bachelor’s degree 7+ years of merchandising or relevant experience with 4+ years of management experience In-store retail experience preferred Additional Preferred Experience: Successful track record for high volume business growth, bottom line results and talent development Multi-category experience required Acute eye for product and trend with proven talent to envision and interpret fashion trends Ability to innovate change through visionary thinking Excellent taste level with proven talent to create a cohesive fashion viewpoint Solid management experience and proven leadership to inspire a team with unquestionable integrity and trust Possess strong presentation, listening, verbal and written communication skills Intimate understanding of competition, target customer and the brand specific fashion trends Ability to mentor and train merchandising community Ability to adapt well to diverse audiences and environments An equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate in hiring or terms and conditions of employment because of an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected category recognized by state, federal or local laws.