Director Of Product Merchandising

Lucchese Bootmaker has been hand making Cowboy Boots in Texas for more than 138 years. Lucchese focuses on getting the perfect fitting boot on every customer’s foot by offering the most unique in-store experience. In addition to Cowboy Boots, Lucchese sells private label and other brand products from America's most-trusted manufacturers. Learn more about Lucchese Bootmaker at www.lucchese.com.

General Summary:

The Merchandising Director will be responsible for development, communication and execution of merchandising goals and strategic categories with primary focus of non-footwear categories. Reporting to the VP of Brand and Product, the Merchandising Director with set the buying vision and its execution to meet financial goals and client expectations. The Merchandising director will inspire a hyper consumer focused, innovative, and team-oriented approach, sharing key learnings to drive initiatives across the business.

Customer Experience & Business Performance Focus:

The Merchandising Director will have recommendations on store layouts, input into store display and monthly lead product stories, all with the goal of improving the consumer experience. Create tools to initiate product detail communication to the sales and marketing stakeholders.

Leadership Focus/Steward of the Brand:

Manage and mentor the merchant team and identify high potential merchandising talent within the organization, set examples in leadership, brand stewardship and teamwork.

• Elevate merchant competencies, capabilities, and commercial acumen.
• Attract and coach merchants to drive both revenue and personal development success.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze selling trends and react as needed, travel to key markets to ensure localized product needs are identified and addressed.
• Present data-based assortment plans to senior mgmt. for input by developing a presentation structure.
• Responsible for the development and execution of seasonal product strategies, following an OTB in accordance with overall business strategies and financial goals.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders with a collaborative style at allows for influence without authority.
• Deliver consistent and qualitative feedback to planning and buying teams.
• Foster positive relationships with retail store leadership to gain insight into product needs and consumer reaction to assortments.
• Partner with planning, supply chain, retail store operations and visual merchandising to ensure effective store zoning, consistent inventory levels and sell through targets are met.
• Partner with all cross-functional stakeholders to identify and maximize product opportunities.

Skills & Abilities Required:

• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work in a cross functional environment.
• Superior taste level and premium marketplace experience needed; knowledge of the apparel, accessories and western market understanding a must-have.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• 5+ years of Merchandise Leadership experience with experience managing multiple product categories.
• Expert ability to interpret large quantities of data to build business cases, project trends and action findings.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Occasional travel, up to 10% as needed.