Director Of Merchandising Operations Jobs

Great flexibility, in both your day-to-day and geographically

Opportunity to be an equity partner in a rapidly growing firm

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This candidate should have 10 years of planning, buying + merchandising experience, preferably at high-growth, DTC companies.

● Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required

● Experience developing and managing an open-to-buy budget

● Advanced Excel and Google Sheets skills

● Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and presentation skills

● Hybrid, 3 days in office + 2 remote

Responsible for assorting and presenting seasonal product assortments to senior management that meet financial targets and maximize divisional objectives

Provide the direction and prioritization necessary to manage multiple seasons and pipelines

Effectively manage and develop direct reports

Minimum of 10 years with apparel fashion design experience

Excellent leadership, organizational, communication, and presentation skills

Functional knowledge of Excel, Photoshop, & Illustrator

Manage overall relationships with manufacturers.

Lead the team in daily activities for achieving weekly gross profit objectives, and mitigation of financial risk

Daily negotiating and interaction with vendors on partnership programs and national merchandising programs.

Accountable for the team's price changes and maximizing margin opportunities by monitoring key commodities and trend relevant to the business.

Execute quarterly gross goals, yearly departmental strategies and align team KPI's.

Lead and develop talent across multiple teams including: performance reviews, growth development plans, succession planning and hiring of talent.

Exceptional organizational, project management, and multitasking abilities.

Product Development & Management: Take ownership of line plans and collection development, ensuring alignment with the brand vision.

Manage the entire product development cycle, from the inception of design concepts to sampling and final production.

Manage the annual OTB, discover new category opportunities, source and foster relationships with new vendors, and negotiate all terms, including pricing.

Minimum of 10 years of experience in a similar leadership role, preferably within the fashion or retail industry.

Demonstrated ability to lead, manage, and inspire teams.

You have strong working knowledge of performance and operations management, and familiarity with industry best practices and merchandising models.

Collaborate with Product teams on inventory management internal tool optimizations and enhancements, leading strategic roadmap setting and prioritization.

You are passionate about the Etsy marketplace and care deeply about the member experience.

Craft business model scenarios and KPIs through analyzing data and insights, remaining agile to pivoting strategies.

Assume responsibility for strategic sourcing of merchandised items & sellers for promotion and site merchandising.

Represent Merchandising team across regular cadence of leadership and executive meetings ranging from monthly performance reviews, initiative check-ins and new proposals.

Proven talent management, coaching and development skillset.

Manage general execution of said quarterly strategies by working closely with cross-functional partners on deliverables.

Monitors and manages execution of the go-to market calendar to meet timelines and respond to current business demands.

Develop and manage creation of exclusives for specific accounts that are brand-appropriate to drive incremental volume.

Minimum of 7-10 years of Merchandising and Sales experience within the wholesale Apparel industry.

Working knowledge of end to end product lifecycle process.

Demonstrated leadership and management experience

Strong financial, planning, and project management skills.

Strong analytic skills with the ability to use Microsoft’s Word, Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint, Outlook

Strong cross-functional relationship building with collaboration and negotiation skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Excellent business acumen and judgment, with strong fact-based decision-making and problem-solving capabilities, and a practical ability to draw the right conclusion