THE PURPOSE: Execute, plan and manage the product assortment and business strategy for the Women’s department in alignment with the company’s goals.

THE ROLE (what you are accountable for)

• Build the right brand/product assortment that will drive and exceed sales and gross margin goals.
• Implement new product strategies and key items to drive women’s sales.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to ensure all product strategies are carried out, and executed against, and key financial targets are being achieved.
•  Understand the market drivers and brand positioning in order to react to the business successfully.
•  Be on top of trends and opportunities in order to chase the various needs of the business.
•  Create assortment plans that clearly outline product, cost, and retail needs to support the global women’s business and achieve the quarterly sales budget.
• Articulate results and strategy at weekly business meetings, seasonal milestones, and investment meetings.
• Work closely with planning to manage inventory in accordance with OTB.
•  Lead a develop a team of merchants with the end goal of owning the product categories and managing from start to finish.
•  Ensure all product meets or exceeds our cost targets in order to exceed our gross margin goals.
• Manage monthly markdowns to ensure inventory levels are hitting our targets and product sell-throughs are achieved.
• Create, manage, and execute key item programs to drive top-line sales across categories.
•  Chase products domestically and overseas every month to ensure trends are covered and key product classes are represented.
• Oversee receipt reconciliation and all deliveries.
• Work closely with the marketing and e-commerce teams to ensure all product collections are launched properly and have adequate support around them in order to achieve the sales goals.

YOU ARE

• A motivated and confident individual that readily takes on responsibility. 
• Able to identify challenges and opportunities, provide solutions, and see things through to the end.
• A consummate collaborator who knows how to influence and achieve win-win results.
• A clear and direct communicator, while being respectful and positive.
• A business hawk who is able to focus on both brand and the finances at the same time.

REQUIRED MINIMUM EXPERIENCE

• 6 years of experience in a merchandising role
• Retail math knowledge
• Advanced Excel knowledge
• Strong organizational / project management/time management skills along with excellent oral and written communication ability
• 2 years managing a small team

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Women’s apparel
• Denim