- Define and lead the North American product assortment strategy for Men's Apparel
- Own the regional assortment plans and business performance from a Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) perspective
- Ensure product line strategies are adopted and optimized across all channels
- Integrate insights and decisions across multiple planning horizons
- Create current ways of working that bring regional Go-to-Market strategies to life
- Deliver a seamless product experience across North America
- Collaborate with the Merchant team that is responsible for delivering regional, seasonal product assortments
Requirements
- 10+ years' experience in merchandising with a product-led brands, and 5+ years' experience leading a team
- Influential leader with high emotional intelligence, with the ability to drive alignment across diverse cross-functional groups
- Product-obsessed with a drive for understanding the "why" behind new products
- Expertise in driving strategy, line planning and line architecture
- Proven track record in developing and leading the execution of a multi-year business strategy
- Strong presentation skills, and comfortable sharing stories and strategies with senior leaders
- Proven people leadership skills and the ability to build, coach and guide a diverse and high performing team
- Tireless integrity in driving excellence to milestones and deliverables
- Highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity
- Proactive in identifying the root cause of issues and developing solutions
- Thrive on building relationships and creating partnerships across the organization
- Flourish in a fast-growth, entrepreneurial environment and thrive on contributing to our brand and team's evolution
- Ability and willingness to travel internationally
- Balance autonomy and collaboration
- Seek the best solutions, with an unwavering commitment to do what is right
- Passion for work paralleled by passion for getting outside and living it
Core Competencies
Demonstrates expertise in leading product assortment strategy and execution for Men's Apparel, with a strong focus on Direct-to-Consumer performance and cross-functional collaboration. Proven ability to develop and implement multi-year business strategies while fostering high-performing teams and building strategic partnerships.
Highest-signal resume keywords
- 10+ Years Experience In Merchandising
- 5+ Years Experience Leading A Team
- Expertise In Driving Strategy And Line Planning
- Strong Presentation Skills
- Proven People Leadership Skills
ATS Optimization Keywords
Hard Skills
- Product Assortment Strategy
- Line Planning
- Line Architecture
- Business Strategy Development
- Go-to-Market Strategy
- Performance Optimization
Soft Skills
- Influential Leadership
- Emotional Intelligence
- Relationship Building
- Adaptability
- Problem Solving