Sr. Merchandiser
Company: Westlife Distribution, LLC
Location: Gardena
Posted on: May 15, 2022
Job Description:
Description:
For nearly three decades, 686 Apparel has been developing, testing
and engineering technical fabrications and laminations in apparel.
Everything we do is based around innovation, people, and purpose
with the goal to build the best performance products with our
active-minded community. We create products. We create a community.
We create experiences.Our key building blocks:
- Independence
- Innovation
- Inclusion
- Community
- SustainabilityWe're looking for an experienced and motivated
Senior Merchandiser to oversee line plan creation and execution in
alignment with business goals and consumer insights.What you'll
doThe Senior Merchandiser position is pivotal as it sits at the
intersection of Design, Commercial channels, Development, and
Production. In this role, you'll create the line plan and blueprint
for the season to ensure the assortment drives the brand forward
while also achieving financial and margin objectives. You will work
in right-sizing the line based on style and SKU productivity, style
and SKU reduction targets as well as our Good, Better, and Best
omnichannel strategy.The Senior Merchandiser plays a key role in
being an advocate for the consumer balancing the brand and business
requirements, and works collaboratively with Brand Marketing,
E-commerce manager, and VP of Wholesale to ensure all business
needs are met. Additionally, you will work with Design and
Production to ensure innovation and creative vision come to life to
keep product leadership at the forefront of what we do.How you'll
do it
- In partnership with Planning and Commercial operations, develop
a line plan reflecting hindsight of historical trends with
foresight on future trends.
- Assess, refine and define our processes to ensure 686 is set up
to scale in an operationally excellent way.
- Develop a sound Good, Better, and Best strategy to protect
innovation at the top and diffuse it down to more commercially
relevant items at the good level.
- In partnership with Development and Sourcing, plan out the
development calendar to ensure every trigger date is adhered
to.
- In partnership with Design and PD, develop a line that meets
the IMU requirements to continue to deliver high profitability for
686.
- Communicate licensor any relevant strategy and/or data changes
with licensor to ensure consistency is achieved.
- Communicate cross-functionally with every business partner
(Wholesale, Ecommerce, Marketing, Management---) to ensure any
shift in delivery, strategy, product, etc--- is clearly and
promptly understood by every key member so adjustments can be
made.
- Drive competitive mapping to ensure 686 stays ahead from a
product, pricing and value equation POV + identify white space
where 686 can potentially win.
- Assess, Refine and eventually accelerate the sustainability
strategy for the company and ensure it is focused and tackling the
right areas of opportunities to move towards our end goal.
Requirements:
- 5+ years of Merchandising experience preferably in Soft
Goods
- Strong presentation and public speaking skills.
- Strong operational skillset and leadership.
- Strong analytical skills: proficiency in Excel
- A strong point of view and sense of style.
- Strong sense of aesthetic and curation
- Financial and business acumen.
- Strategic mindset.
- Self-starter
- Ability to simplify the complex.
- Cross-functional team leader track record.
- Ability to work in a fast-changing environment that can be
nebulous.
- Track record of leading and fostering change in an
organization.
- Track record of coaching, mentoring, and developing people to
unlock their full potential.If this sounds like you, we can't wait
to connect!! Please submit your resume so we can take a look.
PI176601068
Keywords: Westlife Distribution, LLC, Gardena , Sr. Merchandiser, Other , Gardena, California
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