Senior Director, Apparel Merchandising
Senior Director, Apparel Merchandising
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Job Description
ABOUT THE POSITION
The Senior Director Apparel Merchandising leads the global apparel business unit to achieve annual this role reporting directly to the Chief Product Officer you will set KPIs focused on delivering results for the company through merchandising strategies and bring a global enterprise leadership approach across the marketplace.
You will actively engage with regional leadership throughout the Go-to-Market process and ensure that your team of direct reports effectively deliver high-level tools and assortment direction. It will be key for you to build strong partnerships with channel leaders to effectively influence define and implement segmentation strategies necessary to maximize revenue and profitability.
HOWYOULLMAKE A DIFFERENCE
Lead the long-term apparel merchandising strategic vision. Work each season to adapt the long-term vision into seasonal objectives with clear goals and deliverables for the regions. Work with cross-functional leaders to ensure that the merchandising vision aligns with product commercial and marketing objectives with GM leadership.
Work closely with other functional leadership to create effective and efficient short and long-term strategies. Includes efforts to streamline process improve deliverables and adjust to consumer trends and market conditions.
Own twice yearly sales meeting product content and execution planning. Collaborate with Sales management for the budget intended outcome and coordination of agendas timing samples and presentation format. Deliver presentations for Sales meetings articulating focused strategies for successful product introductions.
Partner with Finance to manage margin and profitability for seasonal product line and hit seasonal targets. Lead workstreams with Finance Global Product Costing and the regional Merchandising teams to identify strategies and tactics to deliver upon profitability goals each season.
Create a results-oriented culture of accountability and help develop coach mentor and track team performance. Develop and leads the Merchandising community encouraging collaboration personal development excellence and recognition.
YOU ARE
Deeply knowledgeable about the apparel industry merchandising
Known for your ability to influence and bring multiple disparate stakeholders together
A strategic thinker and adept problem solver
A strong people leader
YOUHAVE
10 years of functional experience in apparel merchandising and leading teams of merchants of varying levels
Bachelors or masters degree or applicable certification or equivalent experience
The ability to travel domestically or internationally up to 25% of the time
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This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities but constitutes a general definition of the positions scope and function in the company.
Columbia Sportswear Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex gender identity sexual orientation race color religion national origin disability protected Veteran status age or any other characteristic protected by law. Columbia Sportswear is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. If you need reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process please notify your recruiter.At Columbia Sportswear Company were proud to offer regular full-time employees a benefits package that includes a variety of services and products to help make your life and work more rewarding. Our benefit programs contribute to overall employee well-being by aligning those programs with the fundamental elements of well-being: physical social/emotional financial career and community. Benefits that can protect your familys financial future and help you save money through our 401k plan plus a generous company match. Columbia offers medical dental vision life Insurance disability flexible spending accounts health savings account and an assortment of voluntary benefit offerings (accident critical illness hospital indemnity and legal services). In addition Columbia offers EAP which is free and confidential 24/7/365 counseling services. We have extensive wellness benefits employee discounts and a generous time off program available.If you need an accommodation/adjustment to successfully complete and submit your application please reach out to with the Subject: Applicant Assistance Requested.Required Experience:
Exec
Employment Type
Full-Time
