VP, Merchandising Outlet Apparel Calvin Klein

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POSITION SUMMARY:

The VP Merchandising Outlet Apparel is the leader of product merchandising team for Calvin Klein Global Apparel product categories.

You will be a strategic customer centric and data driven leader responsible for the global success and profitability of the outlet division across both mens and womens and all omni channel points of sale.

With overall accountability for the development of global merchandising dashboards as well as the consolidation of information to support and build strategies for the brand you will be responsible for establishing and achieving key merchandising objectives targets and goals and ensuring that product lines are brought to market in a timely and profitable manner and in accordance with the line plans and production calendars.

You will be a highly collaborative leader who excels working in cross functional teams and enjoys working closely with the design sourcing teams to determine the merchandising/ assortment strategy for the season.

In addition you will partner closely with the Merchandise Planning Team in the development execution and communication of strategic merchandise financial plans that support the companys financial product and marketing objectives.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE:

• Lead Merchandising efforts for Outlet Apparel (including Accessories) offering translating the Merchandising Leadership vision across all regions (EMEA APAC AMERICAS).

• Understands the brands target customer by tracking attitude and lifestyle trends and brings this customer insight and commercial market prospective to the design team to influence and direct the global product creation process.

• Partner with the merchandising leadership team on all product and strategic initiatives both long and short term.

• Drive the seasonal strategy and communicate to the regions.

• Familiar with competitive marketplace and analysis of top selling styles of key competitors; understand upcoming product trends. Communicate competitors trend information as needed to Design and Sales teams.

• Build and communicate Merchandising metrics to monitor for continued seasonal (and in-season) improvement.

• Collaborate with regional and global partners to gain insight on seasonal collection structure. Align big ideas and establish new key item opportunities.

• Lead the Global Merchandising team to represent business needs including management of seasonal floor mapping

• Collaborate with Visual Marketing team to develop brand marketing materials and initiatives that are globally relevant and regionally tailored.

• Attend fittings to ensure product success by channel

• Oversee the creation of strategic financial plans that support the companys objectives and brand goals from a top down perspective.

• At a division/department level develop sales gross margin and inventory plans that support the companys profit objectives.

• Collaborate with direct reports to ensure that financial objectives align with product opportunities.

• Guide cross-functional partners (Design Marketing) utilizing historical data and current trends to capitalize on new opportunities and right size under performing categories.

• Understand and identify risks from direct reports and communicate to key business partners including merchandising finance marketing visual and brand leaders.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

Experience: 15 years of Global and or Apparel Product Merchandising experience (wholesale or retail specialty). Previous experience in Merchandising Buying and/or Product Development for apparel is strongly preferred.

Education: Bachelors degree in related field

Skills:

• Demonstrated skills in the following:

• • Presenting and recommending strategies and building a business case

  • Driving business to exceeding company plans

  • Leading and developing large planning teams

  • Strategic forecasting for a multidimensional business

  • Assuming additional areas of accountability successfully

  • Influencing and negotiating at a variety of levels

• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills including presenting complex material in an organized and compelling manner

Your Wellbeing is Our Priority

At PVH we offer competitive cost-effective and comprehensive benefit packages. We strive to provide options when it comes to your health finances and work-life balance. This includes:

• Pay & Insurance: Competitive pay bonus programs best in class medical insurance vision insurance dental insurance life insurance disability insurance and more.

• 401(k): An above-market 401(k) contribution to help our eligible associates save for retirement.

• Flexible Workplace: Generous company-paid holidays paid time off hybrid working arrangements volunteer opportunities seasonal hours and flexible work schedules.

• Wellbeing Support: A variety of wellbeing tools and programs such as Headspace membership reimbursement for fitness memberships and/or digital meditation subscriptions and the opportunity to earn up to $200 a year in rewards for exercising and participating in healthy activities.

• Services: Access to services for childcare elder care adoption preparation pet care plus reimbursement for backup care when your regular plans fall through.

• Education Assistance: Receive support for continued education including tuition reimbursement.

• Associate Discount: Shop at our company outlets and e-commerce sites at a discount.

Please note eligibility depends on employment status location and length of time employed with PVH and our benefits may be subject to change. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

About PVH:

We are brand builders who focus our passion and creativity to build Calvin Klein and TOMMY HILFIGER into the most desirable lifestyle brands in the world and at the same time position PVH as one of the best-performing brand groups in our sector. Guided by our values and enabled by our scale and global reach we are driving fashion forward for good as one team with one vision and one plan. Thats the Power of Us thats the Power of PVH.

One of PVHs greatest strengths is our people. Our collective desire is to create a workplace environment where every individual is valued and every voice is heard and we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse community of associates with a strong sense of belonging. Learn more about Inclusion & Diversity at PVH here.

PVH Corp. or its subsidiary (PVH) is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment on the basis of their individual capabilities and qualifications without regard to race ethnicity color sex gender identity or expression age religion national origin citizenship status sexual orientation genetic information physical or mental disability military status or any other characteristic protected under federal state or local addition to complying with all applicable laws PVH is also committed to ensuring that all current and future PVH associates are compensated solely on job-related factors such as skill ability educational background work quality experience and potential.

To achieve these goals across the United States and its territories PVH prohibits any PVH employee agent or representative from requesting or otherwise considering any job applicants current or prior wages salary or other compensation information in connection with the hiring process. Accordingly applicants are asked not to disclose this salary history information to PVH.