Director, Marketing Retail and Wholesale

Director Marketing- Retail and Wholesale

Overview

The Director Marketing- Retail and Wholesale will drive and execute 360 marketing plans to create synergy across all marketing areas and channels for existing collections and new launches to elevate the overall brand image and customer experience and drive awareness and sales.

Retail Marketing

• Manage the retail marketing channel including the creation of strategy planning for new store openings product launches and regional initiatives. Develop implement and execute seasonal by-door marketing plans for 40 retail doors (includes full price concession and outlet doors).

• Evaluate and recommend opportunities from DY mall partners monitoring all channels of consumer-facing activity (i.e. digital social printed collateral) to ensure brand standards are met and upheld.

• Identify and develop activities designed to expand both awareness and sales; pinpoint potential brand partnerships through the deep understanding of unique consumer requirements and David Yurman product positioning. Ongoing monitoring analysis and reporting on competitive landscape within the luxury retail industry.

• Partner with retail team to cultivate local market relationships identify/prioritize local opportunities and support individual store marketing plans; manage and foster external relationships to identify relevant marketing partners (i.e. hotel partners local charities mall partners etc.). Work on product positioning to target defined customer segments

Wholesale Marketing

• Develop strategic omni-channel marketing programs based on seasonal global initiatives for Wholesale business across Independent & National Accounts including co-op advertising plans co-op catalogs interactive programs direct mail initiatives and social media and digital marketing plans to meet and exceed sales and support a luxury brand image for all National and Independent Account doors.

• Analyze Independent & National Account marketing program results to optimize and ensure all planned activities achieve appropriate ROI & annual/project goal
• Partner with each Independent account to create strategic media plans for each Account that support seasonal/annual business and branding objectives maximizing local/regional opportunities and establish policies and guidelines for wholesale marketing initiative

• Develop strong relationships with extensive network of Independent and National Accounts participate in seasonal marketing appointments with field sales teams and travel to meet with key Accounts and tour key markets; communicate wholesale marketing activities and liaise with pertinent internal corporate and Field Sales contacts to ensure synergies.

Team Management and Collaboration

• Oversee the development of marketing team members; monitor their performance ensuring growth and development within the organization.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years experience in luxury retail and wholesale marketing required

• Proven experience developing and managing a team

• Proficient in Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook
• Must have strong project management skills attention to detail and ability to easily collaborate in a creative manner
• Must be flexible and work well in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work well both independently and collaboratively on a team
• Experience with a dynamic organizational that is growing and changing
• Strong budget management skills

EducationBachelors Degree required

Location:New York NY (hybrid)

TravelSome Travel Required

Estimated Salary Range: 160-175k

Base pay is one component of David Yurmans total compensation package which may also include the following for eligible employees: access to healthcare benefits 401(k) plan bonus employee discounts Summer Fridays (corporate roles) generous paid time off sick time and more.