Director, Fashion Design Men's Fashion

Position Summary...

What youll do...

Design Director Mens Fashion
Portfolio Required. This role is onsite in our New York office.
At Walmart we help people save money so they can live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make to create the future of retail from responsible sourcing to sustainability and everything in between.
As a Design Director of Mens Fashion you will be responsible for creating designs exclusively for Private Brands and develop trend strategies that support the Walmart Apparel Strategic Business Unit (SBU) merchandising goals. You will assure that Walmarts private brand DNA/guidelines trends aesthetic/style quality and value all support the customer needs and lead the market. You will be responsible for setting the brands seasonal fashion direction and align with broader Walmart strategies. Youll help ensure merchant leadership is aligned with the creative direction and assortment.
Youll sweep us off our feet if: - You enjoy building and developing private brand design strategy and execution supporting long term business plans and executing prioritized strategic programs. - You understand how to build a winning brand aesthetic and DNA/guardrails - You are data savvy: you can analyze competition customer behavior industry trends and the macro environment. - You are omni channel customer-focused: You must be able to develop and execute a strategic vision with a customer-centric approach while understanding customer behavior across channels or within relevant channels. - You are tenacious dedicated and thrive working with ownership autonomy and a healthy dose of competition.
Youll make an impact by:- Brand Execution:Oversee all aspects of the brand including brand management design merchandising analytics and storytelling. Lead the design vision execution and identify of each brand ensuring the merchant strategy and brand guidelines are followed to ensure a consistent design aesthetic on the floor and online. Be the key decision maker on brands aesthetic design silhouettes and fabrics/materials. Responsible for translating the vision into a product by utilizing appropriate materials and a supply base to execute the collection. Strong collaboration and partnership with the Product Development and Sourcing team on supplier matrix direct imports competitive pricing and supplier ; factory relationships. Partner with marketing and brand services teams to ensure all cohesive brand vision is executed through all packaging promotional materials. - Merchandising Differentiation and Competitive Advantage:Understanding the competitive landscape of the brand portfolio determining competitive advantages and developing a winning strategy. Developing and adapting to the ever-changing Omni retail environment. Continually offering new experiences to customers to increase Walmarts market and customer wallet share as well as customer retention. - Partnership with Leaders:Partnering and collaborating with other Senior Leaders to ensure Brand collections and strategy is in alignment with other business unit strategies (e.g. Operations; Replenishment Marketing). Collaborating with omni Merchandising Operations teams to efficiently and effectively achieve Omni SBU Merchandising objectives. - Transformative Talent Development:In partnership with People Partner developing a transformative talent strategy for Teams which clearly identifies the skills experiences and competencies needed to transform the Design Team and establish the function as an industry leader for the future. Enables associate development and career growth while maintaining a High-Performance Culture. - Brand Customer Experience and Shopping Habits:Delivering world-class Walmart exclusive brand experiences across all channels (e.g. Walmart stores ) by offering private label collections of high-quality high-value products. Providing a positive customer experience that results in increased sales customer conversion and customer satisfaction. At Walmart we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based bonus awards and other great benefits for a happier mind body and wallet. Health benefits include medical vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k) stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave) parental leave family care leave bereavement jury duty and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability company discounts Military Leave Pay adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement and more. You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation sick leave holidays or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws where applicable. For information about PTO see Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sams Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelors degrees including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition books and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
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The annual salary range for this position is $156000.00 - $312000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include :
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Minimum Qualifications...

Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed there are no minimum qualifications.

Option 1: Bachelors degree in fashion design textile design or related area and 8 years experience in apparel design garment construction or related area.
Option 2: 10 years experience in apparel design garment construction or related area.

5 years supervisory experience.

Preferred Qualifications...

Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed there are no preferred qualifications.

Experience driving brand identity and innovation. Proven ability to build and scale design teams. Strong business acumen and ability to influence product strategy.

Primary Location...

45 W 25Th St New York NY 10010 United States of America

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