Director Merchandising Job Description
Director merchandising
provides information flow from Merchandising systems to Sales, Brand, Merchandising Finance, Retail, Demand Planning and Inventory Management systems.
Director Merchandising Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Lead development ofcompelling/dynamic In-Store Seasonal Presentations (Core Stores and Flagships) Buildpartnerships with key cross-functional teams in Field Visual, Design,Merchandising, Marketing, Store Design, and Operations
Actively participate in the design merchandising process, including working with design to meet business requirements for respective product category, and managing SKU and development targets, sample commitments and budgets, packaging and hang tag activities and initial style file set up
Lead seasonal GMA showroom set up partnering closely with Design to bring to life the design vision
Represent global merchandising and product trends in collaboration with JPN team EU specific needs
Lead development of compelling/dynamic in-store seasonal presentations through seasonal store set by working closely with Global Merchandising
Partners with Visual Merchandising to influence the best possible assortment in stores
Oversees the resolution of store specific merchandising challenges that require adaptations based on store size, type, and volume and inventory levels
Directs necessary adaptations to seasonal visual and merchandising direction in partnership with DVM counterpart and field visual team
Ensures the communication of additional marketing needs based on marketing distribution reports
Partners with Director of Visual Merchandising to ensure proper distribution of creative elements within the store environment, including signage, propping, painting and seasonal installations
Director Merchandising Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Director Merchandising
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: PMP, GIA
Education for Director Merchandising
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the director merchandising job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Business, Marketing, Merchandising, MBA, Education, Management, Business/Administration, Design, Finance, Engineering
Skills for Director Merchandising
Desired skills for director merchandising include:
Accountability
Communication
Flexibility and adaptability
Initiative/self-management
Team work
Retail Management Systems
Design
Merchandising
Planning
Development and sales
Desired experience for director merchandising includes:
Manage day-to-day performance of the business vs
Oversee in-store product presentations at global level (for multiple businesses) by directing a team in the creative/strategic development
Oversee windows and in-store styling
Collaborate with regions to ensure the intent and concept of the presenation are communicated for globally consistent execution
Oversee Global Flagship elevation and consistency
Manage department workload
Director Merchandising Examples
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Director Merchandising Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a director merchandising. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for director merchandising
- Partner with Design to build a balanced women’s denim line based on empirical data and sales analyses, trend and brand awareness
- Oversee finalapproval on all Adult Visual Communication to Stores
- Have a fluent understanding of seasonal design direction, product trends and development themes, fixture needs and development
- Present concepts to President, SVP, Store Management and merchandising functions
- Set detailed, realistic collateral timetables taking into account design approvals, competitive bids, development schedules (including the impact, logistics, and cost effectiveness of possible off shore production) and in-store installation implementation requirements
- Work with the Director of Consumer Direct and Global SSE in shaping the market merchandising strategy
- Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 8 years of experience in a merchandising or buying capacity in a related business or brand
- Participate and/or lead corporateinitiative projects
- Regularly communicate and present toSenior Leadership Team
- Maintain and build a strong, energetic,productive, and creative team
Qualifications for director merchandising
- Build teams and partnerships with keycross-functional business partners
- Experience working with across-functional organization a must
- Proven people development skills
- Acts as a guardian of Athleta’s retail voice, look and feel that best represents the Athleta brand and is differentiated in the category
- Develop strategies to ensure seasonal product, window and in-store applications are executed seamlessly throughout the store fleet and make adjustments for localization opportunities
- Sets high level of expectation for all levels of Field & Field Visual in regards to brand standards
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Director Merchandising Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking to fill the role of director merchandising. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for director merchandising
- Set detailed, realistic collateral timetables taking into account design approvals, competitive bids, development timing with options of producing off shore and logistical imperatives for cost effective and timely execution at stores
- Collaborate closely with Retail Merchandising and Retail Operations (Franchise & Own Retail) to ensure the store layouts reflect the product buys and inventory levels the specific geography and trading proportionality of each store
- Build, develop, and lead a strong team of Visual Merchandising professionals in function, functional reports in regions, toward the achievement of common goals (field/stores)
- Develop visual merchandising training module for the field
- Serve as key communication point between Target and HBI
- Work closely with Target, Design, Sourcing Product Development, CMG and Operations to effectively steam line processes
- Drive the Global Range Planning Process
- Lead the visual support for new stores and remodels
- Identify global product opportunities
- Establish relevant metrics per 4P for the season
Qualifications for director merchandising
- Able to conduct lengthy and detailed walk-through in stores and communicate clearly
- Conduct training workshops that require moving fixtures and merchandise and requires long hours on hard surfaces within store
- Position located in New York
- Strong creative skills, and real passion for product
- Ability to move the business forward by constantly creating newness and impact
- Must have strong conceptual innovation management skills
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Director Merchandising Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a director merchandising. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for director merchandising
- Outlet stores with compelling and innovative visual merchandising presentations, while
- Responsible for departmental seasonal line plans that effectively and accurately guide design, product development and production and support divisional objectives
- Manage all vendors providing hardware, software or services for our brands
- Develop strategy based on analysis from trends, opportunities, assortment, competition and buyers’ vision by category of business and apply to changes in merchandise assortment, display, and product marketing
- Provide recommendations for tools and features with current and outside vendors to streamline and enhance product display onsite
- Develop strategies to improve KPIs (traffic, conversion, average order value, and units per transaction )
- Lead the development and execution of digital commerce product phasing roadmap
- In store basic dressing up
- Personalized counters
- Proactively contribute to key strategic digital initiatives to drive the business
Qualifications for director merchandising
- Strong command presence skills
- Proven track record of building and developing effective individuals and teams
- Must be highly organized and able to balance creative and operational needs of the role
- Possess composure
- Must have strong Conceptual and Innovation Management skills
- Polo Talent Profile
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Director Merchandising Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of director merchandising. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for director merchandising
- Deliver a complete GTM proposal/ local category marketing plan (product, communication tools, activation tools, Sports Marketing support, ) to his/her sales team, and support the sell-in process to key accounts
- Have key relationships with Global Product, Marketing & Retail teams with Regional/Country Leadership and in-country Merchandising teams
- Identify the strategic direction for the Retail division
- Analyze brands’ marketing documents for all programs (seasonal calendar / Marketing brief)
- Attend all Marketing turnover meetings
- Timeline, schedule, moderate and attend all Creative turnover meetings
- When applicable, ensure guidance on proper ordering process, and capture orders
- Communicate final orders to Indirect Procurement
- Produce weekly status reports, track progress, and review project tasks to make certain deadlines are met appropriately
- Work with Global Creative group to ensure timely availability of assets, visuals and copy
Qualifications for director merchandising
- European market awareness, regional trends, customer base, & local sensibilities
- Strong analytical and creative input abilities
- Ability to lead & motivate team
- Retail or specialty store background preferred
- Exhibits strong leadership skills with ability to motivate a team
- Ability to develop others and create a learning environment
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of director merchandising. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for director merchandising
- Responsible for establishing the product vision and global merchandising line plan for CKU men’s and women’s product for all markets
- Responsible for collaborating, influencing and driving to consensus all short and long range merchandising strategies and objectives for men's and women's underwear and sleepwear categories
- Brings customer and market prospective to the design and product development process
- Share accountability for Global Revenue, SKU productivity, and sell-through for the Basketball Business
- Share accountability for Outdoor Revenue, SKU productivity, and sell-through for Outdoor business
- Develop strategic planning road map for Outdoor product trends, needs, and opportunities
- Deal effectively with frequent changes, delays and unexpected events, and manage challenging, time-sensitive, high-stress situations
- Product and Business Strategy
- Work with the businesses to develop seasonal line plans and analyze seasonal line productivity for the product category
- Manage costing process from initial mark-up to final costing roll ups and analysis
Qualifications for director merchandising
- Travel required within U.S. and abroad, approx
- Minimum 10 years work experience in merchandise and assortment plan preferably in FMCG industry in China, with at least 2 years in Ecommerce related responsibility in China
- Demonstrate strong understanding of China Ecommerce and digital business
- Must possess a sense of urgency, have an entrepreneurial working style, and be both organized and detail oriented
- Superior customer service oriented abilities to support the needs of all regions
- Ability to work under tight deadlines and manage multiple tasks and priorities in an ever-changing environment