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Global Merchandising Director
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Alameda, CA, United States
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The North Face: Global Merchandising Director
At The North Face we dare to lead the world forward through Exploration.
The North Face is the premier exploration company in the world. Founded in the counterculture of Berkeley, CA in 1966 we have a long and storied legacy of enabling exploration, protecting our planet, and creating iconic and technically advanced product.
Our culture is born from the spirit of the Explorer and infuses everything we do. We love wild places. We spark curiosity. We dare to disrupt. We create communities. And we lead with integrity. We are a community of explorers and are constantly looking for new ideas, places and people to connect with.
We take great pride in our ability to facilitate exploration for our employees and partners. By joining The North Face family, you will be offered the opportunity, tools and environments to more deeply explore the world around you and make meaningful, lasting connections. You will also be working on a team with a mission to protect our planet for generations to come.
The North Face is part of VF Corporation who guides powerful brands that are fueled by insights and innovation that put us at the heart of our consumers’ lives. Many of our brands lead their respective categories, and some have risen to iconic status.
While our VF company and brands are diverse, we work together within a One VF culture to capitalize on our greatest opportunities for long-term performance. Across our company, a collaborative, global mindset differentiates our products and the unique experiences we provide to our consumers. It all adds up to a lasting competitive advantage built on harnessing the power of our differences to achieve great things together, all while positively impacting the lives of hundreds of millions of people and the world.
Global Director of Merchandising:
Become the Newest Member of The North Face!
Leads the Global Merchandising team of assigned territory to create compelling assortments that drive growth and revenue across channels and categories. Collaborate with Global Planning team to ensure assortments meet strategic vision and financial targets. Strategically partner with Regional Merchandising teams to ensure global assortment plan translates to regional plans while also driving for a more global assortment.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Build global assortment plans, by territory, in support of merchandising financial plans and assortment plans generated by global planning, in support of global financial plans while understanding regional needs
• Build and execute a strategic plan to grow shared global assortment between all regions
• Reconcile regional merchandising financial plans, assortment plans & line plans at key milestones to ensure alignment
• Partner with Regional Merchandising teams, Creative Director, Marketing Director and GM to ensure territory vision and value proposition are being upheld while maintaining brand DNA
• Drive Global Segmentation at Consumer, Territory, Channel & Tier level to create necessary distinction for sustainable growth
• Identify growth opportunities, big ideas as well as drive global alignment and effectiveness of the assortment
• Manage and drive growth of global placement of icons and franchise
• Develop global pricing strategy & supporting margin goals at a style level to maintain category margin targets provided by Global Planning team
• Manage global SKU productivity and efficiency to targeted goals while balancing region, channel and account specific needs
• Understand competitive global markets and ensure assortment and categories properly position The North Face to grow and gain market share. Ensure line plan and product briefings efficiently express global vision, while maintaining regional relevance. Partner with Marketing on the development of programs and strategies to communicate product attributes and appeal
• Partner and collaborate with Global Wholesale/Sales team and DTC to ensure channel and account needs are met
• Partner and collaborate with Regional Merchandising teams to understand specific needs
• Global Lifecycle management for Icons and Key Franchises
• Deliver to all elements of the CORE model including achieving Milestone Meeting targets (eg Merch Line Plan) and calendar deadlines
• Lead competitive intel (Market, Competition, Pricing)
• Vetting of flowplans
SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS
• 8+ years of experience in branded merchandise/development, retail buying or product design/development; experience in Outdoor Industry, apparel/footwear a plus.
• 5+ years in management including leading a team.
• International experience a plus.
• Bachelor of Arts: Merchandising, Product Management, Business preferred.
• Experience in managing/developing a team or individual towards growth potential.
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written, strong cross functional collaboration skills required.
• Strong presentation skills, proven ability to influence in front of accounts.
• Strong understanding of assigned Marketplace, including regional differences and across diverse channels of distribution.
• Ability to lead and play an integral role within a broader team, connects the department and individual expectations to the company vision; confidence and presence to lead a diverse team.
• Proven skills in selecting talent and developing others.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to juggle multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to work with others as part of cross-functional team, build consensus, and achieve results across variety of distinct groups.
• Experience in product forecasting, statistical modeling, and/or strategic planning.
• Strong working knowledge of apparel merchandising design and/or sales.
• Strategic leader with proven ability to successfully grow apparel/footwear/equipment businesses.
• Domestic travel required: 40 - 50%