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Job title: senior merchandising manager, ugg footwear, direct to consumer
Reports to: director of merchandising, dtc
Location: remote or goleta the role the senior merchandising manager is responsible for leading, developing, executing, and communicating the strategic merchandising vision of the north america ugg dtc channelThis individual will own and lead communication and influence across dtc, wholesale, global regions, and brandThe position will report to the director of north america merchandising and will engage with a number of cross-functional teams including brand product, design, dtc planning and allocation, demand and supply planning, visual merchandising, gtm, retail field/operations, e-commerce, and consumer insightsWe celebrate diversity-of your background, your experiences and your unique identityWe are committed to ensuring an inclusive and equitable workplace where all of our employees can come as they areWe believe that when we bring our different perspectives to work, we are truly better together.
Your impact
The primary functions of this role, include but are not limited to: pre-season
Partner with brand product and planning teams on long range planningOwn and align dtc channel financials with product briefs, range plans, brand mfp, dtc mfp, kpis and targets.
Strong understanding of business statistics and global landscape.
Develop dtc range plans that deliver brand and channel objectivesCollaborate with brand product and regional dtc merchandising teams to ensure dtc range plans support global consistency and appropriate brand positioning.
Collaborate with wholesale & outlet merchandising team on strategic management of key product franchises and cohesive marketplace perspective on product strategies.
Guide the tops-down sales, margin, inventory, and style-color count targets for the upcoming season, considering brand strategies, product knowledge, sales history, and channel trendsFlex strategic approaches for both mature and emerging categories.
Drive partnership with innovation team and heavy product experimentation
Drive a deep understanding of the dtc customerLead and augment consumer insights to impact broader businessApply insights to product assortments and go to market strategies.
Own and optimize assortments with greater scope and complexityEnsure cohesion across divisions, and lead assortment plans that achieve style-color count targets and productivity targets while creating a customer experience that aligns with the brand and channel initiatives.
Unlocks new opportunities through creative use of assortment building and inventory management best practices.
Own and lead pre-season go to market meeting with retail and visual merchandising leaders on gtm strategies for the seasonOversee alignment on gtm plans and strategies, and creation of go to market calendars; communicate pre-season gtm plans with key partners including marketing, visual merchandising, and retail teams.
Ensure alignment with brand marketing on gtm strategyEnsure key item buys, looks, and pricing strategies are being communicated with marketing, visual merchandising, and retail teams.
Guide the bottoms-up planning of merchant assortments, ensuring sales, margin, and inventory plans support merchant vision while meeting financial and operational needs.
Lead the development of product education-focused content and presentationsSupport product education efforts for the dtc cross-functional team.
In-season
Lead merchant insight based on actual results versus pre-season plans, in-season forecasts, and history.
Serve as a leader of the dtc cross-functional teamContribute to cohesive cross-functional partnership, aligning insights and action plans to optimize sales, margin, and inventory kpis.
Take an action-oriented approach to managing the business each week:
Make recommendations for the current pricing calendar, marketing, and visual presentations.
Partner with allocation to optimize inventory by store and across channels.
Make recommendations for exit strategies for slow sellers.
Partner with wholesale & outlet to optimize end of season inventory closeouts.
Maintain integrity of assortment, finding a balance between delivering pre-season product strategies and flexing to meet business needs in-season.
Ensure successful execution of action plans by merchant team.
Play forward insights to impact the business proactively in future months.
Provide forward-looking product-driven inputs to monthly open to buy meetings, and ensure business results support otb and long-range plans.
Ensure pricing execution work owned by team is executed flawlessly.
Shop competing stores and websites to monitor trends, pricing strategies, and presentation techniquesReport industry information to team.
Analyze quarterly hindsight dataMake recommendations to future product lines and dtc assortments based on results and learnings.
Assist with elt data and reporting needs.
People management
Manage a team of 3+ people.
Lead team and enable growth across organization.
Contribute to a culture within the dtc organization that emphasizes passion for the consumer and product, a drive for results, high cross-functional collaboration, and a responsible mindset.
Champion dtc led mentality and growth mindset.
Define and evolve roles and responsibilities for complex, changing businesses.
Balance workload and priorities across departments, teams, and individuals to ensure successful execution of targets.
Foster a team culture that supports business objectives and deckers values.
Develop and mentor team on core competencies to support job satisfaction, retention, and future talent development.
Must have the ability to manage up, down and across with positive results.
Business process & technology management
Embrace continuous improvement attitudePioneer best practices and advocate for meaningful, results-driven enhancements and process changesApproach change with a holistic people, tools, and process lens.
Document and evolve merchandising critical path and racis.
Partner with cross-functional teams to build and enforce critical path milestones and racis across dtc departments and key corporate partners.
Who you are
Proven track record of analyzing and delivering financial results.
Team player who can lead other through ambiguity and inspire each individual to achieve their best.
Strong at training others and creating development plans.
Sponsor new process and systems.
An advocate for the team and business.
Positive attitude, responsible approach, and a self-starter that’s not afraid to dive in and get into the details.
Action oriented and forward looking.
Always curious and always learning.
Able to partner and influence across a matrixed organization
We’d love to hear from people with
5+ years of merchandising or buying experience.
2+ years managing others.
Retail experience required; additional ecommerce experience preferred
Footwear and apparel experience preferred.
Proficient in excel and retail math.
Able to see the big picture and the details.
Strong communication & problem-solving skills.
High taste level and passion for product.
Must be willing to travel 10%-15% of the time.
What we`ll give you
Competitive pay and bonuses - we’ve created a variety of competitive compensation programs to foster career development, reward success and to show our employees just how much they’re valued.
Financial planning and wellbeing - no matter what financial goals our employees have set, we want to help them get thereOur plans provide powerful ways to protect income, pay for expenses and invest in the future.
Time away from work - sometimes we need time away to be with family, focus on our health or just simply rechargeOur plans support our employees’ needs to get out, get healthy and come back stronger than ever.
Extras, discounts and perks - being a valued member of the deckers brands team means more than just a paycheckFrom generous discounts to community-based programs, we offer a variety of cool extras
Growth and development - deckers brands was built on the idea of pursuing passionThat’s why we offer extensive opportunities and support for personal and professional development.
Health and wellness - there’s nothing basic about our comprehensive health and wellness programs and offeringsWhile at work and at play, we aim to support a healthy lifestyle.
Equal employment opportunity
Diversity and inclusion are key to our successWe are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds who share a passion for our brandsWe welcome qualified applicants regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, military or veteran status, mental or physical disability, medical condition and all of the other beautiful parts of your identity.
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