Merchandising Strategy Director

6 days ago

Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States Claire's Full time
Job Summary:

The Merchandising Strategy Director sets overall strategic vision and assortment strategy. Directly influences merchandising team to drive department and class specific growth and increased profitability in support of brand objectives. Accountable for achieving financial targets and profit for brand.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Lead merchandising efforts for area of responsibility, setting leadership vision across owned business segments including global product roadmap and seasonal strategy that meet brand financial targets.
  • Accountable for seasonal hindsight by bringing strong perspective on key KPIs, customer insights, and competitive market to design and product development teams. Partner with leadership on all product and strategic initiatives.
  • Oversee and lead seasonal line roadmaps and assortment selections, costing, pricing architectures, style rankings, and buys. Range and SKU optimize.
  • Lead and support direct reports to ensure financial objectives align with product opportunities. Guide cross-functional partners (Design, Product Development, Marketing, ISP) to capitalize on new opportunities and right-size underperforming categories.
  • Partner with merchandise planning teams in the development, execution, and communication of strategic merchandise financial plans that support company's financial, product, and marketing objectives.
  • Work with leadership on how owned areas play into bigger picture cross-channel strategies.
  • Oversee teams to track product deliveries on a regular basis. Identify issues and elevate potential risks to sales.
  • Own and oversee in-season product management. Manage pricing architectures which include promotional and markdown strategies.
  • Proactively drive and improve processes, calendars, and tools to enhance and drive a more effective way of working.
  • Set high-performance working cultures; collaborative, high-energy, and solution-oriented.
  • Drive a strong culture of learning & development, leading, supporting, and driving the team via tangible performance and behaviorally.
  • Formulate partnership relationships with direct leadership; strive to support overall cross-department goals outside of owned remits.
Requirements:
  • 12+ years' experience in global product merchandising within a vertical retailer with proven success managing and achieving financial goals.
  • Excellent analytical skills and financial acumen. Understands and can navigate complex business issues and demonstrates ability to drive good decision-making across the organization.
  • Proven leadership managing teams by empowering direct reports with ownership over their areas of business to meet target financial metrics.
  • Excellent communications skills with ability to influence and build strong strategic working relationships with partners.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office.
About Claire's:

Claire's is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and encourages applications from members of all underrepresented groups, including those with disabilities. We will accommodate applicants' needs upon request throughout all stages of the recruitment process.

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