Director of Merchandising and Product Development

3 weeks ago


Avenel, New Jersey, United States Vantage Apparel Full time
Job Title: Director of Merchandising

Vantage Apparel is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director of Merchandising to lead our product development and merchandising efforts. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for driving product development, ensuring factory compliance, and aligning our product line with market trends and customer needs.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead the product development process from concept to launch, ensuring alignment with market trends and customer needs.
  • Lead product selection and merchandising of all branded/licensed product assortments.
  • Conduct product market research and competitive product/pricing analysis to identify trends, customer preferences, and competitive landscape.
  • Oversee the creation of product specifications with offshore factories, negotiate best pricing strategies, and guide factory selection for development.
  • Lead sourcing, supporting Supply Chain manager, developing new vendors and origins with guidance in duplicating appropriate products or categories, as well as identifying new development opportunities.
  • Uphold rigorous standards for product and factory audits to ensure compliance with labor laws, ethical manufacturing practices, and social responsibility standards.
  • Create and communicate impactful presentations to sell-in development product to executive management and regional sales managers.
  • Monitor and analyze sales performance, inventory turnover, and profitability metrics as a mechanism to introduce new products, product categories and/or core collection enhancements.
  • Support sales and marketing, creating, leading and administering education and offerings related to program collections/assortments, competitive style substitutions and creative decoration applications.
  • Support catalog production, including identifying merchandising strategy and vision, selecting samples to shoot, overseeing product copy, on-set styling and wardrobe.
  • Travel to domestic and international vendor supply meetings, as well as visit factory and agents for approvals and to identify new fabrics, finishes, design.
  • Moderate need to attend tradeshows, customer meetings, industry events and other related activities.
Requirements:
  • Demonstrate forward-thinking and proactivity as a leader, with strong organizational skills, meticulous attention to details, and respectful coaching demeanor.
  • The ability to collaborate as a team player and interact successfully with people at all levels within and outside of the organization in support of larger goals and objectives.
  • Proven track record of successful product development and merchandising strategies.
  • Strong leadership and team management skills.
  • Collaborate effectively across all levels and with external stakeholders to support overarching goals and objectives.
  • Efficiently handle and prioritize multiple projects concurrently, demonstrating the ability to solve both simple and complex problems.
  • Familiarity with decorated apparel industry, encompassing key concepts and operational dynamics.
  • Exhibit outstanding written and verbal communication skills, ensuring clear and effective interaction with clients and team members.
Education and/or Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree (B. A.) in Fashion Merchandising, Business, Marketing or a minimum of 8-10 years of relevant experience in apparel merchandising, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Fundamental understanding of data integration theories and decorated apparel industry.
Computer Skills:
  • Demonstrated expertise in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and proficiency with merchandising software and tools.
Certificates and/or Licenses:
  • May be required to have a valid driver's license and meet Vantage Driver Approval requirements.


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