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Vans: Manager – Merchandising – Men’s Apparel
| Company | VF |
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| Location | Newport Beach, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $77200 – $96500 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- 8-10 years’ experience in retail in a merchant or buying role
- Bachelor’s degree in a qualified area (Business, Commerce, Fashion Merchandising)
- Mastery of retail mathematics and Open to Buy
- Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret multiple data points across numerous channels and market segments
- Proven ability to work with and lead a cross functional team
- Excellent sense of style and color trends; athletically minded
- Excellent communication skills – interpersonal, written and verbal
- Entrepreneurship – an ability to make decisions and take calculated risks
- Focus on creating an extraordinary customer experience
- Organizational and time management skills
- Strong knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel and Outlook)
- Self-awareness, with a desire for constant self-improvement (goal –oriented)
- Location requirement: ideal candidate will reside within Southern California region and be in office in Costa Mesa, CA Tuesday – Thursdays weekly.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the creation and execution of product strategies that are regionally relevant to help deliver long-term brand goals and profitable growth
- Partners to execute Marketplace strategy (including defining white space opportunities) across wholesale and DTC in their respective category and marketplace responsibility
- Partner to develop and manage regional line architecture and assortment strategies
- Set in-region pricing (with global guidelines)
- Balance mono-brand and multi-brand environments to align with brand and market objectives
- Provide input on marketplace execution and manage capacity
- Work with regional planning to deliver financial targets
- Monitor and code consumer demand trends, using insights to shape planning and assortment decisions
- Responsible to identify and drive regional including assortment definition, segmentation, customer specific initiatives, and align need with global functions
- Coaches and develops Merchandising teams to strengthen team capabilities and drive executional excellence
Preferred Qualifications
- 2+ years of managing direct reports
- Managing team budgets
