Director, Merchandising – Men’s Apparel

Jobtailor; North Vancouver; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a senior merchandising leader to define and drive the North American product assortment strategy for Men's Apparel. You will own regional assortment plans and DTC performance, ensuring product line strategies are aligned across channels.

The role requires integrating insights across planning horizons and innovating Go-to-Market approaches to deliver a seamless North American product experience.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in merchandising with product-led brands.
• 5+ years' experience leading a team.
• Influential leader with high emotional intelligence and ability to align cross-functional groups.
• Expertise in strategy, line planning and line architecture.
• Proven track record delivering multi-year business strategies.
• Strong presentation skills for senior leaders.
• Proven people leadership and coaching abilities.
• Thrives in fast-growth, entrepreneurial environments with ambiguity.
• Willingness to travel internationally.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the North American product assortment strategy for Men's Apparel.
• Own the regional assortment plans and business performance from a DTC perspective.
• Ensure product line strategies are adopted and optimized across all channels.
• Integrate insights across multiple planning horizons.
• Create new ways of working to bring regional Go-to-Market strategies to life.
• Deliver a seamless product experience across North America.
• Collaborate with the Merchant team responsible for regional, seasonal assortments.

Skills

Merchandising leadership

Line planning

Product assortment strategy

Go-to-Market strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Presentation skills

People leadership

Emotional intelligence

Problem solving

Strategic thinking

Job description

• Define and lead the North American product assortment strategy for Men's Apparel
• Own the regional assortment plans and business performance from a Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) perspective
• Ensure product line strategies are adopted and optimized across all channels
• Integrate insights and decisions across multiple planning horizons
• Create new ways of working that bring regional Go-to-Market strategies to life
• Deliver a seamless product experience across North America
• Collaborate with the Merchant team that is responsible for delivering regional, seasonal product assortments

Requirements

• 10+ years' experience in merchandising with a product-led brands, and 5+ years' experience leading a team
• Influential leader with high emotional intelligence, with the ability to drive alignment across diverse cross-functional groups
• Product-obsessed with a drive for understanding the "why" behind new products
• Expertise in driving strategy, line planning and line architecture
• Proven track record in developing and leading the execution of a multi-year business strategy
• Strong presentation skills, and comfortable sharing stories and strategies with senior leaders
• Proven people leadership skills and the ability to build, coach and guide a diverse and high performing team
• Tireless integrity in driving excellence to milestones and deliverables
• Highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity
• Proactive in identifying the root cause of issues and developing solutions
• Thrive on building relationships and creating partnerships across the organization
• Flourish in a fast-growth, entrepreneurial environment and thrive on contributing to our brand and team's evolution
• Ability and willingness to travel internationally
• Balance autonomy and collaboration
• Seek the best solutions, with an unwavering commitment to do what is right
• Passion for work paralleled by passion for getting outside and living it

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in leading product assortment strategy and execution for Men's Apparel, with a strong focus on Direct-to-Consumer performance and cross-functional collaboration. Proven ability to develop and implement multi-year business strategies while fostering high-performing teams and building strategic partnerships.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• 10+ Years Experience In Merchandising
• 5+ Years Experience Leading A Team
• Expertise In Driving Strategy And Line Planning
• Strong Presentation Skills
• Proven People Leadership Skills

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Product Assortment Strategy
• Line Planning
• Line Architecture
• Business Strategy Development
• Go-to-Market Strategy
• Performance Optimization

Soft Skills

• Influential Leadership
• Emotional Intelligence
• Relationship Building
• Adaptability
• Problem Solving

Industry Keywords

• Direct-to-Consumer
• Men's Apparel
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Fast-Growth Environment
• Entrepreneurial Environment