Product Manager, Fashion Merchandising

Groupe Dynamite; Mount Royal; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic individual to lead product line management in a vibrant fashion environment. This role involves driving growth through strategic merchandising, analyzing market trends, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to create compelling product assortments. You'll leverage your fashion expertise and analytical skills to enhance customer focus and exceed business targets. Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and teamwork, where your contributions will directly impact the success of the brand. If you are passionate about fashion and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Performance-driven bonuses

Group retirement savings program

Flexible group insurance

Employee discount

Exclusive private sample sales

Flexible vacation policy

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience in fashion buying or product management.
• Strong financial acumen and analytical skills required.

Responsibilities

• Drive growth through merchandising assortments and innovative strategies.
• Manage Open-to-Buy and lead product creation processes.

Skills

Fashion Buying

Product Management

Analytical Skills

Leadership Skills

Communication Skills

Decision Making

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Excel

Job description

Overview

Groupe Dynamite Inc. (GDI) is a Montréal-based, privately held house of integrated omni-channel brands, designing and distributing accessible, trend-forward fashion for women since 1975.

Our mission of "Empowering YOU to be YOU, one outfit at a time" is brought to life through the GARAGE and DYNAMITE banners and represents the consumer-centric core of GDI's long-standing success as a leading retailer in North America.

Today, GDI operates nearly 300 stores across Canada and the United States, as well as shoppable brand experiences at Garageclothing.com and Dynamiteclothing.com.

Overview:

Reporting into the Divisional Merchandise Director, you will provide leadership and product line management for all facets of the merchandising process. You will work in cross-functional teams to successfully develop, design, and manage merchandise to drive a product line that meets business plans and long term vision.

Main Responsibilities:

• Drive current/future growth of the department through the development of merchandise assortments;

• Develop a track record of success by consistently delivering on or above target results to plan;

• Develop creative and innovative strategies to drive a business plan;

• Understand and analyze competition and marketplace to enhance customer focus and develop innovative ideas;

• Manage OTB in order to drive and build business strategies;

• Work in conjunction with planning to manage the OTB as far as receipts, sales, margin, markdowns and weeks of stock;

• Lead and manage the line planning, pricing, and product creation process including style/color plan, and sizing strategy;

• Analyze performance and plans to help identify sales and margin opportunities that can exceed plan;

• Constant pursuit of providing trend right product to the customer and driving department growth through assortment planning;

• Quickly adapt to changes/trends occurring in the business and marketplace;

• Effectively and efficiently lead business meetings; communicate, influence and negotiate with cross-functional teams to execute vision;

• Collaborate with the visual team and ongoing management in the development and execution of floor sets;

To qualify for this role, you must have...

• Bachelor’s degree;

• Minimum 3 years experience in fashion buying and/or fashion product management;

• Excellent sense of style and knowledge of fashion trends;

• Strong product knowledge and a balance of analytical and creative abilities to positively affect the bottom line;

• Strong financial acumen and analytical skills;

• Language of work: French or English, excellent communication skills in English (written and spoken) are required in order to deal with international suppliers;

• Solid planning skills with experience managing an Open-to-Buy;

• Strong ability to work in teams and leadership skills;

• Good computer skills (Excel and/or equivalent software systems);

• In-depth understanding of our brand and its target market.

To be a great fit, you must...

• Be able to make tough decisions;
• Thrive in the face of change with a strong sense of urgency;
• Challenge the status quo by contributing impactful ideas and solutions;
• Build partnerships and prioritize collaboration;
• Present information in an effective and concise manner;
• Be proactive and exceed expected results.

At GDI, you will be part of a growing organization that understands the importance of investing in people and offers you:

• A comprehensive compensation package that includes performance-driven bonuses;
• A group retirement savings program with employer matching;
• Flexible group insurance with personalized coverage that meets your needs;
• An employee discount at Garage and Dynamite;Exclusive private sample sales;
• A flexible vacation policy;
• And more!

GDI has been repeatedly voted one of Montréal’s Top Employers and one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People.

Our promise…No day will be like the last—we aim to be better today than we were yesterday. We are committed to employment equity.

Candidates that are retained will be called for an interview.

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