lululemon Director, Men's Global Merchandising - Lifestyle

Lululemon Athletica Inc.; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 201,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health and dental benefits

Paid time off

Retirement plan matching

Generous employee discount

Fitness & yoga classes

Parenthood top-up

Development course offerings

Mentorship programs

Job summary

lululemon Athletica Inc. in Canada seeks a seasoned Global Merchandising Director to lead multinational product strategies and drive global assortments across categories.

You will align with Product, Brand/Marketing, and Guest Experience teams to maximize profitability and guest satisfaction. Leaders with strong retail math, Open to Buy, and cross-functional influence will shape range plans and the guest journey across stores and digital platforms.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in a merchant/buyer role
• Leading direct reports and cross-functional teams
• Experience with a Global Brand
• Vertical retail experience required; Omni-channel desirable
• Awareness of macro lifestyle and fashion trends and relevance to active/wellness
• Understanding of global marketplace and trend shifts
• Mastery of retail math, Open to Buy, and applying financial insights to range plans
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence partners
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication
• Ability to manage multiple projects; self-starter with ownership
• Entrepreneurial mindset and risk-taking
• Focus on guest experience; time management
• Strong MS Office and basic Adobe Illustrator use
• Willingness to travel

Responsibilities

• Lead Global Merchandising teams to create and execute global product strategies
• Collaborate with Product, Brand/Marketing and Guest Experience teams
• Develop team members to reflect brand consistency and regional relevance
• Drive sell strategy and product intent across guest touchpoints including visual merchandising, retail and digital

Skills

Merchant experience

Team leadership

Global brand experience

Retail vertical

Omni-channel

Lifestyle fashion trends

Global marketplace

Open to Buy

Cross-functional leadership

Communication skills

Multitasking

Self-starter

Entrepreneurship

Guest experience

Time management

MS Office

Adobe Illustrator

Willing to travel

Tools

MS Office

Adobe Illustrator

Job description

Description & Requirements

who we are

lululemon is an innovative performance apparel company for yoga, running, training, and other athletic pursuits. Setting the bar in technical fabrics and functional design, we create transformational products and experiences that support people in moving, growing, connecting, and being well. We owe our success to our innovative product, emphasis on stores, commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we make in every community we're in. As a company, we focus on creating positive change to build a healthier, thriving future. In particular, that includes creating an equitable, inclusive and growth-focused environment for our people.

about this team

The Global Merchandising team creates and executes transformative global product strategies that ensure we have the right assortment in the right place at the right time, and at the right price, to serve global guests, grow our brand and deliver on our long-term enterprise goals. We possess deep awareness and intuition of global marketplace dynamics and guest needs and use this knowledge to identify opportunities to maximize demand.

core responsibilities

The Global Merchandising Director is responsible for leading the Global Merchandising teams and drives the creation, curation, and execution of the global product strategies and roadmap through the global product assortment of their categories by effectively leading collaborations and partnerships with the Product, Brand/ Marketing and Guest Experience teams. They are accountable for the development of the members of their team to deliver product needs that reflect brand consistency and regional relevance to maximize profitability and sales across product classes key items and channels. This person is an analytical leader who can balance foresight, insight, and hindsight to draw critical business conclusions throughout the product lifecycle to define and adjust our game plan with agility. They will lead their teams in driving sell strategy and deliver product intent across all guest touch points, including visual merchandising, retail and digital experience.

qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in a merchant/buyer role
• Experience leading direct reports and cross functional teams
• Understanding and experience in working for a Global Brand
• Vertical retail experience required. Omni channel experience highly desirable
• Aware of macro lifestyle and fashion trends and how this relates to the active and wellness industry
• Strong understanding of global marketplace, major shifts in trend and activity
• Mastery of retail mathematics and Open to Buy, and ability to interpret and apply financial insights on current business performance and leverage insights to guide and inform future range plans
• Proven ability to work with and lead a cross functional team, and Ability to lead and influence creative (and all) partners
• Excellent communication skills - interpersonal, written and verbal
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously; Self-starter approach to work, with an eagerness to consistently meet and exceed objectives and take on more responsibility
• Entrepreneurship - an ability to make decisions and take calculated risks
• Focus on creating an extraordinary guest experience, organizational and time management skills
• Strong knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) and working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator
• Willingness to travel (domestic and international)

must haves

• Acknowledge the presence of choice in every moment and take personal responsibility for your life.
• Possess an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovate to achieve great results.
• Communicate with honesty and kindness and create the space for others to do the same.
• Lead with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
• Foster connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
• Integrate fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn't take yourself too seriously.

additional notes

Immigration support is potentially available for this role.

compensation and benefits package

lululemon's compensation offerings are grounded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and teamperformance. Thetypical hiring range for this position is from$201,000 - 263,800 CAD annually; the base pay offered is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. As part of our total rewards offering, permanent employees in this position may be eligible for our competitive annual bonus program and equity offerings, subject to program eligibility requirements.

At lululemon, investing in our people is a top priority. We believe that when life works, work works. We strive to be the place where inclusive leaders come to develop and enable all to be well. Recognizing our teams for their performance and dedication, other components of our total rewards offerings include support of career development, wellbeing, and personal growth:

• Extended health and dental benefits, and mental health plans
• Paid time off
• Savings and retirement plan matching
• Generous employee discount
• Fitness & yoga classes
• Parenthood top-up
• Extensive catalog of development course offerings
• People networks, mentorship programs, and leadership series (to name a few)

Note: The incentive programs, benefits, and perks have certain eligibility requirements. The Company reserves the right to alter these incentive programs, benefits, and perks in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.

workplace arrangement

Hybrid

In-person collaboration and connection is important to our culture. Work is performed onsite, minimum 4 days per week.

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