Head of Merchandising & Range Strategy

RIXO; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

25 days annual leave

Staff discount across all collections

Team socials

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Health cash plan

Job summary

RIXO, a London-born womenswear brand, seeks a Merchandise Director to lead commercial product, trading, stock and exit margin across ecommerce, retail and wholesale. Reporting to the Creative Director, you will translate the founder's vision into a structured, ambitious range that expands beyond dresses into a full wardrobe.

You will own weekly trade, buys, open-to-buy and pricing, with a data-driven, test-and-learn approach in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Merchandise Director or senior merch leader in fashion, retail or e-commerce.
• Experience leading and developing a team.
• Strong commercial judgement across category strategy, range architecture and pricing.
• Experience across DTC, retail and wholesale.
• Confident building test-and-learn frameworks and scaling what works.

Responsibilities

• Lead weekly trade meetings and own actions and results.
• Own product trading decisions across channels (buys, re-orders, markdowns).
• Run the weekly WSSI covering stock, sell-through and cancellations.
• Own open-to-buy by channel and category, including intake phasing.
• Own entry and exit margins, markdown budgets and stock.
• Partner with Finance on budgets, reforecasts and phasing.
• Translate the Creative Director's vision into a commercial range architecture.
• Build out a wardrobe-focused range beyond dresses and maintain category balance.
• Use sales, ecommerce and market data to guide decisions.

Skills

Merchandise leadership

Strategic thinking

Analytical mindset

Strong communication

DTC, retail & wholesale experience

Tools

Merchandising systems

Job description

RIXO, a London-born womenswear brand, seeks a Merchandise Director to lead commercial product, trading, stock and exit margin across ecommerce, retail and wholesale. Reporting to the Creative Director, you will translate the founder's vision into a structured, ambitious range that expands beyond dresses into a full wardrobe.

You will own weekly trade, buys, open-to-buy and pricing, with a data-driven, test-and-learn approach in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.