Director, Intimates & Active Merchandising

Pact; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k

Bonus

Job summary

Pact in Boulder, CO is seeking a category expert to own Women’s Intimates and Activewear year-round. You will lead the category pod, drive design and development, and own revenue, margin, and inventory health from pre-season through post-season.

You will guide decisions using consumer insights, fit feedback, and performance data, while leading fabric innovation and competitive assessments to keep Pact ahead. This is an in-office, full-time role with travel and product ownership responsibilities.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years in merchandising or product at a DTC apparel brand; wholesale a plus.
• Deep expertise in intimates and activewear: fit, fabric, and construction for bras, underwear, leggings, and sports bras.
• Proven category business ownership with strong analytics across sell-through, returns, inventory, and margin.
• Track record of leading cross-functional teams to alignment and holding the line on strategy.
• Experience managing direct reports; comfortable using AI tools for research, analysis, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Own category business including revenue, margin, sell-through, and inventory health from pre-season to post-season.
• Lead the pod (design and development), setting priorities and aligning decisions with the calendar and line plan.
• Understand consumer needs for fit, support and use occasions; apply reviews and research to decisions.
• Read and act on sell-through, returns, and reviews weekly; address fit issues and flag underperformers.
• Lead fabric and material innovation with design and development; align with Pact's sustainability standards.
• Perform competitive assessments on product, fabric, fit, construction, features and price to ensure Pact wins.
• Coordinate fit, wear, and performance testing; use results for adoption decisions.
• Keep core programs in stock; partner with planning on forecasts, reorders, and size curves.
• Build the category line plan with the Chief Merchant including style count, core vs newness, price, margin, and OTB input.
• Write clear briefs to design and marketing/digital to carry product intent and story through.
• Manage a team including 1 PLM responsible for data integrity.

Skills

Category ownership

Analytics

Cross-functional leadership

Managing direct reports

AI tools usage

Job description

Pact in Boulder, CO is seeking a category expert to own Women’s Intimates and Activewear year-round. You will lead the category pod, drive design and development, and own revenue, margin, and inventory health from pre-season through post-season.

You will guide decisions using consumer insights, fit feedback, and performance data, while leading fabric innovation and competitive assessments to keep Pact ahead. This is an in-office, full-time role with travel and product ownership responsibilities.