Director of Brand & Merchandising

Mad Engine Global, LLC.; Burbank (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Mad Engine Global is seeking an experienced Director of Brand & Merchandising to shape how our brands come to life through product, assortment, storytelling, presentation, and the overall consumer experience.

You will lead brand and seasonal merchandising strategy, build compelling apparel assortments, identify fashion and consumer trends, and partner with Design, Sales, Planning, and Marketing to translate insights into differentiated opportunities that drive growth across major retail channels.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive merchandising experience
• Strong background as a merchant, senior merchant or merchandising leader
• Deep understanding of apparel merchandising, assortment architecture & retail strategy
• Experience building seasonal assortments and product strategies
• Strong commercial instincts with a passion for fashion, product & consumer trends
• Apparel industry experience strongly preferred
• If you’re a strategic merchant who balances creativity, brand relevance, consumer demand and commercial performance

Responsibilities

• Lead brand & seasonal merchandising strategy
• Build compelling, commercially successful apparel assortments
• Identify fashion, consumer, retail & pop-culture trends
• Partner closely with Design to translate trends into product opportunities
• Develop differentiated assortments for major retail channels
• Use sales, sell-through & consumer insights to guide product decisions
• Collaborate with Sales, Planning, Product Development, Creative & Marketing

Skills

Merchandising leadership

Brand strategy

Trend analysis

Commercial instincts

Collaboration

Apparel industry knowledge

Experience with seasonal assortments

Job description

Business Unit: U.S. Wholesale

Mad Engine Global is looking for an experienced Director of Brand & Merchandising to shape how our brands come to life through product, assortment, storytelling, presentation, and the overall consumer experience.

Lead brand & seasonal merchandising strategy

Build compelling, commercially successful apparel assortments

Identify fashion, consumer, retail & pop-culture trends

Partner closely with Design to translate trends into product opportunities

Develop differentiated assortments for major retail channels

Use sales, sell-through & consumer insights to guide product decisions

Collaborate with Sales, Planning, Product Development, Creative & Marketing

• 10+ years of progressive merchandising experience
• Strong background as a merchant, senior merchant or merchandising leader
• Deep understanding of apparel merchandising, assortment architecture & retail strategy
• Experience building seasonal assortments and product strategies
• Strong commercial instincts with a passion for fashion, product & consumer trends
• Apparel industry experience strongly preferred

If you’re a strategic merchant who knows how to balance creativity, brand relevance, consumer demand and commercial performance, we’d love to hear from you!