Global Merchandising Director, Apparel & Accessories

VF Corp.; Costa Mesa (CA); Hybrid; USD 227,000 - 284,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive plan

Sales incentive

Long-Term Incentive Plan

Medical plan

Job summary

VF Corporation in Costa Mesa, CA, is seeking a Senior Director of Merchandising, Apparel & Accessories to own the global merchandising strategy and multi-season portfolio. You will shape line architecture, lifecycle planning, and franchise investments while ensuring cohesive execution across regions and channels.

The role requires 12+ years of leadership in merchandising, with global or multi-channel experience, and a proven ability to lead diverse teams and influence senior leaders.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive merchandising, product, or retail leadership experience.
• Experience leading global or multi-channel merchandising strategies at scale.
• Strong cross-functional leadership across Design, Product Development, Planning, Finance, Wholesale, Retail, DTC, Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain, and regional teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the global merchandising strategy and multi-season portfolio architecture for Apparel & Accessories across categories, price tiers, consumer segments, franchises, and channels.
• Define seasonal and long-range assortment strategy, including category priorities, option counts, pricing architecture, lifecycle intent, product segmentation, and franchise investment choices.
• Embed DTC as a core execution channel by aligning assortment depth, flow, pricing, launch sequencing, and marketplace priorities.
• Translate consumer insights, brand strategy, cultural relevance, regional feedback, and selling performance into scalable global assortments.
• Partner with Global Planning and Finance to align assortments to LRP, MFP, revenue, margin, option productivity, SKU efficiency, and inventory guardrails.

Skills

12+ years merchandising leadership

Global/multi-channel merchandising

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic planning

Financial acumen

Team development & coaching

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Merchandising/related field

Job description

VF Corporation in Costa Mesa, CA, is seeking a Senior Director of Merchandising, Apparel & Accessories to own the global merchandising strategy and multi-season portfolio. You will shape line architecture, lifecycle planning, and franchise investments while ensuring cohesive execution across regions and channels.

The role requires 12+ years of leadership in merchandising, with global or multi-channel experience, and a proven ability to lead diverse teams and influence senior leaders.