Men's Merch & Design Director

QUETICO LIFESTYLE BRANDS LLC; Irvine (CA); Presencial; USD 150.000 - 170.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

QUETICO LIFESTYLE BRANDS LLC in Irvine, CA is seeking a Director of Merchandising, Design and Product Development for the Men’s line. You will own the product vision, lead the design team, and drive seasonal strategies from market insights to final assortment.

The role requires strong creative leadership, deep knowledge of surf and action sports markets, and the ability to align cross-functional teams across Planning, Sales, Marketing, and Production.

Formación

• 8–12+ years of experience in apparel design, merchandising, product, or a combination of disciplines.
• Proven leadership experience managing and developing creative and/or merchandising teams.
• Experience leading seasonal product strategies and complete apparel assortments.
• Experience in surf, action sports, streetwear, lifestyle, performance, or adjacent apparel markets strongly preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Own the overall merchandising strategy and product vision for the Men’s business.
• Develop seasonal category strategies based on consumer insights, market trends, competitive analysis, historical performance, and business objectives.
• Identify category opportunities, product gaps, emerging trends, and whitespace within the marketplace.
• Define key product initiatives, franchises, newness, carryover, and category priorities.
• Balance brand building product with commercially productive core and seasonal offerings.
• Analyze historical sales, sell-through/Sell-in, margin, pricing, inventory, category performance, and product productivity to inform future assortments.
• Translate business and consumer data into actionable product strategies.
• Conduct regular market shopping and competitive analysis across surf, action sports, streetwear, fashion, and performance.
• Own the Men’s seasonal line plan from initial strategy through final assortment.
• Establish category breadth, depth, SKU targets, price architecture, and product mix in partnership with Planning and Sales.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Merchandising

Product Development

Analytics

Team Management

Forecasting

Descripción del empleo

QUETICO LIFESTYLE BRANDS LLC in Irvine, CA is seeking a Director of Merchandising, Design and Product Development for the Men’s line. You will own the product vision, lead the design team, and drive seasonal strategies from market insights to final assortment.

The role requires strong creative leadership, deep knowledge of surf and action sports markets, and the ability to align cross-functional teams across Planning, Sales, Marketing, and Production.