Merchandise Manager, Women's Accessories

Michael Kors (USA) Inc; United States; Vor Ort; USD 100.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Generous Paid Time Off

Summer Fridays

Internal Mobility Across Brands

Discounts across brands

401k Match

Paid Parental Leave

Wellness Program

Commuter Benefits

Gym Discounts

Zusammenfassung

Michael Kors (USA) Inc. is seeking a Global Merchandise Manager, Women’s Accessories, to shape product vision, drive assortment strategy, and deliver profitable, consumer-focused collections.

You will coordinate with Merchandising, Design, Product Development, Production, Sales, Planning, and Global Retail to guide lifecycle from concept to market execution. The role emphasizes strategic thinking, fashion trend insight, cross-functional collaboration, and translating insights into growth

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in fashion/brand environment.
• Strong communication, organization, and analytical skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Deep understanding of women’s accessories market in luxury and accessible tiers.
• Ability to translate analysis into actionable business opportunities.
• Interacts effectively with all management levels.
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint; VLOOKUP knowledge.
• Strong presentation and showroom setup skills.

Aufgaben

• Lead product strategy and line planning for seasonal accessories.
• Assess regional and global line plans for opportunities and gaps.
• Identify gaps and growth drivers to optimize productivity.
• Maintain assortment architecture across the collection.
• Manage Assistant Merchant and foster development.
• Coordinate across Merchandising, Design, Product Development, Production, Sales, Planning, Retail.

Kenntnisse

Strong communication

Analytical skills

Collaboration

Strategic thinking

Market/retail trend knowledge

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Pivot Tables

Centric PLM

Jobbeschreibung

Michael Kors is always interested in hearing from talented, globally-minded individuals with a passion for fashion. If you enjoy working in a creative, fast-paced environment, then we would love to hear from you!

Who You Are

The Global Merchandise Manager, Women's Accessories, plays a pivotal role in shaping the product vision, assortment strategy, and commercial success of the category. This individual combines a strong product instinct with analytical rigor to identify market opportunities, drive assortment decisions, and deliver consumer-relevant collections that support brand and financial objectives. Working cross-functionally across Merchandising, Design, Product Development, Production, Sales, Planning, and Global Retail teams. The Merchandise Manager will drive lifecycle from seasonal concept and line planning through market execution. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker, passionate about product and fashion trends, highly collaborative, and skilled at translating insights into actionable product strategies that drive growth and profitability.

What You’ll Do

• Product Strategy & Line Planning Manage seasonal accessories line plans, ensuring product assortment aligns with brand vision, consumer needs, and business objectives.
• Evaluate regional line plans and partner with global teams to identify assortment opportunities and market-specific needs.
• Identify assortment gaps, white-space opportunities, and key growth drivers to optimize productivity across the footwear portfolio.
• Maintain and evolve assortment architecture, ensuring appropriate breadth, depth, and pricing segmentation across the collection.
• Team & Cross-Functional Relationships Manage Assistant Merchant; overseeing and providing training, feedback, and professional development.
• Serve as a liaison between Merchandising, Design, Product Development, Technical Design, Production, Sales, Retail, and Planning teams throughout the product lifecycle.
• Foster collaboration across teams to ensure product, financial, and operational objectives are achieved.
• Communicate seasonal product strategies, line changes, key milestones, and assortment updates to internal and global stakeholders.
• Product Development & Execution Manage data input from start to finish within Centric PLM, ensuring accuracy and timely updates throughout the development process. Attributing, Pricing, Style Creation, etc. Serve as point of contact within Centric PLM for the Mainline Accessories team.
• Partner closely with Design and Product Development to refine assortments, capture changes, and ensure product integrity.
• Financial & Pricing Management Partner with Product Development and Production teams to review costing and profitability opportunities throughout the development process. Maintain pricing within assortment & Centric PLM and ensure accuracy across all tools.

You’ll Need to Have

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Experience working in a fashion brand
• Minimum of 5+ years’ experience
• Strong communication, organization, and analytical skills
• The ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• A strong sense of the women’s accessories market across luxury and accessible tiers
• The ability to translate analysis into actionable business opportunities
• The ability to interact with all levels of management and influence others
• Solid understanding of Retail Math, Merchandising/Buying metrics
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs – Specifically Excel & Power Point
• Proficiency in VLOOKUP & Pivot Tables required
• Strong presentation skills, especially visual presentation (Showroom set up)

MK Perks

• Generous Paid Time Off & Holiday Calendar
• Summer Fridays
• Internal Mobility Across Brands
• Cross-brand Discount Exclusive Employee Sales Fav 5 Cards (MK Discount for friends and family)
• 401k Match
• Paid Parental Leave
• Thrive Wellness Program
• Commuter Benefits
• Gym Discounts

The Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. The Company’s policy is not to unlawfully discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, military status, disability, genetic information or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. At Capri Holdings Limited, we are committed to providing a fair and accessible recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation for the interview or application process, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail].

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In compliance with certain Pay Transparency laws, employers are required to disclose a compensation range. The range for this position will vary based on role requirements, skill set, and years of experience. Please note that for salaried roles, the figures reflect full-time equivalency, while for hourly roles, the figures represent the applicable hourly rate.

Compensation Range

Compensation Range: 100,000.00 - 120,000.00 USD

Michael Kors is a world-renowned, award-winning designer of luxury accessories and ready-to-wear. His namesake company, established in 1981, currently produces a range of products under Michael Kors Collection, Michael Kors, and Michael Kors Mens, including accessories, ready-to-wear, footwear, watches, jewelry, and a full line of fragrance products. Michael Kors stores are operated in the most prestigious cities in the world, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, London, Milan, Paris, Dubai, Seoul, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Rio de Janeiro. In addition, Michael Kors operates digital flagships across North America, Europe, and Asia, offering customers a seamless omnichannel experience. At the center of it all is a designer who has created an enduring and iconic luxury lifestyle brand with a distinctive point of view and global reach. Michael Kors has a sharp focus on providing his customers with accessories and clothes that are consistently polished, chic, relaxed, and glamorous. Kors has also been the recipient of numerous industry awards and accolades within the fashion industry. The fashion designer also focuses on giving back. For more than 35 years he has been a passionate supporter of God’s Love We Deliver, a New York-based non-profit organization that cooks and delivers nutritious meals to people living with serious illnesses in and around New York City. In 2013, in a move to broaden his philanthropic efforts, Michael Kors launched “Watch Hunger Stop,” partnering with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to help fight world hunger. Proceeds from annual special-edition products and other targeted initiatives help provide food to children through WFP’s school meals program. To date, Michael Kors has helped WFP deliver over 35 million meals (and counting) to hungry children. For more information on how Capri Holdings Group uses your personal data, please see our Applicant Privacy Notice.