SENIOR MANAGER, MERCHANDISING (Womens)

JCPenney; New York (NY); On-site; USD 89,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision

401(k) with Company match

Associate discount

Paid vacation/holidays

Holiday pay

Job summary

Brooks Brothers is seeking a Senior Manager of Women's Merchandising to lead the women's merchandising strategy for DTC and wholesale. You will build seasonal assortments that balance heritage with evolving customer needs while driving sales, margin, and inventory.

You will partner across Design, Product Development, Planning, Marketing, and Ecommerce to shape category architecture, pricing, and assortment depth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Fashion Merchandising, or related field.
• 8-12+ years of merchandising experience within apparel or retail.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing merchandising teams.
• Strong understanding of men's apparel, tailoring, sportswear, and accessories.
• Proven ability to manage complex assortments across multiple distribution channels.
• Exceptional analytical skills with experience using sales and inventory reporting.
• Strong presentation, communication, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Ability to balance creativity with financial discipline.

Responsibilities

• Develop women's seasonal merchandising strategies aligned with the company's financial and brand objectives.
• Build customer-centric assortments across apparel, accessories, and licensed categories.
• Identify growth opportunities by category, channel, and customer segment.
• Translate consumer insights, market trends, and competitive intelligence into actionable merchandising decisions.

Skills

Leadership

Merchandising strategy

Category management

Analytical skills

Cross-functional leadership

Presentation skills

Communication

Brand knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Fashion Merchandising, or related field

Tools

PLM Systems

Merchandising Systems

Retail Planning Systems

Job description

Overview

The Senior Manager of Women's Merchandising leads the merchandising strategy for Brooks Brothers' women's business for DTC and wholesale channels. This role is responsible for building compelling seasonal assortments that balance the brand's heritage with evolving customer needs while delivering sales, margin, and inventory objectives.

Responsibilities

• Merchandising Strategy
  • Develop women's seasonal merchandising strategies aligned with the company's financial and brand objectives.
  • Build customer‑centric assortments across apparel, accessories, and licensed categories.
  • Identify growth opportunities by category, channel, and customer segment.
  • Translate consumer insights, market trends, and competitive intelligence into actionable merchandising decisions.
• Assortment Planning
  • Define women's category architecture, pricing strategy, and assortment depth.
  • Create seasonal assortment buys for channel/tier/region inclusive of financial metrics and inventory guidelines
  • Partner with Planning to establish sales, inventory, and margin targets.
  • Analyze business performance to optimize product mix throughout the season.
  • Lead assortment reviews and seasonal line presentations.
• Product Development
  • Collaborate with Design and Product Development from initial concept through final assortment.
  • Ensure product aligns with Brooks Brothers' quality, fit, and brand standards.
  • Recommend new product opportunities while protecting core franchise businesses.
  • Balance innovation with commercial viability.
• Cross-Functional Leadership
  • Partner with Sourcing to manage product costs, lead times, and deliveries.
  • Work with Marketing and Creative to support seasonal storytelling and product launches.
  • Collaborate with Visual Merchandising to ensure compelling in-store presentations.
  • Partner with Ecommerce to optimize digital assortments and online merchandising.
  • Support Wholesale partners with channel-specific assortments and SMU opportunities.
• Business Performance
  • Monitor weekly sales, inventory productivity, gross margin, and sell-through.
  • Lead hindsight analysis to inform future seasonal strategies.
  • Develop action plans to address risks and capitalize on opportunities.
  • Present business updates and recommendations to executive leadership.
• Team Leadership
  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of merchants.
  • Foster a collaborative, data-driven, and customer-focused culture.
  • Establish clear priorities and drive accountability across the merchandising organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Fashion Merchandising, or related field.
• 8-12+ years of merchandising experience within apparel or retail.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing merchandising teams.
• Strong understanding of men's apparel, tailoring, sportswear, and accessories.
• Proven ability to manage complex assortments across multiple distribution channels.
• Exceptional analytical skills with experience using sales and inventory reporting.
• Strong presentation, communication, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Ability to balance creativity with financial discipline.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with luxury, premium, or heritage apparel brands.
• Background in omnichannel merchandising.
• Wholesale merchandising experience.
• Knowledge of product development and sourcing processes.
• Experience with PLM, merchandising, and retail planning systems.

Success in This Role

The ideal candidate is equally comfortable discussing customer insights, product details, inventory productivity, and financial performance. They combine a strong commercial instinct with deep product knowledge and can translate Brooks Brothers' heritage into modern assortments that resonate with today's customer while driving profitable growth.

What You Get

• Competitive benefits package including medical/dental/vision, term life insurance, paid vacation/holidays*, and 401(k) with Company match.
• All associates are eligible for an associate discount on Catalyst Brands merchandise.
• For paid holidays, associates who are eligible for paid vacation (MTO) are also eligible for eight paid holidays during the calendar year.
• All store hourly associates scheduled to work on a designated holiday will receive additional compensation.
• *For paid vacation days, as well as eligibility requirements for other benefits, please visit www.catalystbrandsbenefits.com

Pay RangeUSD $89,100.00 - USD $128,550.00 /Yr.