Senior Merchandiser - Dickies

Oved Group; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Benefits

Paid Time Off

401(k)

Company Paid Holidays

Life Insurance

Job summary

o5 group, a global fashion leader, seeks a passionate merchandising leader for the Dickies Brand. You will drive seasonal assortment, analyze market trends, and partner with Design, Product Development, Sourcing, Planning, Marketing and Sales.

Lead a small team, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and push the brand forward with data-driven decisions. This dynamic role offers creative growth and opportunities to shape product direction.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of apparel product management, buying and/or product line merchandising experience with 3+ years in outerwear.
• Experience in multi-brand and multi-channel environments is preferred.
• Strong leadership and presentation abilities.

Responsibilities

• Identify seasonal trends, assortment opportunities and merchandising strategies.
• Gather market and consumer insights to inform product development and line creation.
• Provide input on trends, colors, materials, pricing and value.
• Collaborate with Merchandising, Design, Product Development, Sourcing, Planning, Marketing and Sales.
• Lead cross-functional teams to achieve revenue, profitability and productivity targets.
• Mentor and manage a small team (1-2 employees) to build capability.

Skills

Leadership

Merchandising

Market analysis

Presentation skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Team mentoring

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Word

Job description

o5 group is an industry leader in global fashion & apparel design with 40+ years of success across wholesale, e‑comm, and marketplace. We are privately held, HQ in NYC with brand offices in CA — a dynamic portfolio of global brands committed to operational excellence in design, product development, production, sourcing, distribution & logistics. With category expertise in full‑collection menswear, womenswear, childrenswear, infant toddler; we specialize in denim, outerwear, activewear, loungewear/sleepwear, trusted by top retailers.

About the Role

We are looking for a passionate team player who brings creative and positive energy to everything they do. A collaborative inspirational and results-oriented leader with industry credibility. A business partner who can lead through influence and motivates others to drive high performance. The Dickies Merchandising team is dynamic, strong, and creative and we are looking for an inspiring person full of energy who will push the Dickies Brand forward.

How You’ll Contribute

• Through in-depth market knowledge, identify seasonal trends, assortment opportunities and merchandising strategies for areas of responsibility.
• Collect relevant market and consumer insights for the line development to inform and influence the product creation process-Identification of market trends, pre-sell results and sell-through analysis.
• Provide qualitative information around trends, colors, materials, graphics, price/value, performance, and innovation needs.
• Build collaborative relationships with internal and external associates and co-workers. Must be able to interface professionally and effectively in group settings. Key partners include Merchandising, Design, Product Development, Sourcing, Planning, Marketing and Sales Teams.
• Partner with sales to ensure key strategic account objectives are achieved forgiven category.
• Work with Director of Merchandising to achieve business targets related to revenue growth, profitability, pricing, margin, and style/SKU productivity.
• Exhibit objectivity and openness to others' views; Give and welcome feedback; Contribute to building a positive team spirit; Put success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Support everyone's efforts to succeed.
• Passionate about leading, managing and influencing teams while empowering their decision-making, training and mentoring for the advancement of their capabilities. You will manage a team of 1-2employees.

What you Bring to the team

• 5+ years of apparel product management, buying and/or product line merchandising experience with 3years of outerwear experience or related transferable skills
• Multi-Channel and Multi Branded experience are preferred.
• Extensive experience in Multi Calendar Development.
• Strong and experienced in leadership.
• Strong Presentation skills and ability to work well within a team-based situation.
• Strong Reasoning Ability, Self-starter, can work independently with minimal supervision.
• A positive team player that is comfortable with leading cross-functional team members to a successful outcome.
• Ability to utilize retail math skills and analyze sales numbers, profit margins, costing and pricing to develop insights/recommendations based on the analysis.
• Excellence in all MS Office suite programs; PowerPoint, Word, and Excel and has experience with product line management systems.
• Health Benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision)
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k)
• Company Paid Holidays
• Life Insurance