Senior Textile & Product Merchandising Lead

Jonathan Louis International; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Employee furniture discount

Job summary

Jonathan Louis—California-based furniture maker—seeks a Senior Manager of Textile & Product Merchandising to curate fabric stories and styled vignettes that bring our furniture to life. You’ll collaborate with retail buyers, designers, engineers and mills to build trend-forward collections for major accounts and OEM partnerships.

You’ll lead market styling, fabric assortments, and calendar-driven launches, translating color, pattern and texture trends into cohesive products while mentoring the

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in textile design, interior design, fashion merchandising or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years in product design/development or interior design, including management experience.
• Upholstery or soft goods category management experience, ideally in home furnishings.
• Strong portfolio showing trend research to market-ready collections.
• Proficiency in color, pattern, scale and texture.

Responsibilities

• Curate trend-driven cover-to-frame combinations and styling for trade shows, top 100 account programs and OEM partners
• Build a well-rounded fabric assortment, manage key mill and vendor relationships, and source new fabrics
• Partner with in-house and freelance designers, prototype, production and marketing to take collections from concept to showroom floor
• Lead merchandising and styling for Market, retailer events, design summits, marketing photography and catalogs
• Use sales data in seasonal line reviews and quarterly trend reports to recommend fabrics to add, keep or drop
• Create mood boards, fabric stories and product training for our sales team and retail partners
• Work with Quality Control to approve master fabric swatches and improve product quality
• Drive development calendars and launch timelines, lead cover-to-frame meetings, and mentor junior product development team members
• Travel to Market, Interwoven Textile Trade Show and inspiration trips to stay ahead of trends and competitors

Skills

Project management

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Travel ability

Education

Bachelors in textile design, interior design, fashion merchandising or related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

CAD or similar programs

Job description

Jonathan Louis—California-based furniture maker—seeks a Senior Manager of Textile & Product Merchandising to curate fabric stories and styled vignettes that bring our furniture to life. You’ll collaborate with retail buyers, designers, engineers and mills to build trend-forward collections for major accounts and OEM partnerships.

You’ll lead market styling, fabric assortments, and calendar-driven launches, translating color, pattern and texture trends into cohesive products while mentoring the