Senior Upholstery Cover Strategy Lead

La-Z-Boy Incorporated; Monroe, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

La-Z-Boy Incorporated is seeking a senior textile and leather cover strategist to drive trend-forward color, material and finish directions across product categories. You will partner with design, engineering and sourcing to align cover strategies with business goals and ensure profitable growth.

Grounded in consumer insights, you will define cover roadmaps, manage vendor relationships, and lead the launch process and sales enablement across channels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Textiles, Design or related field.
• 8+ years of relevant experience preferred.
• Leadership or supervisory experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Owns cover (textile & leather) strategy for all categories through market growth opportunities & consumer insights defining a cover roadmap that maximizes sales and cross-category profitability.
• Develops balanced and curated assortment of covers that delivers on Wholesale and La-Z-Boy Stores merchandising needs.
• Leads cover decisions for all categories, inclusive of new introductions, partnering with the Product Design Category leads, Supply Chain & R&D Executes cover to frame decisions for High-point Market showroom.
• Partners with Product & Price Leadership on cover life cycle, target price points and volumes.

Skills

Textile & leather knowledge

Sourcing & supplier diversification

Cross-functional leadership

Market trend analysis

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Textiles, Design or related field

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

La-Z-Boy Incorporated is seeking a senior textile and leather cover strategist to drive trend-forward color, material and finish directions across product categories. You will partner with design, engineering and sourcing to align cover strategies with business goals and ensure profitable growth.

Grounded in consumer insights, you will define cover roadmaps, manage vendor relationships, and lead the launch process and sales enablement across channels.