Strategic Merchandising Operations Lead

Marcjacobs

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 100,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Vacation time

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k matching

Employee discounts

Job summary

Marc Jacobs International is seeking a Merchandising Operations Manager to join the NYC (SoHo) headquarters team. You will lead line plan coordination, ensure cross-functional alignment with sales merchandising, product merchandising, and design teams, and drive market readiness.

Responsibilities include developing strategic decks, coordinating pricing, and overseeing seasonal capsules with collaboration across global teams.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Fashion Merchandising, Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
5+ years of progressive experience in merchandising operations, retail operations, or a similar coordination-heavy role within the fashion industry, with a proven track record of managing complex cross-functional workflows.
Demonstrated experience in coordinating line plans, design reviews, and strategic presentations.
Strong understanding of retail math, inventory management, and product lifecycle management.
Proficiency in merchandising software and systems (e.g., PLM, ERP, PIM, advanced Excel skills).
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and leadership abilities, with the capacity to effectively manage relationships with diverse stakeholders (retail, wholesale, design, production).
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, managing multiple priorities and complex projects concurrently.

Responsibilities

Lead the coordination of all line plans, ensuring timely development and consolidation with sales merchandising and product merchandising.
Organize timeline from line plan to market with key stakeholders across merchandising, design, VM, wholesale and retail teams.
Coordinate the creation and presentation of strategic decks and competitive analysis decks for internal stakeholders.
Create tools for stores, update seasonal capsules, core collections, must-have items, in collaboration with the global training team.
Oversee market preparation and execution, ensuring materials are ready, liaising with VM/merchandising/marketing; manage floor set-up and training decks.
Coordinate implementation of pricing strategies.
Coordinate product-related interactions with the retail team and wholesale teams for market readiness.
Lead go-to-market initiatives with central sales merch team and participate in special projects.