Senior Merchandiser - Wholesale- Menswear

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Merchandiser for Menswear - Tailored Dress.

This role will own the Merchandising Strategy for a robust and popular contemporary brand men's Tailored Dress business for Wholesale partners.

\n
• Own and evolve the overall merchandising strategy and vision for the men's business in alignment with brand positioning, growth objectives, and customer strategy
\n
• Develop multi-season category strategies that identify opportunities for growth, profitability, market expansion and increased customer engagement
\n
• Establish priorities, product strategies, and assortment objectives that balance customer demand, brand expression, innovation, and financial performance
\n
• Lead merchandising strategies from initial line architecture through launch and in-season optimization
\n
• Identify opportunities and develop strategies to expand category penetration, customer acquisition and retention
\n
• Lead meetings, line reviews, assortment reviews, and key business presentations
\n

Assortment Planning

\n
• Own assortment architecture and product strategy
\n
• Partner closely with Design and Product Development to establish product direction and influence seasonal line plans from concept through commercialization
\n
• Provide clear merchandising briefs and strategic direction to Design and Product Development based on customer insights, business performance and market opportunities
\n
• Evaluate prototypes, samples, and product concepts to ensure alignment with merchandising strategy, customer expectations, quality standards, and commercial objectives
\n
• Continuously evaluate product productivity and recommend assortment, pricing, placement, or lifecycle actions to maximize performance
\n

Financial Management

\n
• Own the financial performance of the Men's business, including sales, gross margin, inventory, sell-through and inventory productivity
\n
• Develop seasonal and annual financial strategies, sales plans, forecasts and business targets in partnership with Planning and Finance
\n
• Analyze performance and proactively identify opportunities, risks, and actions required to achieve or exceed financial goals
\n
• Lead open-to-buy and inventory optimization discussions, ensuring appropriate investment across categories, products and lifecycle states
\n
• Present business performance, insights, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership
\n

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE/SKILLS/EDUCATION:

\n
• Bachelor’s degree in Merchandising, Business, Fashion or related fields
\n
• 8-12+ years of progressive merchandising experience in Men's apparel (multi-channel preferred)
\n
• Men's Tailored Dress experience REQUIRED!
\n
• Proven track record of developing and executing merchandising strategies that drive profitable growth
\n
• Strong financial and analytical acumen, including experience with sales forecasting, margin management, open-to-buy, inventory productivity and assortment optimization
\n
• Demonstrated ability to translate data, customer insights, and market trends into clear merchandising strategies and actions
\n
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and storytelling skills with the ability to present complex business insights clearly to senior leadership
\n
• Strong cross-functional leadership skills with the ability to build alignment and drive results through influence
\n
• Deep understanding of men's apparel, consumer behavior, market trends, competitive dynamics, and product lifecycle
\n