Director of Merchandising - Men’s Knits, Sweaters & Accessories
madewellWhite Plains (NY)
Director of Merchandising - Men’s Knits, Sweaters & Accessories
Posted 6 days ago
madewellWhite Plains (NY)
SENIORITY
Manager
About the role
The Role + Purpose: The Director of Merchandising serves as the customer and market authority for a Men’s Knits, Sweaters & Accessories translating insight into cohesive, differentiated assortment strategies. This role connects strategy across Knits, Sweaters & Accessories — managing tradeoffs, identifying whitespace, and partnering with Design, Planning & Allocation, Sourcing, and Marketing to deliver the right price/value/fashion equation. Reporting to the VP of Merchandising, this leader builds and develops a multi-level merchandising team to drive profitable growth for Madewell. Own a department of Men’s Knits, Sweaters & Accessories, ensuring cohesive assortment strategies across the portfolio Serve as the customer and market authority for the department, synthesizing insights from competitive and aspirational brands to drive differentiated strategies and identify whitespace opportunities Connect merchandising strategy across subcategories — managing tradeoffs, prioritizing growth, and consolidating hindsight learnings to drive continuous improvement Partner with Planning & Allocation on investment strategy by channel and region to protect big ideas and growth drivers Collaborate with Design and Sourcing on product strategies, strategic calendars, and department-level initiatives including print direction, color strategy, and fabric platforming Partner with Marketing and Visual Merchandising to create a consistent consumer experience, ensuring commercially viable products deliver the right price/value/fashion equation to drive profitability Lead and develop a multi-level team of Assistant Merchant & Merchant, including managers of others, building bench strength across the department
Qualifications
Required: 10+ years of merchandising experience with demonstrated P&L accountability
Strong strategic thinking with ability to connect insights across multiple subcategories Proven leadership experience managing multiple teams and driving talent development Deep financial acumen and ability to impact business outcomes through data-driven decisions High taste level with ability to identify trends and translate them commercially Excellent cross-functional collaboration and influencing skills
Preferred: Experience managing managers or leading a department-scale business
A degree in Fashion Merchandising, Business, or a related field is a plus, but not required
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