Merchandising Manager

Spanx founder Sara Blakely was getting ready for a party when she realized she didn’t have the right undergarment to provide a smooth look under white pants. Armed with scissors and sheer genius, she cut the feet off her control top pantyhose and the Spanx revolution began! With a focus on solving wardrobe woes, the Spanx brand has grown to offer bras, underwear, jeans, pants, active and more.

The Merchandising Manager is responsible for planning, developing and communicating the product assortment and championing the product category as the lead for the cross-functional team. This strategic, results-oriented individual will lead productive consumer focused product assortments to drive growth and profitability.

* Cross-functional product category champion and conduit between design, development, production, planning, marketing and sales; demonstrates end to end understanding of the value chain * Delivers assortments that bring stories to life at retail in a compelling and relevant manner for the target consumer * Builds an integrated line plan framework; edits/assorts product collections that both draw the customer in and drive results * Applies foundational retail math (turn, gross margin, markup, sell-thru etc.) to drive informed and profitable pre-planning and in-season decisions around assortment mix, depth and productivity * Understands the competitive landscape and models opportunities with data and analytics * Identifies and resolves price/value overlaps and conflicts * Leverages products and product mix to elevate brand and drive revenue growth and profitability.

**Leadership Competencies** * Big Picture Thinker * Courageous * Results Driver * Collaborator and Communicator * Talent Developer * Decisive * ‘A’ Player **Required Qualifications:** * Bachelor’s Degree * Minimum 5+ years merchandising experience developing a fashion brand * Supervisory experience * Strategic thinker and doer, with the ability to see business potential in complex situations and provide clear solutions * Determine category prioritization and module investment within a channel/tier or account * Able to be creative and analytical simultaneously * Outstanding analytical skills including retail math, margin analysis and inventory management * Entrepreneurial spirit and ability/desire to work without regimented systems and processes