Senior Director, Apparel Merchandising

This is a hybrid role based out of our HQ office near Portland, Oregon. The expectation is for employees to be in-office 3 days or more per week, depending on business need. This in-office expectation is subject to change at business discretion.

ABOUT THE POSITION 

The Senior Director, Apparel Merchandising, leads the global apparel business unit to achieve annual targets. In this role, reporting directly to the Chief Product Officer, you will set KPIs focused on delivering results for the company through merchandising strategies and bring a global enterprise leadership approach across the marketplace.

You will actively engage with regional leadership throughout the Go-to-Market process and ensure that your team of direct reports effectively deliver high-level tools and assortment direction. It will be key for you to build strong partnerships with channel leaders to effectively influence, define, and implement segmentation strategies necessary to maximize revenue and profitability.  

HOW YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE 

• Lead the long-term apparel merchandising strategic vision. Work each season to adapt the long-term vision into seasonal objectives with clear goals and deliverables for the regions. Work with cross-functional leaders to ensure that the merchandising vision aligns with product, commercial, and marketing objectives with GM leadership. 

• Work closely with other functional leadership to create effective and efficient short and long-term strategies. Includes efforts to streamline process, improve deliverables, and adjust to consumer trends and market conditions.

• Own twice yearly sales meeting product content and execution planning. Collaborate with Sales management for the budget, intended outcome, and coordination of agendas, timing, samples, and presentation format. Deliver presentations for Sales meetings, articulating focused strategies for successful product introductions.

• Partner with Finance to manage margin and profitability for seasonal product line and hit seasonal targets. Lead workstreams with Finance, Global Product, Costing, and the regional Merchandising teams to identify strategies and tactics to deliver upon profitability goals each season.

• Create a results-oriented culture of accountability and help develop, coach, mentor, and track team performance. Develop and leads the Merchandising community, encouraging collaboration, personal development, excellence, and recognition.  

YOU ARE 

• Deeply knowledgeable about the apparel industry + merchandising

• Known for your ability to influence and bring multiple disparate stakeholders together

• A strategic thinker and adept problem solver

• A strong people leader

YOU HAVE 

• 10+ years of functional experience in apparel merchandising and leading teams of merchants of varying levels

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree, or applicable certification or equivalent experience

• The ability to travel domestically or internationally up to 25% of the time

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This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company. 

Columbia Sportswear Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Columbia Sportswear is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf. If you need reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please notify your recruiter.

At Columbia Sportswear Company, we’re proud to offer regular full-time employees a benefits package that includes a variety of services and products to help make your life and work more rewarding. Our benefit programs contribute to overall employee well-being by aligning those programs with the fundamental elements of well-being: physical, social/emotional, financial, career and community. Benefits that can protect your family’s financial future and help you save money through our 401k plan plus a generous company match. Columbia offers medical, dental, vision, life Insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, and an assortment of voluntary benefit offerings (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and legal services). In addition, Columbia offers EAP + which is free and confidential 24/7/365 counseling services. We have extensive wellness benefits, employee discounts and a generous time off program available.

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