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Director of Merchandising- Womens Job in Irvine, CA
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Irvine, CA
Full-time | Design - Accessories, Design - Apparel, Design - Footwear, Design - Product, Design - Technical Apparel, Development - Apparel, Development - Product, Management - Brand, Production - Apparel, Retail - Merchandising
About the job
The La Jolla Group is a worldwide leader in the action sports apparel business segment with a fast paced, high energy environment that is continually on the move. With prominent brands such as O’Neill, Spiritual Gangster, and Hang Ten, La Jolla Group has proved to be a builder of great brands, a creator of innovative products, and a master of operational excellence.
Join our team and enjoy a casual work environment, onsite gym, discount on clothes, summer hours and employer provided lunches and fruit! We believe our employees are our strongest asset and invest in their growth by focusing on developing their strengths.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Create seasonal line architecture/numeric plans
• Research competitive positioning and trends
• Analyze sell in history for invest /divest strategy
• Provide insight on new business opportunities
• Coordinate initial forecast, by style, based on design and historical sales data
• Set cost targets based on pricing strategy and historical data
• Provide cross functional leadership– ensure decisions are made and design/ development process progresses
• Works closely with sales directors to learn key account business and build necessary relationships
• Lead preparation of all key seasonal checkpoint meetings: Management Review, CAD Review, YD & Knit Down review, Proto 1, Proto 2 and Photo Shoot Reviews
• Manage special projects.
• Manage catalog creation process including pagination build, studio and location photo shoot.
• Recap all meeting notes with all cross-functional partners from seasonal reviews
• Establish goals and day-to-day responsibilities for all merchandisers
• Evaluates current business processes to identify improvements and leverage infrastructure
• Build yearly development calendar by season starting with Line Arch/Numeric plans to Sales meeting and buy dates.
• Manage and maintain yearly budgets
• Encourages and maintains constant communication and feedback amongst all organizational partners
• Approve all costing and margin
PRE-SEASON
Review Demand Planning Reports
80/20's / Analytics / Postmortem
GMD Plan with Sales, Key Category Planning
Marketing Alignment
Roadmap (Rebuild?) / SKU Plans
Excess Plan $$'s / Special Programs (PR/Eco/etc)
SEASONAL MANAGEMENT
Sketch Reviews
MGMT Reviews
Travel Setup
Seasonal Development Key Dates
Proto Reviews
Margin Reports
Prelines / Costing Reviews
SAMPLE MANAGEMENT
Rep Allocation
SMS Orders
Ensure SMS are on time
Sales Appt Preps
LINE GUIDE MANAGEMENT
Line Guide Calendar
Pagination
Ensure all product shot
Vibe Shots
Fit Guides
Rep Memos
Sales Meeting Preps / Materials
BUYING & PRODUCTION
SGS Testing
Carry Over Lists
Buy Plans with Jerry/Production
Attend Buy Meetings / Communicate changes
Sales / Reps / Account feedback
ADDITIONAL / GENERAL
Annual Calendar
Sourcing / R&D
Interns
New Hire Training
Developer Management
Join our team and enjoy a casual work environment, onsite gym, discount on clothes, summer hours and employer provided lunches and fruit! We believe our employees are our strongest asset and invest in their growth by focusing on developing their strengths.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Create seasonal line architecture/numeric plans
• Research competitive positioning and trends
• Analyze sell in history for invest /divest strategy
• Provide insight on new business opportunities
• Coordinate initial forecast, by style, based on design and historical sales data
• Set cost targets based on pricing strategy and historical data
• Provide cross functional leadership– ensure decisions are made and design/ development process progresses
• Works closely with sales directors to learn key account business and build necessary relationships
• Lead preparation of all key seasonal checkpoint meetings: Management Review, CAD Review, YD & Knit Down review, Proto 1, Proto 2 and Photo Shoot Reviews
• Manage special projects.
• Manage catalog creation process including pagination build, studio and location photo shoot.
• Recap all meeting notes with all cross-functional partners from seasonal reviews
• Establish goals and day-to-day responsibilities for all merchandisers
• Evaluates current business processes to identify improvements and leverage infrastructure
• Build yearly development calendar by season starting with Line Arch/Numeric plans to Sales meeting and buy dates.
• Manage and maintain yearly budgets
• Encourages and maintains constant communication and feedback amongst all organizational partners
• Approve all costing and margin
PRE-SEASON
Review Demand Planning Reports
80/20's / Analytics / Postmortem
GMD Plan with Sales, Key Category Planning
Marketing Alignment
Roadmap (Rebuild?) / SKU Plans
Excess Plan $$'s / Special Programs (PR/Eco/etc)
SEASONAL MANAGEMENT
Sketch Reviews
MGMT Reviews
Travel Setup
Seasonal Development Key Dates
Proto Reviews
Margin Reports
Prelines / Costing Reviews
SAMPLE MANAGEMENT
Rep Allocation
SMS Orders
Ensure SMS are on time
Sales Appt Preps
LINE GUIDE MANAGEMENT
Line Guide Calendar
Pagination
Ensure all product shot
Vibe Shots
Fit Guides
Rep Memos
Sales Meeting Preps / Materials
BUYING & PRODUCTION
SGS Testing
Carry Over Lists
Buy Plans with Jerry/Production
Attend Buy Meetings / Communicate changes
Sales / Reps / Account feedback
ADDITIONAL / GENERAL
Annual Calendar
Sourcing / R&D
Interns
New Hire Training
Developer Management