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Burlington, VT

Full-time | Merchandising

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Job Title : Sr Manager - Brand Retail Marketplace

The North Face, a VF Company
At The North Facewe dare to lead the world forward through Exploration.We were born to Explore. We were born to Disrupt. We were born to Lead.

The North Face is the premier exploration company in the world. Founded in the counterculture of Berkeley, CA in 1966 we have a long and storied legacy of enabling exploration, loving and protecting wild places, and creating iconic and technically advanced product.

We believe that exploration is a mindset both on the mountain and off the mountain and it infuses everything we do. As a community of explorers, we stay curious about new ideas, places and people.

Our values:
Love wild places
Spark curiosity
Dare to disrupt
Create community
Lead with integrity
By joining The North Face, you will help provide the best gear for our athletes and the modern-day explorer. You will also have the opportunity, tools and environment to more deeply explore the world around you and make meaningful, lasting connections.

What You Will Do

As a Leader in the North America Retail Team, the primary responsibility of the Retail Experience Sr Manager is to Develop Brand Retail strategies and creative retail direction for the consumer journey in the North America marketplace through an intentional and integrated offense powered through the GTM process. You will lead with DTC to help to drive a consistent narrative that influences the wholesale marketplace.

How You Will Make A Difference

You will extend, adapt and drive distinction through authentic territory and brand moments, product storytelling and experiences that connect across innovation, exploration and culture.
You will lead the extension of briefs for development and execution of the holistic product storytelling journeys against Brand Defining, Consumer Defining & Product stories leveraging principles and approach to harmonize storytelling and retail experiences.
You will deliver the consumer journey across multiple seasons aligned to the brand voice and defined seasonal KPI's.
In partnership with Retail Marketing and Visual Merchandising, you will develop and drive an in-store strategy through the lens of consumer positioning.
Partner with DTC Merchandising, Buyers, Field Leaders & Retail Marketing counterparts to develop and drive a holistic approach that connect the consumer to the TNF ecosystem.
Partner with brand teams (Global/Region/City) partners to drive connection in marketplace.
Stay current on latest retail trends and industry best practice.
Collaborate and work across multiple stakeholders, leading teams, demonstrating alignment and progress.
Enable strategy and teams via a strong leadership profile and championship behavior.
Focus teams and resources against the stories that matter most.
Inspire, empower & serve Cities with strategies, tools and guidance.
Lead and develop a world class Retail Brand Experience team with a focus on unleashing creativity to drive the TNF Brand forward.

Core Competencies
Creates the Future
Thinks creatively and recognizes new innovative and solutions for the organization and business.
Develops Regional Functional Plans.
Crafts business and technical rationale impacting resource allocation, program and project direction.
Delivers Results Proactive, accountable & goal-oriented, turning strategy into action, managing multiple projects on various levels with different and converging timelines.
Makes Good Decisions Is well informed and balances the art and science of decision making to drive results.

What You Bring.
8+ years Retail Marketing, Brand Marketing, Design or similar experience is required.
Consumer Obsessed - is relentlessly curious and knowledgeable about the consumer and their world and is inspired to serve explorers
Strong attention to detail and commitment to foundational retail excellence.
Desire to grow store experience and connect a digital ecosystem.
Problem solver with excellent communication and organizational skills.
Proven track record of working collaboratively and effectively with creative teams
Strong ability to communicate across multiple organizations at all levels.
Change Agent Excels at embracing and managing with flexibility and persistence.
Develop talent, partnership and diversity - values team, ensures objectives are clear and collaborates to ensure team success. Coaches to help others achieve their personal best.
Lead & Influence Others. Leads with confidence and demonstrates credibility and reliability.



Where You Will Be Located
Denver, Colorado


NEVER STOP EXPLORING

The North Face is a subsidiary of VF Corporation. At VF, we outfit consumers around the world with our diverse portfolio of lifestyle brands. Founded in 1899, VF is one of the worlds largest apparel, footwear and accessories companies with socially and environmentally responsible operations spanning numerous geographies, product categories and distribution channels. We are committed to delivering innovative products to consumers and creating long-term value for our customers and shareholders.

While our VF company and brands are diverse, we work together within a One VF culture to capitalize on our greatest opportunities for long-term performance. Across our company, a collaborative, global mindset differentiates our products and the unique experiences we provide to our consumers. It all adds up to a lasting competitive advantage built on harnessing the power of our differences to achieve great things together, all while positively impacting the lives of hundreds of millions of people and the world.

VF is committed to creating an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the differences among all of our associates, customers, suppliers and the communities in which we live and conduct business. The continued success and growth of VF is enhanced through initiatives that promote diversity throughout VF around the world.
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