VP, Merchandising
Company: Carter's Inc.
Location: Atlanta
Posted on: November 4, 2024
Job Description:
Serving the needs of all families with young children, Carter's
Inc. is the largest North American apparel retailer exclusively for
babies and young children, encompassing Carter's, OshKosh B'gosh,
Skip*Hop and Little Planet brands. Meaningful work, constant
learning, genuine people, and a community guided by core values
that promote inclusion and innovation is in everything we do. There
are many reasons to build your career at Carter's.HOW YOU'LL MAKE
AN IMPACT:The VP, Merchandising leads the cross functional team in
development of the Product and Brand strategies. This role reports
into the SVP, Merchandising, has 3-4 direct reports and is based in
our Buckhead office.Category Strategy Leadership (50%)
- Lead development of global line plan, assortment mix and
strategy for Category. Partner with Design, PDC, Sales/Planning,
Operations and other Merchandising VPs to ensure strategies are
clearly communicated throughout organization.
- Influence others and gain alignment on strategies to drive
business, style and innovation forward.
- Lead business and creative decisions for final assortment with
Design, Art and PDC. Key liaison with cross functional partners on
assortment, visual and pricing strategies.Brand Strategy Leadership
(30%)
- Brand/CRI Strategy & Projects: Lead product strategy
development including driving milestone meetings and executing
product development calendar. Lead teams and partner with others to
drive Brand Seasonal Strategy, Total CRI Competitive Review, MBR/LT
Meetings and Company Wide Initiatives.Drive achievement of
Financial Goals (20%)
- Drive achievement of margin, sales goals based on financial
plans for all channels.
- Develop Long Range Plans with cross functional teams and
Leadership Team.
- Maintain awareness of competition relative to product value
relationship and customer profitability within category.WE'D LOVE
TO HEAR FROM YOU IF:Must have:
- 10+ years of successful experience in retail buying or
merchandising with at least 3+ years at director level.
- Proven experience leading the product development process
within a highly matrixed organization.
- Highly productive, and influential, cross-functional
partnerships with sourcing, product development, design.
- Successful apparel merchandising experience, at the director
level, in multiple channels of distribution.
- Strong ability to build business strategies and implement
shorter-term tactical plans that are cost-effective, efficient and
realistic.
- Proven successful leadership developing high performing talent
and teams.Preferred skills and experience:
- Successful experience with large scale apparel brands
managing
- Demonstrate consistent ability to drive financial results and
exceed goals.
- Strong aesthetic point of view and the ability to translate
trends and white space opportunities to our brands.
- Strong interpersonal skills; excellent written and verbal
communication including presentation skills.
- Experience working with a wholesale channel and accounts.OUR
TEAM MEMBERS:
- Lead Courageously: Have a strong sense of personal values that
align with our Company values.
- Collaborates Broadly: Build cooperation, trust, and thrive in a
consensus driven environment.
- Customer Focus: Proactively seek opportunities to leverage data
and fact-based insights to serve customers and/or internal
clients.
- Drive Growth: Set aggressive goals and implement plans
precisely.
- Cultivates Innovation: Respectfully challenge the "we've always
done it this way" mentality and explore new ways to achieve desired
outcomes.MAKE A CAREER AT CARTER'S:
- Career Development: Success starts from within, and we have
several paths from which you can choose to enhance your career
evolution. From Carter's University to Toastmasters to mentorship
programs and more, we encourage you to utilize these tools to
elevate your professional prowess.Carters is committed to creating
a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity
employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender
identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics,
disability, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by
federal, state, or local law.
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Keywords: Carter's Inc., Chattanooga , VP, Merchandising, Executive , Atlanta, Tennessee
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