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lululemon · 2 days ago

Global Merchant, Women's Intimates

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

CAD$97K/yr - CAD$127K/yr

5+ years exp

lululemon is an innovative performance apparel company focused on creating transformational products and experiences. The Global Merchant is responsible for developing product strategies and assortments that align with guest insights and market needs, ensuring brand consistency and maximizing profitability across product categories.

ApparelE-CommerceFitnessLifestyleSporting GoodsWellness

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Leads the successful creation, execution and maintenance of a line plan for assigned product categories that contribute to the financial success of the company

Deliver profitable assortments driving IMU and cost goals needed to meet and exceed targets

Develops Global pricing product architecture

Owns the pre-season planning process, breaking down roadmap stories into seasonal line plan and ensuring regional territory category needs are integrated, through ongoing partnerships with Regional teams

Ensure briefs are met throughout product creation process, from line plan through to regional handover

Brief colour flow for global assortment to ensure clear consistent profitable storytelling

Proactively gathers, analyzes and drives insight from the competitive landscape, global/regional teams and cross functional partners across all channels for pre-season planning and hindsights

Manage and create key franchises and product lifecycle for all styles in assigned product categories including introduction, build and retirement

Provides leadership and functional excellence for their respective activity/category merchandising and design partners to meet key Merchandising Go-To-Market deadlines

Communicate category assortment to all stakeholders to drive consistent Merchandising messages globally

Bring global storytelling to life in partnership with Brand and Marketing teams

Builds the architecture of the assortment in collaboration with Design and Product Development team

Review, validate and sign-off on sketches and protos against line plan brief ensuring all global guest needs are met and accountable for adoption ratio

Partners with Demand Planning and Sourcing teams to provide units and style volumes for global forecasting and vendor allocation

Be the voice of the guest and provide considered and clear feedback during fittings

Create and present global product visual flow and communicate seasonal assortment strategies quarterly to all regional partners

Responsible for briefing content for packaging, product naming and features and benefits

Accountable for data integrity of the product

Responsible for global assortment handover to Regional Teams

Qualification

Merchandising experienceRetail MathMicrosoft OfficeAdobe IllustratorAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsCreative tasksLeadership ability

Required

BA, BSc, BBA, BComm (or equivalent), specialization in Retail or Merchandising Management an asset

Merchandising experience specific to intimates (i.e. bras, underwear)

Minimum five years of Merchandising or Buying experience is required

Proficient in Microsoft Office Program and mastery in excel

Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret multiple data points across numerous channels and market segments

Financial acumen and understanding of Retail Math

Ability to balance analytical and creative tasks

Ability to interpret and apply financial insights on current business performance and leverage insights to guide and inform future range plans

Acute eye for product and colour trends

Aware of macro lifestyle and fashion trends and how this relates to the active and wellness industry

Strong understanding of global marketplace, major shifts in trend and activity

Ability to apply, interpret and synthesize marketplace data to create global assortment

Ability to enroll and clearly communicate vision, class strategy and feedback to key partners

Ability to lead and influence creative partners

Strong communication skills both written and verbal and demonstrative ability to present to Senior leadership

Ability to work independently to make sound business decision; and multitask, pivot, prioritize competing tasks and operate in a fast-paced environment, including ability to work in multi-category product creation calendars

Willingness to travel (domestic and international) and work on the retail floor