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lululemon Director, Global Merchandising - Bags

lululemon Director, Global Merchandising - Bags

lululemon • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
30+ days ago
Salary
CA$201,000.00 yearly
Job type
  • Permanent
Job description

Job Details

Description & Requirements

who we are

lululemon is an innovative performance apparel company for yoga, running, training, and other athletic pursuits. Setting the bar in technical fabrics and functional design, we create transformational products and experiences that support people in moving, growing, connecting, and being well. We owe our success to our innovative product, emphasis on stores, commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we make in every community we're in. As a company, we focus on creating positive change to build a healthier, thriving future. In particular, that includes creating an equitable, inclusive and growth-focused environment for our people.

about this team

The Merchandising team creates and executes transformative global product strategies that ensure we have the right assortment in the right place at the right time to fulfill our guests' unmet needs, to deepen our guest relationships, grow our brand and deliver on our long-term enterprise goals. We possess deep awareness and intuition of global marketplace dynamics and guest needs and use this knowledge to identify opportunities to maximize demand.

a day in the life

The Director, Global Merchandising, Accessories - Bags leads the Acessories global merchandising team through the Go-To-Market calendar, process and tasks, ensuring the team has support. The Director additionally drives the business and product merchandising strategy of the Bags category to grow the brand through our design vision while delivering best in class sales and margin results. The Director leads their global Bags merchandising team in anticipating guest demand and ensuring the delivery of products that exceed expectations and guarantee growth.
  • Design and manage the global merchandising strategy for the bags category
  • Responsible for the successful execution of a line plan that delivers our design vision in addition to sales, gross margin and sales productivity goals across all channels
  • Responsible for the successful execution to drive the delivery of our omni-channel product assortment and digital growth strategies
  • Responsible for the product lifecycle and go to market process of bags through effective teamwork and partnership with all Product teams
  • Lead the seasonal line planning process and style count in partnership with Design, Development and Planning for seasonal alignment
  • Drive pricing architecture, collaborating with other Directors of Merchandising and Design to ensure consistency across the brand
  • Collaborate closely with other Directors of Merchandising on key Go-to-Market processes and tasks
  • Represent Accessories as lead in the Go-to-Market process, calendar and tasks, ensuring the team is aware of critical tasks and by-whens and lead in process improvements, and the roll-out of new systems and processes
  • Collaborate closely with international buying teams to ensure that regional needs are incorporated into the global line plan and global roadmap comes to life in all regions
  • Partner with all cross functional teams outside of Product including Global Brand & Community, Strategy, Operations Excellence, and Supply Chain teams to ensure the design vision is delivered to our guests
  • Inform Design team (at key internal milestones) with strategic insight and identify additional product assortment or business growth opportunities


qualifications
  • 10+ years of experience in a merchant/buyer role, with 5 years management experience.
  • Vertical retail experience required. Omni channel experience highly desirable
  • Mastery of retail mathematics and Open to Buy.
  • Proven ability to work with and lead a cross functional team.
  • Excellent communication skills - interpersonal, written and verbal.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously; Self-starter approach to work, with an eagerness to consistently meet and exceed objectives and take on more responsibility.
  • Entrepreneurship - an ability to make decisions and take calculated risks.
  • Focus on creating an extraordinary guest experience, organizational and time management skills.
  • Strong knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) and working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator.
  • Willingness to travel (domestic and international) and work on the retail floor.


must haves
  • Acknowledge the presence of choice in every moment and take personal responsibility for your life.
  • Possess an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovate to achieve great results.
  • Communicate with honesty and kindness and create the space for others to do the same.
  • Lead with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
  • Foster connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
  • Integrate fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn't take yourself too seriously.


additional notes

Immigration support is potentially available for this role.

compensation and benefits package

lululemon's compensation offerings are grounded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and team performance. The typical hiring range for this position is from $201,000 - 263,800 CAD annually; the base pay offered is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. As part of our total rewards offering, permanent employees in this position may be eligible for our competitive annual bonus program and equity offerings, subject to program eligibility requirements.

At lululemon, investing in our people is a top priority. We believe that when life works, work works. We strive to be the place where inclusive leaders come to develop and enable all to be well. Recognizing our teams for their performance and dedication, other components of our total rewards offerings include support of career development, wellbeing, and personal growth:
  • Extended health and dental benefits, and mental health plans
  • Paid time off
  • Savings and retirement plan matching
  • Generous employee discount
  • Fitness & yoga classes
  • Parenthood top-up
  • Extensive catalog of development course offerings
  • People networks, mentorship programs, and leadership series (to name a few)


Note: The incentive programs, benefits, and perks have certain eligibility requirements. The Company reserves the right to alter these incentive programs, benefits, and perks in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.


workplace arrangement


Hybrid

In-person collaboration and connection is important to our culture. Work is performed onsite, minimum 4 days per week.

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