We have a rare opportunity for a Merchandise Director who thrives in a fast paced, commercial fashion environment and enjoys leading an established Senior Merchandising function and working with a passionate and driven senior leadership unit.

Reporting into our Chief Product Officer, we are looking for a Director who will play a pivotal role in the continued transformation of the boohoo womenswear brand and work alongside the Product team to deliver the Brand Strategy. Your role will have a key focus on building back our “OG” brand, strengthening its market position and increasing profit.

The ideal candidate will already be operating at Senior Head of/Director level; be an enthusiastic, adaptable leader and have the drive and passion to make an impact in a global fashion business.

This role is based in our Manchester HQ on Dale Street.

YOUR TEAM

Step into a stylish new era with boohoo, we are a brand on a mission, redefining what we stand for. Our 'Fashion First' approach allows us to be there for our customers, we want them to look and feel great, to have confidence, and feel empowered. Get ready to experience unparalleled style for every occasion.  If you're innovative, fast-paced, and ready to make a difference, join us in our mission to disrupt the global marketplace and shape the future of fashion!

 

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

  • To operate at both a strategic level and have a hands-on approach with overseeing the Merchandising team and delivering the Merchandising strategy for boohoo womenswear.
  • Foster a strong working relationship with and support the Product, Ecommerce, Marketing teams to ensure they deliver profitable departments irrespective of fluctuating trends.
  • Play a key role in managing the Boards expectations, influencing and challenging them on business decisions as required.
  • Work closely with the Head of Finance on a daily/weekly basis to react to trade at pace and agree the trading position for the weeks ahead in order to maximise profit.
  • Set realistic expectations for boohoo globally and influence them through a balance of numbers and instinct, being confident in your decisions in order to trade the brand effectively in the current climate.
  • Remain close to trade and inspire the Merchandising team to challenge themselves to think differently and to react to trading patterns. 
  • Lead a high performing team with drive, energy and pace to deliver results for the brand.
  • Work closely with your peers to communicate the trading strategy, and ensure they are bought into new ways of working.
  • Support Creative with managing the Promo calendar, ensuring it’s kept up to date to aid future activity planning and that the Head of Merchandising works effectively to plan and manage all activity.
  • With the team identify promotional/marketing opportunities and messages to grow sales for the brand both ahead of and within season.
  • Develop a sound supplier/sourcing strategy with the Product Team, ensuring the brand develops and maintains strong partnerships with key suppliers and they are on board with our strategy and how best they can support it.
  • With Management Team, communicate the Brand Manifesto ensuring this translates into understandable goals and targets.
  • Attend key meetings with the Boohoo Group board.

 

People and Team:

  • Leads and manages the merchandising function in a unified way, ensuring strong and effective working relationships are maintained throughout.
  • Ensure the strategy is clear and that everyone is on board.
  • Understands, communicates, and manages employees to achieve the goals of the organisation.
  • Develops team succession planning to identify, select and develop people (talent) to meet future growth plans.
  • Leads by example in all work-related activities, acting as a role model for employees.

WORKING WITH US

To succeed here, you have to love working at pace. It’s relentless, but we love it. Change is a certainty – you need to adapt and be agile. We want you to challenge the status quo, innovate and be open to trying new things. We’re always pushing boundaries. We empower our people, giving them freedom and autonomy to learn and grow in their roles. We’re passionate, agile, creative and one team.


MORE ABOUT YOU

The boohoo Merchandise Director will play a critical role in the success of our business. You will possess or have experience of:

  • Strong Analytical Skills and Commercial Business Acumen
  • Fashion Market Awareness – UK & Internationally
  • Data-Driven Decision-Making that will impact the team day to day
  • Strong Communication Skills
  • Product Knowledge & Creativity
  • Inventory Management
  • Pricing Strategy
  • Adaptability combined with Strong Resilience
  • Tech Savviness
  • Customer-Centric Approach
  • Strategic Thinking and Result-Oriented

WHY JOIN US

We’ve set our sights on dominating the global e-commerce fashion market, and because we are a collective of brands, there are plenty of opportunities to grow your career. Our mission is to create a workplace where everyone is respected, their individual differences are valued, and they can be themselves at work without exception.

Dependent upon level and eligibility, our benefits include Bonus, Pension, Share Schemes, Private Medical and Life Assurance

·                  40% discount across 4 brands, 20% discount on Debenhams

·                  You’ll get the opportunity to take part in our various share schemes

·                  Benefits that support your health and wellbeing

·                  Some of our offices are dog friendly!

·                  Learning and development 

 

https://careers.boohoogroup.com/

 

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