Job Description

About the role

The Merchandising Manager is responsible for developing, communicating, and executing the product strategies for Intimates with the support of the VP of Merchandising. The Merchandising Manager has an innate curiosity, is consumer-obsessed, and will work cross-functionally to ensure we deliver consumer-centric, solution-oriented products that fill white space in the market and deliver a uniquely Spanx POV. You will brief and partner with the digital site merchandising, product marketing, and brand creative teams to ensure the product vision and strategy come to life for the consumer as intended. As a member of the Merchandising Team, you will play an integral role in helping us achieve our growth goals and delivering a truly unique product to our valued consumers.

This role is based in our Atlanta headquarters, requires weekly in-office work Monday-Thursday, and reports into our Vice President, Merchandising, Intimate Apparel.

You’ll love it because you will…

• Be the cross-functional product category champion for Intimates and a conduit between design, product development, production, planning, marketing, and sales, demonstrating the end-to-end understanding of the product lifecycle
• Deliver assortments that bring stories to life at retail in a compelling and relevant manner that excites our existing consumers, and entices new consumers looking for wardrobe solutions
• Collaborate with the team to build an integrated line plan framework; edits/assorts product collections that draw both the customer in and drive results
• Apply foundational retail math (turn, gross margin, markup, sell-thru, etc.) to drive informed and profitable pre-planning and in-season decisions around assortment mix, depth, and productivity
• Understand the competitive landscape and model opportunities with data and analytics
• Collaborate with leaders to leverage products and product mix to elevate the brand and drive revenue growth and profitability
• Support milestone meetings and presentations with tool building and setup
• Perform general category maintenance, including data entry and sample management
• Establish cross-functional relationships to promote best practices and process adherence while fostering teamwork

Qualifications

We require…

• 5+ years of relevant product merchandising or buying experience is preferred
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present with confidence; gauge audience reaction, interest, and understanding, and adjust communication style or content accordingly
• A strategic thinking ability. Thinking broadly and considering important issues that impact success today and in the future, developing strategies to achieve critical outcomes, and proactively seeking opportunities to introduce change
• Resilience and a positive attitude! Works productively under pressure; maintains a positive outlook; controls emotions; handles failure or criticism well, and learns from it
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• An ability to be creative and analytical simultaneously
• Strong analytical skills, including retail math, margin analysis, and inventory management. A comfort level to influence and rally teams with the analyses

Additional Information

Spanx is proud of our continued Progressive People Practices…

• Company Healthcare Plan : $0.00 out of pocket (Employee only benefit)
  Fertility testing and treatment are included in Spanx’s medical plans, even without the diagnosis of infertility.

• Parental Leave Policy : Primary caregiver receives 16 weeks AND will have the option to work a half-time schedule (20 hours per week) for up to four additional weeks with full-time (40 hours per week) pay.

• Mental Health Days : 10 days

• 401K : Matched up to 4% with immediate vesting.

• PTO & Company Holidays: PLUS two full weeks of companywide closures (one in the Spring; one between Christmas and NYE)

• Flex Friday : Year-round half day Fridays!