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Manager Merchandise

Requisition ID 2025-44627
Job Locations
US-OH-Columbus
Category (Portal Searching)
Merchandising

Overview

About PHOENIX 

 

PHOENIX Retail, LLC is a retail platform operating the Express and Bonobos brands worldwide. Express is a multichannel apparel brand dedicated to a design philosophy rooted in modern, confident and effortless style whether dressing for work, everyday or special occasions. Bonobos is a menswear brand known for being pioneers of exceptional fit and a personalized, innovative retail model. Customers can experience our brands in over 400 Express retail and Express Factory Outlet stores, 50 Bonobos Guideshops, and online at www.express.com and www.bonobos.com.

 

About Express

 

Express is a multichannel apparel brand dedicated to creating confidence and inspiring self-expression. Since its launch in 1980, the brand has embraced a design philosophy rooted in modern, confident and effortless style. Whether dressing for work, everyday or special occasions, Express ensures you look and feel your best, wherever life takes you.

 

The Company operates over 400 retail and outlet stores in the United States and Puerto Rico, the express.com online store and the Express mobile app.

Location Name

Columbus Corporate Headquarters

Responsibilities

POSITION OVERVIEW
The Merchandise Manager is responsible for multiple categories and strategic clarity in executing lifestyle merchandising. Divisional accountability for sales and profit. One eye view of merchandise assortment. Synthesizes and analyzes customer and competitive information that feeds the brand objectives and financial targets.
 
 
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Responsible for ensuring merchandising strategy is cohesive with all cross-functional strategies (design, marketing, visual, store operations, etc.)
  • Accountable for defined areas of responsibility as well as lifestyle results
  • Maximize the potential of both stores and eCommerce business
  • Effectively sell ideas, gain trust, and influence the Executive leadership team and the cross-functional team
  • Intimate knowledge of customer profile and requirements
  • Identify trends in the marketplace, adapt them to the brand, and scale them appropriately 
  • Consistently drive innovation and new ideas on product
  • Ensure the merchandising vision is executed to fruition 
  • Develops, communicates and tracks the team against the strategic view of the line
  • Build and execute both short term and long term product and business strategies that grow the business
  • Understand the customer and what they want
  • Bring customer and market perspective to the Design and Product development process
  • Utilize understanding of the competitive landscape to identify opportunities and risks 
  • Actively searches the market for new 3rd party resources that will augment the Brand’s assortment
  • Grow talent at all levels of merchandising 
  • Empower and inspire the merchant team and cross-functional team through strong leadership 
  • Manage associates in ways that create a positive, agile, collaborative and flexible work environment
 
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
  • Education: Bachelor's Degree preferably in business, retail merchandising, or fashion merchandising 
  • Years of Experience: 10 + of progressively more significant merchant roles, in some combination of department and/or specialty retail, preferably apparel 
  • Ability to think conceptually and strategically
  • Strong presentation and  communication skills
  • Strong negotiation and influencing skills
  • Proficient in conflict management and problem solving
  • Achievement oriented with solid management experience and demonstrated leadership potential
  • Ability to handle challenging situations in a rational and level headed manner
  • Posses strong mentoring and teaching skills
  • Proficient computer skills (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Google Suite)
  • Ability to lead and facilitate a team work environment
  • Ability to handle challenging situations in a rational and level headed manner
  • Ability to understand competitive patterns overtime and be predictive where findings lead
 
 
CRITICAL SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES
  • Work well with a diverse group of people 
  • Ability to make informed but quick decisions
  • Desire to challenge the status quo 
  • Comfortability taking calculated risks 

Closing

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An equal opportunity employer, PHOENIX does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring or any other terms and conditions of employment hiring on the basis of any federal, state, or locally protected characteristic. PHOENIX only hires individuals authorized for employment in the United States. PHOENIX is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need an accommodation to search and apply for a job position due to a disability, please call 1-800-964-9793 and say 'Associate Relations' or send an e-mail to AssociateRelations@Express.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

 

Notification to Agencies: Please note that PHOENIX does not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement and approval from HR to submit resumes for a specific requisition, PHOENIX will not consider or approve payment to any third-parties for hires made.

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