Boll & Branch is seeking a passionate Senior Manager to join our Merchandising Team. In this role, you will help establish global assortment strategies and determine, develop, and optimize resulting assortment plans to drive growth, profitability, and brand covetability.
This individual will have a central role on the Merchandising team, working with teammates to imagine the next set of products we’ll launch, setting various category assortment strategies, developing products within those categories, and ultimately bringing them to market. You will also have the opportunity to monitor, analyze, and make recommendations for improvements within the existing assortment of products. This is a highly cross-functional role where you’ll be collaborating with teams across the organization, including Design, Product Development, Planning, Marketing, Retail, and Wholesale teams to ensure that our products are developed as intended and appropriately tailored to each channel.This role will report to the Senior Director of Product Strategy & Merchandising.
Responsibilities:
- Assist in building out our 3-year product strategy roadmap by helping with analysis, research, and business case developing for potential product and category launches
- Oversee the seasonal global assortment plan, from strategy to launch
- Collaborate with Planning, Product Creation, and Go-to-Market teams to develop and deliver a productive, brand right assortment
- Create and maintain operational functions, including but not limited to: product systems, SKU management, and support details and content for product packaging
- Optimize both new and existing products once they’re in-market, including weekly/monthly/quarterly product surveillance and SKU rationalization analyses
- Maintain knowledge of up-to-date market trends, including competitor research and intel
Requirements:
- 6+ years of Merchandising experience (home/textiles and DTC experience a plus)
- Highly creative and analytical, with a keen eye for detail and strong organizational skills.
- Adept at multitasking and seamlessly managing diverse responsibilities through resourceful and creative problem solving.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, operating with a customer-first mindset to collaborate and communicate cross-functionally with key partners
- Structured, data-driven thinker who is comfortable working with large data sets and able to develop frameworks to support and impact business decisions
- Advanced computer skills in Google Suite products, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred or equivalent experience
We believe our business and our culture are strongest when we work together in person. We also know that it’s helpful to have flexibility to work remotely. Currently we are operating under a hybrid model whereby most teams work in an office a minimum of two days per week (Tuesdays/Thursdays) and may be provided flexibility to work from home on other days. At least one of the required in-office days must be at our Summit, NJ HQ, while the other may be in Summit or our NYC satellite office. There will also be additional days from time to time when you’re asked to work in our Summit office for key team and cross-functional in-person meetings.The annual base salary range for this role is $95,000 to $150,000 (new hires are typically brought into the organization between the minimum to midpoint of the salary range posted depending on qualifications, internal equity, and the budgeted amount for the role).
It is important to note that our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size, industry, and the market and are one part of the total rewards that we provide. Individual pay rate decisions are based on several factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, scope of the role, and internal peer benchmarking.The above is a comprehensive, but not exhaustive, description of requirements and expectations that may evolve over time based on business needs. You must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
About Boll & Branch:
At Boll & Branch, we don’t make bedding like everyone else. We make it better.In 2014, our founders, Scott and Missy Tannen, challenged every conventional standard in the textile industry, creating a new supply chain that prioritized thread quality, not thread count. By investing exclusively in 100% organic raw materials from the start, we became the first bedding company ever to be Fair Trade Certified. Today, we keep five commitments at the heart of everything we do. We are:
- Cultivators of the Highest Quality Threads
- Pioneers in 100% Organic Cotton
- Free from Toxins at Every Step
- 100% Traceable from Farm to Finish
- Committed to Fair and Ethical Treatment for All
Boll & Branch has over 150 employees, and we are headquartered in Summit, NJ, with a second office in New York, NY and a dedicated Photo Studio in New Providence, NJ. In 2019, to propel our growth, we raised $100M from L Catterton, a leading consumer goods private equity fund. We are also progressively expanding our retail and wholesale footprint. While the heart of our business lies in the direct-to-consumer online model, we also have several retail stores around the country as well as partnerships with Bloomingdales and Nordstrom.Boll & Branch LLC is an equal opportunity employer.
