Job Abstract

As a Senior Merchant, you are passionate about the wholesale customer experience and will be responsible for building product strategies for the wholesale market. You will manage all line plans and systems and work with your cross functional partners to drive impactful assortments that will excite our customers and enhance the brand. You are highly collaborative, product and consumer obsessed, and have a passion for the apparel industry. You will report to the Sr. Director of Merchandising.

About the Job

• Help grow Wholesale by supporting all buying and merchandising functions and providing business insights using analytics to achieve financial targets
• Lead the Wholesale buying and merchandising strategy, creating compelling assortments to achieve financial goals and meet customer demands
• Analyze sales on regular basis and work with brand merchandising, design, sales, retail, and planning teams to build Wholesale product strategies
• Stay connected with the Wholesale team to maintain a feedback loop around customer insights and staff observations
• Participate in design/merchandising product review meetings; attend key partner buy meetings; coordinate with Sales and Planning teams to be aware of Wholesale buys, product flows, and assortment plans
• Partner with planning to manage open-to-buy and inventory needs
• Prepare daily/weekly/quarterly reporting to aid in accurate seasonal plans and strategy creation, such as KPI weekly dashboard, top/bottom sellers, and quarterly business reviews
• Partner with Wholesale management and marketing teams to create product messaging for campaigns based on product buys and current data analytics
• Support and partner with marketing on photo shoots
• Keep a pulse on competitors to ensure industry agreement on categorization, promotions, trends
• Partner with teams across the organization including merchandising, design, planning, sales, global sourcing, marketing, finance, and operations
• Provide merchandise-related information, product knowledge to Customer service teams

About You

• 4-6 years experience in an omni-channel  wholesale/merchandising/buying role

• Strong retail math and analytical skills; data manipulation

• Systems Knowledge: Intermediate/Advanced level Excel (can perform complex functions), PowerPoint, Google Systems, Shopify

• Knowledge in RLM, Asana, or Joor enterprise systems

• Experience in the Apparel Industry

• Merchandising, Marketing, Business degree or related discipline

The expected starting salary range for this role is $77,300-111,200. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range based on the location of the role. The amount a particular employee will earn within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, experience, skills, performance and business needs.

Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.) offers a total rewards package that includes competitive pay, incentive plans, and a wide array of benefits designed to help you and your family stay healthy, meet your financial goals, and balance the demands of your work and personal life. Available benefits vary depending upon the specifics of the role; details relating to a specific role will be made available upon request.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, benefits or other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Levi Strauss & Co. is committed to equal employment opportunity, affirmative action, and recruiting and maintaining a workforce that welcomes and respects people from diverse backgrounds while enabling our employees to make an impact. We value the unique combination of talents, experiences, and perspectives of each employee, making our collective success possible.

We put a lot of thought into our programs to provide you with a benefits package that matters. Whether it is for medical care, taking time off, improving your health or planning for retirement, we've got you covered. Here's a small snapshot:

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