VP, DMM Women's Shoes
Core
Develop and execute merchandise strategy for women's shoes, aligning product assortment with strategic goals and financial objectives for luxury retail divisions.
Role type
VP, Demand Management & Merchandising (Women's Shoes)
Builds
Product assortments, pricing strategies, and promotional plans for luxury footwear across store and e-commerce channels.
Domain
Luxury Retail / Footwear
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Retail merchandising strategy, luxury footwear market expertise, cross-functional team leadership, vendor negotiation, financial acumen, pricing and markdown optimization, pre-season planning, stakeholder influence
Preferred skills
MBA, advanced degree
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Translate divisional strategies into actionable category-specific plans; orchestrate execution with Buying, Planning, Marketing, and Digital teams; align product assortment with market trends and customer demand; analyze product performance to optimize assortment; support vendor negotiations and partnership development; define and execute pre-season and in-season roadmaps; determine final pricing and promotional strategies; lead and align buying teams around a shared vision.
Seniority
VP, strategic leadership & cross-functional alignment