Brand Manager, Women's Private Brands

About the Role

As the Private Brands Brand Manager - Womens at Stitch Fix, you will play a central role in evolving and scaling our Private Brands business at Stitch Fix. This person will be a key partner to our Private Brands and Buying teams and will build and support Private Brands strategies ensuring clear reason for being and strong leverage across categories to drive full head-to-toe strategy and holistic outfitting. In addition, you will help to lead process innovation, creating a sustainable Private Brands way of working as well as driving change management. 

This is a unique opportunity to leverage your existing knowledge and passion for product creation and project management at a company that continues to disrupt the industry by blending art and science.

You're excited about this opportunity because you will…

• Be the Brand
• Partner with LT on the Private Brands matrix for Womens ensuring compelling reason for being for each and strong product/market fit for the Stitch Fix client
• Build and maintain clear and compelling brand briefs that bring each brand to life for internal and external partners 
• Maintain a strong pulse on the competitive landscape and present out new brand opportunities based on analysis 
• Lead brand asset build-outs in partnership with Creative team and Vendor partners - packaging, branded trims, etc
• Lead Seasonal Product Creation
• Be the creative brand strategist and voice to continually optimize the Brands’ point of view and value-proposition for the client
• Maintain a strong understanding on business trends to ensure Private Brands is delivering “better than” financial and client outcomes with newness & variety in commercial trend and style solutions
• Partner with Trend Manager to concept seasonal trends, product strategies, big ideas, color concepts
• Partner with Material Manager to map fabric concepts by Brand and identify whitespace opportunities for development
• Manage rotating design resources to build seasonal design assets including, but not limited to, color palettes, art concepts, style and color assortment libraries
• Own concepting style level brand assortments that build on client-right newness, commercial trend, and data-driven decision-making
• Partner with Womens Merchandising Manager on Market-driven assortment that compliment in-house Private Brands product creation
• Partner with Materials, Sourcing, Technical Design, and Quality to ensure vendor strategies uphold and advance commitments to best-in-class fit, quality, responsible sourcing, and sustainability 
• Drive Education & Marketing
• Lead on-product-marketing with coordination  cross-functionally on Name+Claim, copy, and packaging
• Manage creative point-of-view for Private Brands collaboration capsules, partnering with Trend, Marketing, Comms, Merchandising Manager, and Strategy to bring partnerships to life
• Educate company and cross functional partners on our brands, with focus on quarterly Stylist Training, All Hands, BoD Meetings, and ad-hoc opportunities
• Leverage data and deep understanding of client to drive decision-making and strategy evolution
• Serve as the centralized Private Brands expert and amplify category or LOB specific strategies to drive holistic Private Brands leverage

We’re excited about you because…

• 8-10 years of vertical private label work experience in Brand Management, Product Development and Design in diverse categories across apparel and non-apparel. Secondary experience in Merchandising is a plus!
• You are a tech wizard and easily adopt new software and ways of working, continually innovating through AI-applications and optimization
• You are skilled in multi-stream project management and driving results 
• You have strong product acumen (style, fabric, trim, construction) and are able to distill aspirational concepts into commercial key items for mass market appeal
• You have a strong design aesthetic with ability to pull inspiration from aspirational sources and direct competitors
• You have strong product vision with ability to visualize and translate 2D concepts into physical products
• You have a strong ability to influence stakeholders for impact 
• You are a positive team player who is able to work independently
• You are comfortable with ambiguity, complex problems and nuanced approaches to solutions
• You possess strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills
• You have strong business acumen and are able to turn micro sales analysis into macro strategies
• You are passionate about continuous improvement and can incorporate changes to both tools and process to drive optimal results
• You build strong relationships with team members at various levels within an organization, establishing trust and respect without authority
• You enjoy seeing an idea through from concept to implementation
• You exhibit a high degree of cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity
• You work well in a demanding, fast-paced environment and can manage competing priorities
• You are highly self-motivated, you have a stellar work ethic and you’re looking for the right company to support your creative growth
• You have superior Excel skills and are a PowerPoint wiz 
• You are willing to travel up to 10% domestically and internationally
• Above all else, you are Bright, Kind and Motivated by Challenge

Why you'll love working at Stitch Fix...

• We are a group of bright, kind people who are motivated by challenge. We value integrity, innovation and trust. You’ll bring these characteristics to life in everything you do at Stitch Fix.
• We cultivate a community of diverse perspectives— all voices are heard and valued.
• We are an innovative company and leverage our strengths in fashion and tech to disrupt the future of retail. 
• We win as a team, commit to our work, and celebrate grit together because we value strong relationships.
• We boldly create the future while keeping equity and sustainability at the center of all that we do. 
• We are the owners of our work and are energized by solving problems through a growth mindset lens. We think broadly and creatively through every situation to create meaningful impact.
• We offer comprehensive compensation packages and inclusive health and wellness benefits.