Timberland: Senior Director, Merchandising - Footwear

At Timberland, we’re a force of nature. We’re a team that steps outside, works hard together, and moves the world forward. The brand is widely recognized as the arbiter of boot culture. With a rich heritage of craftsmanship and an eye toward the future, Timberland has a decades-long commitment to make products responsibly, protect the outdoors, and build community.

So, before we get to the job details, take a minute to learn a little more about us – our values and our culture. If you can see yourself working side-by-side with an team of fun, adventure-loving people, Timberland just may be the place for you. 

To learn more about our values and our culture, visit Timberland Careers or www.timberland.com.

Sr. Director, Merchandising, Footwear (Timberland)

What will you do?

A day in the life of a Sr. Director, Merchandising, Footwear at Timberland looks a little like this.

Reporting to the Vice President, Merchandising, you will lead the Footwear Category as part of the Global Merchandising organization to drive integrated, profitable and relevant merchandising strategies and product stories across multiple categories to drive consumer centricity, market and channel connectivity.  You will be responsible for commercial balance, assortment segmentation, pricing and margins of the global footwear assortment. 

Let’s break down that day-in-the-life a bit more.

• Strategic Vision & Alignment: Drives the global merchandising strategy, ensuring alignment between the brand's overarching vision and regional marketplace needs in close partnership with regional merchandising leads. Oversees the development of a compelling, consumer-centric product assortment that balances brand consistency with commercial success, utilizing data and insights. 
• Product Development & Collaboration: Partners with design, marketing, and cross- functional teams to create a cohesive and innovative seasonal product line, ensuring global consistency with regional relevance. Supervises the execution of pricing, lifecycle management, and product attribute conventions to optimize revenue, profitability, and brand integrity. 
• Financial Accountability: Responsible for achieving and exceeding financial targets for assigned categories, working closely with planning teams to meet revenue, margin, and sell-through goals. Manages the design process budget, ensuring financial targets and KPIs, such as gross margin, style complexity, and global commonality, are met. 
• In-Season Business Analysis & Future Planning: Leads in-season business analysis in collaboration with regional merchandising and planning teams, identifying opportunities for future development, including speed lanes and agile responses to market demands. Monitors progress and adjust strategies to ensure timely and accurate execution of the seasonal line plan.
• Team Leadership & Development: Coaches and develops the global merchandising team, fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, and collaboration. Ensures the continuous development of team capabilities through training, mentoring, and performance management. 
• Creative Strategy & Innovation: Partners with global product leaders and regional partners to craft compelling seasonal and annual product stories that resonate with consumers and drive brand loyalty.
• Partner cross-functionally with Strategy, Planning, and Finance teams to identify strategies that serve as key growth drivers within our long-range plan to ensure alignment between strategic objectives and financial targets.
• Develop and implement Minimum Credible Assortments (MCA) for both multi-brand and mono-brand environments, ensuring assortments reflect strategic growth priorities and deliver a clear, actionable execution plan.

What do you need to succeed?

We all have unique skills that we bring to work and celebrate every day. For this role, there are foundation skills you’ll need to succeed and excel. Additionally, A formal education and subsequent undergraduate/graduate degrees such as bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Product Development, Retail Merchandising, Design or a related field, are nice to have. We are most interested in your 10-12 years of progressive experience with 5 years of managerial experience; preferably in product merchandising and/or product management in global footwear organization.

The foundation skills you will need in this position are:

• A strong generalist footwear experience with working knowledge of all phases of product creation and execution and a track record in developing and growing successful footwear lines
• Excellent verbal, written communication and presentation skills
• The ability to demonstrate a product strategy for the future with a deep understanding of the global landscape and the Timberland consumer
• Proven experience in mobilizing a team toward the business objectives
• The ability to recruit, retain and develop individuals for future opportunities
• The ability to work well with individuals from a variety of functions and backgrounds inspiring them to work together to execute a plan
• A deep understanding of markets, channels and product to lead merchants in pre-season financial and merchandise line planning

Now WE have a question for YOU.

Are you in?

Hiring Range:

$176,000.00 USD - $220,000.00 USD annually

Incentive Potential: This position is eligible for additional compensation awards that may include an annual incentive plan, sales incentive, or commission potential. Specific details of the additional compensation eligibility for this position will be provided during the recruiting and interview process.

Long-Term Incentive Potential: This position is eligible to participate in a Long-Term Incentive Plan. Specific details of the plan will be provided during the recruiting and interview process.

Benefits at VF Corporation: You can review a general overview of each benefit program offered, including this year's medical plan rates on www.MyVFbenefits.com  and by clicking Looking to Join VF? Detailed information on your benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

Please note, our hiring ranges are determined and built from market pay data. In determining the specific compensation for this position, we comply with all local, state, and federal laws.

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