Manager, Design

5 months ago


Mississauga, Canada Walmart Canada Full time

**Position Summary... **:The Manager, Design has ownership and execution of Brand vision and Product Development Direction and Design for multiple categories within a given division to support P&L deliverables.

**What you'll do...**:
**_Please note this role is a 12 month temporary contract. _**

**Category**:Apparel
- Drive departmental brand strategy and execution of seasonal collections annually supporting the overall Product Vision.
- Support and impact merchant strategic financial plan through strong financial acumen. Optimizing price, margin, styling, quality, and increasing market share in collaboration with Director of Merchandise
- Develop strategic assortment product plan through global market shop and trend research. Provide colour and trend assessment and provide competitive analysis to team and merchants.
- Oversee delivery of the brand to customer through management of merchandising or MRS calendar. Coach direct reports: collaborate with sourcing and merchants to reach deadlines and all financial targets.
- Co-ordinate across stakeholders, including merchant team, creative resources, external technical support and domestic/global sourcing. Communicate between all teams and senior management to represent Divisional point of view.
- Provide input in order to improve vendor matrix development (domestic and direct). Utilize vendor matrix, assess current vendor performance and build strategic vendor partnerships. Identify strategic product and component (fabric/material, production) leverage opportunities with domestic and direct vendors, Walmart US, and Asda, and support Merchant team in buy trip negotiations.
- Build the team through people development, motivation and engagement. Accountable for developing direct reports (2-4 people) to meet overall team objectives and ensure brand strategic vision is achieved.
- Execute and lead brand vision season to season. Interpret and develop brand colour and trend direction, colour palettes, mood, and theme boards. (There is an element of this already captured, but I feel there is opportunity to be a bit more direct in the language.)
- Collaborate with direct reports and cross functional partners to deliver all major milestones in adherence to the Apparel go to market calendar and timelines.

**Qualifications**:

- 6 to 8 years of experience in a similar role
- Prior people leadership experience
- College Certificate or Diploma
- Must be able to travel on business as needed
- Ability to identify & interpret trends and execute to a commercial level
- Knowledge of garment & fabric construction, finishes and techniques as well as factory production (import & domestic)
- Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
- Strong, effective, and persuasive communication and presentation skills. ‎

**Minimum Qualifications...**:

- Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications. _

Age - 16 or older

**Preferred Qualifications...**:

- Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications. _

Walmart will accommodate the disability-related needs of applicants and associates as required by law.

**Primary Location **

1940 ARGENTIA RD, MISSISSAUGA, ON L5N 1P9, Canada



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