(USA) Director, Apparel Design

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What you'll do...

Apparel Brand Design Directs internal design teams and initiatives that build and strengthen Walmarts brands and are aligned with the Walmart Apparel Strategic Business Unit SBU merchandising goals Assures that Walmarts brand DNAguidelines trends aestheticstyle quality and value all support the companys customer needs and market leadership Helps to ensure merchant leadership is aligned with the brands and assortment and manages the profit and loss and annual budget for the portfolio Brand Customer Experience and Shopping Habits Delivers worldclass Walmart exclusive brand experiences across all channels eg Walmart stores Walmartcom by offering private label collections of highquality highvalue products Provides a positive customer experience that results in increased sales customer conversion and customer satisfaction Brand Execution Provides macro trend direction color printpattern material for assigned brand Directs the design vision execution and identity of the brand ensuring that merchant strategy and brand guidelines are followed to ensure a consistent design aesthetic on the floor and online Decides on the brands aesthetic design silhouettes and fabricsmaterials Translates the design vision into a product by utilizing appropriate materials and a supply base to execute the collection Manages the supplier matrix direct imports and factory and supplier relationships Negotiates Direct Import prices Provides incountry quality assurance support Creates and executes all packaging in accordance with brand regulatory and legal standards Monitors the quality of work from thirdparty packaging agencies printers adaptation and development Directs the creation of product specifications fit approvals quality benchmarks testing protocols quality analytics and star ratings and reviews for the apparel line Merchandising Differentiation and Competitive Advantage Understands the competitive landscape of the brand portfolio determining competitive advantages and developing a winning strategy Develops and adapts to the everchanging Omni retail environment Continually offers new experiences to customers in order to increase Walmarts market and customer wallet share as well as customer retention Pricing Strategies Ensures pricing strategies support portfolios objectives to drive ROI and increase market share while maintaining company reputation of price leadership Leverages pricing analytics intelligence in pricing strategy decisions Partnership with Leaders Partners with merchants to ensure Brand collections and strategy is in alignment with other business unit strategies eg Operations Replenishment Marketing Collaborates with omni Merchandising Operations teams to efficiently and effectively achieve Omni SBU Merchandising objectives Provides overall direction by analyzing business objectives and customer needs developing communicating building support for and implementing business strategies plans and practices analyzing costs and forecasts and incorporating them into business plans determining and supporting resource requirements evaluating operational processes measuring outcomes to ensure desired results identifying and capitalizing on improvement opportunities promoting a customer environment and demonstrating adaptability and sponsoring continuous learning Develops and implements strategies to attract and maintain a highly skilled and engaged workforce by diagnosing capability gaps recruiting selecting and developing talent supporting mentorship workforce development and succession planning and leveraging the capabilities of new and existing talent Cultivates an environment where associates respect and adhere to company standards of integrity and ethics by integrating these values into all programs and practices developing consequences for violations or noncompliance and supporting the Open Door Policy Dev