(USA) Director, Fashion Design - Denim Job at Walmart in New York

Position Summary

Design Director, Denim. At Walmart, we help people save money so they can live better. This mission serves as the foundation for every decision we make to create the future of retail, from responsible sourcing to sustainability and everything in between.

As a Design Director of Fashion, you will be responsible for creating designs exclusively for Private Brands and develop trend strategies that support the Walmart Apparel Strategic Business Unit (SBU) merchandising goals. You will assure that Walmart's private brand DNA/guidelines, trends, aesthetic/style, quality and value all support the customers’ needs and lead the market. You will be responsible for setting the brands seasonal fashion direction and align with broader Walmart strategies. You\'ll help ensure merchant leadership is aligned with the creative direction and assortment.

What you\'ll do

Design leadership for Denim private brands: create and execute private brand design strategy and execution, support long term business plans, and prioritize strategic programs. Build and maintain a winning brand aesthetic and DNA/guardrails. Analyze competition, customer behavior, industry trends, and the macro environment. Develop and execute a strategic, customer-centric vision across channels.

• You enjoy building and developing private brand design strategy and execution, supporting long term business plans and executing prioritized strategic programs.
• You understand and know how to build a winning brand aesthetic and DNA/guardrails
• You are data savvy: you can analyze competition, customer behavior, industry trends, and the macro environment.
• You are omni channel customer-focused: You make must be able to develop and execute a strategic vision, with a customer-centric approach while understanding customer behavior across channels, or within relevant channels.
• You are tenacious, dedicated and thrive working with ownership, autonomy, and a healthy dose of competition.

Responsibilities and Impact

• Brand Execution: Oversee all aspects of the brand including brand management, design, merchandising analytics, and storytelling. Lead the design vision, execution and identification of each brand, ensuring the merchant strategy and brand guidelines are followed to ensure a consistent design aesthetic on the floor and online. Be the key decision maker on brand aesthetic, design, silhouettes, and fabrics/materials. Translate vision into product using appropriate materials and a supply base. Collaborate with Product Development and Sourcing on supplier matrix, direct imports, pricing, and supplier-factory relationships. Partner with marketing and brand services to ensure cohesive brand vision across packaging and promotions.
• Merchandising Differentiation: Assess competitive landscape, determine competitive advantages, and develop a winning strategy. Adapt to the omni retail environment and continually offer new experiences to increase Walmart\'s market and customer wallet share, as well as retention.
• Partnership with Leaders: Partner with other Senior Leaders to align Brand collections and strategy with other business units. Collaborate with omni Merchandising Operations to achieve Omni SBU Merchandising objectives.
• Transformative Talent Development: In partnership with People Partner, develop a talent strategy for teams to transform the Design function and enable career growth while maintaining a high-performance culture.
• Brand Customer Experience: Deliver Walmart exclusive brand experiences across channels by offering private label collections of high-quality, high-value products. Aim to improve customer experience, sales, conversion, and satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Option 1: Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design, textile design, or related area and 8 years’ experience in apparel design, garment construction, or related area. Option 2: 10 years’ experience in apparel design, garment construction, or related area. 5 years’ supervisory experience.

• Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design or related field; 10+ years in apparel design with denim expertise; proven leadership of design teams; strong eye for trend, proportion, fabric, and wash development; excellent communication, presentation, and cross-functional collaboration; experience with global sourcing and vendor networks; ability to balance creativity with business objectives in a high-volume retail environment.

Portfolio Required. This role is onsite in our New York office (45 W 25th St, New York, NY).

Benefits & Equal Opportunity

Benefits & Perks: Beyond competitive pay, incentive awards for performance. 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and more.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer By Choice. We value diverse styles, identities, ideas and opinions and welcome all people.

Who We Are

Join Walmart and help over 275 million global customers live better each week. We are a Fortune #1 company that supports bringing your whole self to work. A career at Walmart focuses on belonging, sustainability, and community involvement. From day one, you\'ll be empowered to do your best work. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.

The annual salary range for this position is $156,000.00-$312,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Other compensation may include stock.

Primary Location

45 W 25Th St, New York, NY 10010, United States of America

Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and have a no-tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job.