Director, Merchandising & Buying

工作 ID 10133379 地點格倫代爾, 加利福尼亚州, 美國 / 基西米, 佛罗里达州, 美國 有意工作的公司 Disney Experiences 日期已公佈 Oct. 08, 2025

申請

工作概要:

POSITION OVERVIEW:

As the leader of the North America Merchandise and Buying team, you will be responsible for developing the quarterly product brief, strategy, line architecture, assortment curation, and regional product creation for The Disney Store across all distribution points. Your accountability will be centered on North America, encompassing all product categories. You will leverage guest and demographic data to evaluate assortments and respond to in-season performance, trends, hindsight analysis, and learnings to inform future seasons. A comprehensive understanding of the connection between financial strategies and merchandise objectives is essential, as you will drive the business by partnering and influencing various cross-functional teams.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

This role focuses on essential product strategies and initiatives that will enable The Disney Store in North America to achieve both short-term and long-term growth. You will deliver innovation, increased value, and new business opportunities to the organization.

Areas of Responsibility

Drive Regional Excellence:

Spearhead the creation of quarterly product briefs, line architecture, assortment plans, and cross-category integration for The Disney Store locations, ensuring the brand's best expression.
Lead the team in developing regional product creation strategies and activations with vendors and licensee partners to drive product differentiation and frequency.
Shape the merchandising strategy and assortment curation for North America, covering hardlines and softlines, to deliver the most comprehensive tiered assortment strategy across all distribution points, including marketplaces, brick-and-mortar stores, e-commerce, and more.
Curate line assortments that support a segmented 'go-to-market' approach, from Flagship to Outlet, regionally and across other business models as appropriate.
Champion the development of seasonal 'big bets' by partnering cross-functionally to align and activate.
Build and curate a divisional, consumer-centric assortment that aligns with the brand's strategic intent and drives significant growth at retail for each region or site.
Foster partnerships with site and regional commercial and marketing teams to implement new initiatives that drive increased value and capture for The Disney Store.
Craft product assortment strategies that not only meet regional profit thresholds but also deliver the best price/value ratio to consumers.
Foster strong partnerships with commercial, marketing, and planning leadership teams in North America to ensure optimal item depth and investment, maximizing sell-through and profitability.
Collaborate with commercial, marketing, planning, and visual merchandising (VM) teams to uncover new growth opportunities and unlock future value.
Analyze regional business performance and develop strategies and growth objectives that align with the organization's needs.
Take ownership of the divisional profit and loss (P&L), working closely with planning and finance partners to set annual plans (AOP) and manage in-season trends to maximize results.
Serve as a conduit for The Disney Store's global businesses, leveraging opportunities across the entire organization.
Stay actively engaged in the macro marketplace, keeping a keen eye on the competitive retail landscape, trends, and financial dynamics.

Develop High-Performing Teams to Fuel Organizational Growth:

Lead the North America team with passion and purpose.
Be a catalyst for change, fostering a culture of teamwork, innovation, and accountability.
Serve as a role model within the company, coaching and mentoring team members to enhance their skills and knowledge.

Training and Professional Development

Lead with integrity, champion change, and be a stellar ambassador for The Walt Disney Company (TWDC).
Be an integral part of an effective and inclusive team by demonstrating awareness of others, welcoming and valuing unique perspectives and ideas, offering support, sharing knowledge, and best practices to contribute to overall departmental commitments.
Take charge of your professional development through regular career conversations with your line manager and by utilizing available resources such as internal tools, instructor-led courses, and on-the-job learning.
Proactively suggest ways to enhance departmental performance and processes, leveraging technological tools where applicable.
Build connections with other TWDC functions to develop a broader understanding of the business.
Promote and maintain an inclusive workplace, championing diversity and inclusion, and make use of available resources to extend knowledge and best practices.
Contribute to maintaining and enhancing the standard of training and development, encouraging participation so that everyone has the tools and resources to perform their roles effectively and efficiently.

Experience and Professional Qualifications Required

15+ years’ experience in product merchandising, specialty retail and product assortment strategy at leadership level
Bachelor's Degree required.
Experience in product development required
Experience in curating a product line that is both locally relevant and globally leveraged
Experience in merchandising for vertical specialty retail environment
Experience working with multiple commercial and marketing partners to bring product assortments to market
Experience managing direct reports
Experience working, and thriving, in a highly matrixed company structure

Skills Required

Skilled in building effective networks and influencing key stakeholders and achieving buy-in at all levels
Commitment to team engagement and development
Financial acumen
Demonstrable ability to capitalize on market trends and consumer Zeitgeist to maximize value creation throughout the trend cycle
Demonstrated ability to manage revenue creation while maintaining brand integrity
Strong working knowledge of the omni-channel marketplace
Strategic thinker with the ability to drive execution against a financial plan
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence a diverse audience including experience working with external partners to bring product and assortments to the market
Robust leadership and talent development abilities and a collaborative and effective management style
Ability to build and foster collaborative partnerships across departments
Strong communication skills
Proven ability to think creatively to bring and infuse new ideas into product design and not be afraid to challenge the status quo
Demonstrated ability to lead the organizational and cultural change efforts needed to ensure new, innovative concepts, business practices, and technologies are fully adopted and integrated into the business

Additional Information

Flexibility for domestic travel may be required
Contribution to ad-hoc projects as the business requires
Flexible hours may be required to meet business needs

The hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA is $185,500 - $248,800 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

申請

關於Disney Experiences:

Disney Experiences 透過世界各地的主題公園、度假村、郵輪、獨特的度假體驗、產品等，將迪士尼故事和特許經營權的魔力帶入生活。迪士尼在旅遊業中大放異彩，在美國、歐洲和亞洲擁有六大度假勝地；一流的郵輪航線；廣受歡迎的度假擁有權計劃；以及屢獲殊榮的家庭探險導遊業務。此外，迪士尼的全球消費品業務還包括全球領先的授權業務、全球最大的兒童出版品牌、全球最大的跨平台遊戲授權商之一，以及遍佈全球和網絡的迪士尼商店。

關於 The Walt Disney Company:

Walt Disney Company 連同其子公司和聯營公司，是領先的多元化國際家庭娛樂和媒體企業，其業務主要涉及三個範疇：Disney Entertainment、ESPN 及 Disney Experiences。Disney 在 1920 年代的起步之初，只是一間卡通工作室，至今已成為娛樂界的翹楚，並昂然堅守傳承，繼續為家庭中每位成員創造世界一流的故事與體驗。Disney 的故事、人物與體驗傳遍世界每個角落，深入人心。我們在 40 多個國家/地區營運業務，僱員及演藝人員攜手協力，創造全球和當地人們都珍愛的娛樂體驗。

這個職位隸屬於 Disney Shopping, Inc.，其所屬的業務部門是 Disney Experiences。

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