Merchandising Manager, Dresses

Position Overview

Quince is seeking a Merchandising Manager, Dresses to expand and manage the Women’s Dresses product assortment, delighting our growing customer base. This role is crucial to Quince's growth and success, requiring an innovator to build and run our emerging categories strategy.

About Quince

OUR STORY Quince was started to challenge the existing idea that nice things should cost a lot. Our mission was simple: create an item of equal or greater quality than the leading luxury brands and sell them at a much lower price.

OUR VALUES

• Customer First: Customer satisfaction is our highest priority.
• High Quality: True quality is a combination of premium materials and high production standards that everyone can feel good about.
• Essential Design: We don’t chase trends, and we don’t sell everything. We’re expert curators that find the very best and bring it to you at the lowest prices.
• Always a Better Deal: Through innovation and real price transparency, we want to offer the best deal to both our customers and our factory partners.
• Environmentally and Socially Conscious: We’re committed to sustainable materials and sustainable production methods. That means a cleaner environment and fair wages for factory workers.

OUR TEAM AND SUCCESS Quince is a retail and technology company co-founded by a team with extensive experience in retail, technology, and building early-stage companies. You’ll work with world-class talent from Stanford GSB, Google, D.E. Shaw, Stitch Fix, Urban Outfitters, Wayfair, McKinsey, Nike, etc.

Responsibilities

• Manage the assortment, revenue, and margins for the Women’s Dresses category.
• Drive the overall growth trajectory of the Women’s Dresses product category.
• Expand and manage the Women’s Dresses product assortment on Quince.

Key Attributes for Success

• Experience in retail merchandising for Women’s apparel categories.
• Strong and structured problem solver.
• Data-driven decision maker.
• Deep understanding of consumer/retail sector dynamics.
• Ability to leverage technology to build and scale product strategy.
• Independent learner and executor.
• Strong communicator.
• Collaborative, especially with external partners.

Qualifications

• Experience: 5-10 years of retail merchandising experience in the Women’s apparel category, preferably with luxury expertise.
• E-commerce/DTC: E-commerce experience and/or DTC experience preferred.
• Career Progression: Proven track record of progressing within an organization and demonstrating continuous growth in roles and responsibilities.
• Data & Product Acumen: Product obsessed with experience in leveraging data tools and external sources.
• Customer Insight: Critical eye to anticipate customer needs (both the “science” and “art” of retail merchandising).
• Organizational Skills: Highly organized, detail-oriented, and analytical with a focus on execution, problem-solving, improving processes, and brand enhancement.
• Learning & Adaptability: Continuous learner and highly curious; always open to considering new perspectives; proactive when changing course and facing added challenges.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Work Environment: Motivated by working in a fast-paced collaborative environment.

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