Vice President, Merchandising

About AwayWe believe travel makes us better. Founded in 2016 with one perfectly designed carry-on, we now offer a range of luggage and travel essentials for every journey. Together we create, innovate, and embark on this journey as a community of travelers, helping to make travel more seamless for everyone.Join The CrewWe are hiring a Vice President, Merchandising to lead our global Merchandising, Planning, & Allocation teams. This position reports to the President and takes Away further by leading our luggage, bag, and accessory merchandising strategy, ensuring our assortment meets customer expectations, brand values, and our long-term growth and financial objectives.This is an exciting opportunity to join a widely celebrated brand that is looking to continue to innovate and iterate. We're looking for an influential and inspiring Merchant that has proven success driving bottom line results in omnichannel organizations, and has deep experience entering and understanding new markets and customer segmentations. This role is for you if you are data-driven in your approach, love mentoring a team, and understand how to build trusting relationships with cross-functional peers in order to achieve common addition to the below responsibilities, this position will also oversee 3 direct reports and 3 skip-level reports.What you'll do as the Vice President, MerchandisingMerchandisingDevelop and lead Away's merchandising strategy across multiple channels (e-commerce, retail, wholesale and B2B) with the overall goal of driving both aggressive revenue targets and market share winsOwn the entirety of Away's product lifecycle across all categories, from go-to-market to exits, standing up scalable and effective processes throughout to maximize internal team speed and efficiencyLead cross-functional teams to best understand how to create new product, elevate existing product, and right-size assortments to meet our business objectives, including partnering with Product Development, Product Sourcing, Channel and Marketing teamsSteer our pricing strategy to increase market share and drive sales while keeping a pulse on economic viability and anticipated demandPartner closely with marketing teams to develop and execute a full commercial roadmap, ensuring cohesive product launches and promotional campaignsLead a multichannel promotional strategy that supports both direct and wholesale channels through creative, demand-driving exits and discounts, balancing the need to convert while maintaining our premium brand positioningPartner closely with finance and data team to drive rigorous reporting and analyses for the sake of productivity, growth, and profitabilityManage a strong customer feedback loop, integrating reviews and insights to optimize new product development and rolling change improvementsConduct extensive research of global, national, and regional trends, in partnership with brand and design, to best understand opportunities for growth and what our customers (new and returning) are looking for in their travel needsServe and influence best practices across the business, including trade marketing, design, and retail visual merchandisingfixtures, ensuring our strategy is consistent across different departmentsMentor and manage a merchandising team, providing them new opportunities to learn and growPlanning & AllocationOwn the open-to-buy process, including replenishment forecasting and investment strategy aligned to revenue and margin targetsRepresent Planning & Allocation as the functional expert, leading higher complexity and higher value projects in partnership with the Leadership TeamEnsure channels have healthy inventory in order to drive sales, leading teams to best understand regional demand based on data and customer insightsCarefully balance cash constraints while maximizing our sales potentialCreate a feedback loop to integrate customer feedback and channel insights into our product strategy, inclusive of post-launch recaps and quarterly hind-sightingMentor and manage our planning and allocation teams, providing them new opportunities to learn and growWho you areYou have extensive experience leading omni-channel merchandising in complex CPGluxury retail environments, with demonstrated success driving both profitability and market shareYou have past experience managing buying, planning, and allocation teams, and understand best practices to maximize sell-through and minimize overstockingYou have strong business acumen; you can read and shape a P&L and ascertain what changes you need to make in a merchandising strategy in order to better meet financial objectives and better meet customer needsfuture product trendYou're data-driven, and understand how to tell a story through the numbers in order to make recommendationsYou have previous experience working with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, including marketing, product design and wholesale buyers, and understand how to guide all partners to understand the same brand and merchandising goals across different customer segments and channelsYou're influential; partners are inspired by your candor and look to you when undergoing change managementYou're creative and innovative; you love to build great new things that are fresh and unique while staying on brandAgile, and motivated by a fast-paced and ever changing environmentPassionate about transforming travel for all (but that's a given!)Team player with a "no task is too small" attitudeEnjoys working in a fast-paced and ever-changing environmentPassionate about transforming travel (but that's a given!)Excited to join the team, but not sure you meet all of the qualifications? Please apply, we'd still love to hear from you.Who We AreWe're travelers. Travel is about the journey - the transformative experiences and the growth each trip offers. All employees are encouraged to take time to get away through our variety of time away from work offerings.We're driven. The work we do matters and collectively drives impact. No matter the job title, everyone at Away is a meaningful contributor in unlocking our ever growing potential.We're supportive. We value the entirety of your life's journey, not just the milestones. You'll find an environment that celebrates balance, understanding that your personal passions and commitments outside of work, are threads of the same fabric that makes you unique.What We OfferOur total rewards are inclusive of both compensation and benefits. What we offer within a salary range is dependent on a number of factors, including scope and qualifications for the role, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to other Away employees. Salary and benefit offerings are reviewed during phone screenings to ensure pensation Range: $250,000.00 - $265,000.00 annuallyThis role is eligible to participate in Away's Annual Company Performance Incentive Bonus Plan, the terms of which are determined at the discretion of the companyEquity Grant: commensurate with level determined at the discretion of the companyBenefits Overview:Take care of yourself and your family through our health insurance offeringsInvest in your future by participating in our 401(k) (with a company match!)Find balance through our many paid time off programs (vacation, wellbeing, holidays, Summer Fridays, and compassion leave - just to name a few!)Build your travel uniform through discount codes, product stipends, and giveawaysGive back through company-sponsored volunteer and charitable opportunitiesHow We WorkWe are intentional about our approach to modern work, which focuses on fostering an environment that empowers, enables and supports our workforce to do their best work with in-person moments that matter.This is a hybrid role that comes into our Soho, NYC office twice weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The working hours are 9am-6pm ET. Our CommitmentAs a company that values diversity, equity, and inclusion, Away seeks individuals of all backgrounds and experiences to apply for this opportunity. We're creating an environment where everyone can thrive. Our customers are global and diverse, so we're building a team that is too. Through initiatives like our Employee Resource Groups, anti-racism training, and bias prevention initiatives, we're building the cultural foundation that gives people the emotional and physical space to bring their authentic selves to work.EEOC Statement: Away is dedicated to hiring a diverse workplace that celebrates an inclusive culture and a sense of belonging. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, veteran status, genetic information or disability. Away is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at .

Created: 2025-01-31