Job Description

About Us

vineyard vines is a highly successful, privately held, American clothing and accessory retailer founded in 1998 on Martha’s Vineyard by brothers, Shep & Ian Murray. With Shep & Ian still at the helm today, vineyard vines has experienced exponential year over year growth and now operates over 120 retail locations including an outlet division, a successful e-commerce business, domestic distribution center, and expanding corporate headquarters. In addition, vineyard vines is carried in major department stores such as Nordstrom and Bloomingdales as well as numerous specialty boutiques across the US.

vineyard vines was founded on a state of mind that Every day should feel this good.

You don’t need to be on a beach, by the ocean or on vacation to have Every day should feel this good moments. It’s a state of mind that we all experience, and one where everyone is invited. At vineyard vines, we don’t just live an #EDSFTG life away from our desks—we bring it to work with us, too.

In our stores, at our Harbor Drive headquarters or working remotely, our company culture is fun, encouraging and welcoming to all. We work hard and play harder, and we never take ourselves too seriously. And while we have many company goals, our number one priority is making vineyard vines a great place to work for all employees.

Our team is our family, and we’d never have grown to where we are today without them.

We’re committed to building an inclusive team across all channels, departments and stores within our community. We hope you’ll join us and see what the smiling pink whale is all about

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze sales; identify opportunities and risk on a weekly, monthly and seasonal basis
• Recommend re-orders, chase opportunities and potential swaps to drive profitable sales
• Identify trends through store visits, and competitive research; share key learnings with cross functional partners
• Report to team leaders best sellers, by door selling, and store feedback
• Present the seasonal line to buyers, pre-line with key accounts to get ahead of calendar needs
• Present season collection to buyers in the showroom
• Articulate key strategic initiatives for the brand
• Manage sales targets with a focus on profitability
• Negotiate terms, OTB, and location requests by account
• Partner with cross functional teams on assortment strategies, branding opportunities and inventory/ revenue plans
• Lead review of inbound shipments, extension requests, negotiations and initial bookings with cross f functional team
• Create seasonal line sheets and account buys in NuOrder
• Provide seasonal copy and digital assets for direct accounts
• Manage item setup forms post buy for major accounts
• Visit stores on a regular basis to enhance visual presentation and build relationships with store associates
• Manage communication between customers and internal partners in Sales, Design, Merchandising, Production, PR and Marketing
• Manage sample sets before each selling season and in season account requests

What You Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Knowledge in retail industry; 4-6 years’ experience in mens wholesale (majors) a plus
• Exceptional analytical and strategic thinking skills
• Excellent written and oral presentation skills; ability to communicate effectively to buyers and internal cross functional partners
• Strong time management, prioritization, and organizational skills
• Team focused, confident and professional
• Ability to react quickly with a strong sense of urgency
• Passion for the Vineyard Vines brand
• Positive and enthusiastic attitude
• Creative thinker, ability to identify opportunities with a new lens
• Proficiency in Retail Math, Excel, Blue Cherry order management

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