PRTNRRecruiting

**Director of Merchandising **

PRTNRRecruiting  •  Los Angeles, CA (Onsite)  •  3 months ago
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Job Description

RESPONSIBLITIES

  • Structure seasonal handbag and SLG collections across core carryover styles, seasonal fashion, and key statement items
  • Maintain strong SKU discipline and balanced assortments
  • Support long-term product strategies that drive brand growth
  • Collaborate closely with the design team to support the original creative vision while optimizing commercial performance
  • Apply merchandising insight to strengthen assortment clarity and product flow
  • Lead carryover strategy and refresh core handbag groups seasonally
  • Maintain consistency across collections while introducing relevant updates
  • Present collections effectively during line reviews and sales meetings
  • Develop merchandising layouts and product storytelling to highlight key styles
  • Adapt presentations based on market and channel needs
  • Partner with design, product development, sales, planning, and production teams
  • Translate market feedback into actionable merchandising insights
  • Support assortments across global markets and distribution channels while maintaining brand consistency
  • Lead and develop the merchandising team while driving clear processes and accountability

REQUIREMENTS

  • Bachelor’s degree in Design, Business, Merchandising, or related field
  • 10–15+ years of merchandising, buying, or planning experience in fashion or accessories
  • Strong expertise in accessories
  • Experience working within designer-led brands
  • Strong visual merchandising and presentation skills
  • Strategic mindset with excellent organizational and communication abilities
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
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About PRTNRRecruiting

PRTNR Recruiting is a boutique, full-time-only recruiting partner for fashion, beauty, and consumer lifestyle brands.

Founded by Jamie Grossman, a longtime industry recruiter, PRTNR was built on the belief that hiring should be strategic, collaborative, and deeply personalized. Our team brings firsthand experience from inside the brands we now support so we know how to find talent that looks good on paper and fits.

Recruiting, the PRTNR way

✔️ We’re full-time only, no freelance, no temp! We focus on lasting team builds.

✔️ We work quietly and precisely, with no resume blasts and no unnecessary noise.

✔️ We value relationships over transactions. Many of our clients and candidates come back year after year.

✔️ We keep it personal, honest, and brief—always.

With a presence in Los Angeles, New York, and the UK, we recruit across apparel design, graphic design, merchandising, buying, planning, production, supply chain, product development, marketing, finance, operations, and executive leadership.

We’re intentional, invested, and here to make hiring feel less like a chore and more like a competitive advantage.

If you’re building a brand and need the right people to do it, let’s talk.

Industry
Fashion & Apparel
Company Size
1-10 employees
Headquarters
Los Angeles , California
Year Founded
2020
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