- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Mid-Level
- Compensation
- $105,000–123,000/year
- Department
- Merchandising, Buying & Planning
- Industry
- Fashion, Apparel & Leather Goods
- Posted
- Sep 22, 2026
About Calvin Klein
Calvin Klein is a globally influential American fashion house founded in New York in 1968, celebrated for its refined minimalism, modern sensuality, and cultural impact across apparel, underwear, denim, fragrance, and lifestyle categories. As an employer, the brand offers a dynamic environment where design intelligence, commercial agility, and inclusive storytelling converge. Its teams contribute to a legacy shaped by bold imagery, disciplined simplicity, and a distinctly urban point of view. Calvin Klein seeks talent eager to challenge convention, understand contemporary consumers, and build resonant brand experiences within an international organization committed to creativity, collaboration, and responsible growth.
The Merchandise Manager for Women's Off-Price Apparel leads product strategy and brand growth for the North American market, collaborating with cross-functional teams to execute seasonal product assortment needs. This role aligns all North America merchandising strategies and builds the product line plan to achieve or exceed annual financial goals while ensuring the line plan addresses global brand vision and local market needs.
Role & Responsibilities
- Establishes the product vision and builds the women's North America apparel line plan, partnering with retail buyers and regional merchandisers to develop comprehensive solutions addressing all business needs
- Collaborates with key stakeholders to influence and drive consensus on short and long-range merchandising strategies and objectives for Women's Calvin Klein Apparel categories
- Leads calendar adherence for North America Apparel Merchandising deliverables and manages cross-functional critical deadlines
- Brings consumer and market perspective to design and product development, thoroughly understanding the brand's target customer by tracking attitude and lifestyle trends
- Ensures successful implementation of merchandising strategies by providing direction to Design and Technical Design teams
- Partners with Design to identify seasonal brand messaging, confirm product and assortment details, and facilitate product changes
- Works with Sourcing partners to execute product development needs, track samples, review prototypes, and establish and meet margin targets
- Collaborates with Marketing and Packaging teams to develop product messaging and packaging strategies
- Manages seasonal projections and analyzes bookings, reporting conclusions and key merchandising KPIs including adoption rates, style productivity, and alignment
- Supports the Senior Director of Women's Merchandising on ad-hoc projects and analysis requests
- Mentors and guides the Associate Merchandiser
- Provides regional and buying teams with product knowledge and serves as an informational resource
Qualifications
- 6–8 years of progressive global merchandising experience
- Bachelor's degree in Merchandising or equivalent
- Strategic thinking with demonstrated ability to recognize opportunities and influence decision makers toward execution
- Strong product sense with proven experience driving product assortments and partnering with Design to develop product concepts that drive business results
- Exceptional problem-solving, interpersonal, and organizational skills
- High level of analytical skills combined with conceptual creative ability
- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
- Willingness and ability to travel when necessary
Skills
Experience
6–8 years of progressive global merchandising experience, preferably within off-price, contemporary, or designer apparel segments.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Merchandising, Fashion Merchandising, Retail Management, Business Administration, or equivalent professional experience.
Workplace
The successful candidate will be located in New York, New York, USA.
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Compensation
The base compensation for this position ranges from USD 105,000 to USD 123,000 per annum.
Benefits
Market-competitive total rewards package including diverse and robust health and insurance benefits, above-market 401(k) contribution, and career growth opportunities.
Culture
Calvin Klein fosters a modern, inclusive workplace culture shaped by bold creativity, confident self-expression, and a global fashion perspective. As an employer, the brand encourages collaboration across disciplines, empowers teams to challenge conventions, and maintains a fast-paced environment where innovation and cultural relevance are central to its identity.
About Cerulean
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Frequently Asked Questions
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