Merchandise Manager, Footwear

About the role

You will define the product vision and assortment strategy for the global women's footwear category. This position requires a balance of creative product intuition and data-driven analysis to build collections that meet financial targets and consumer demand.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Create seasonal line plans that reflect brand goals and market requirements.
• Analyze past performance, trends, and consumer data to build category strategies.
• Coordinate with global teams to adjust regional assortments and address specific market needs.
• Identify product gaps and growth opportunities to improve portfolio productivity.
• Manage the assortment architecture, including breadth, depth, and price segmentation.
• Act as the main point of contact between Design, Product Development, Production, Sales, Planning, and Retail teams.
• Lead alignment meetings to finalize development priorities and product revisions.
• Oversee the product lifecycle from initial concept through to market readiness.
• Review prototypes with Design and Product Development to ensure quality and strategy alignment.
• Maintain product data and line plans within Centric PLM.
• Set the seasonal pricing structure to balance margins, brand positioning, and competitive factors.
• Present final assortment and margin recommendations to leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree.
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience, preferably in women's footwear merchandising.
• Background working within a fashion brand.
• Deep knowledge of the women's footwear market across both luxury and accessible price points.
• Understanding of the footwear consumer and geographical market differences.
• Proficiency in Retail Math and merchandising metrics.
• Ability to influence management and work across all levels of the organization.
• Experience in a fast-paced work environment.

Skills & tools

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Centric PLM
• Visual presentation and showroom setup

Practical notes

• Benefits include paid time off, holiday calendar, summer Fridays, 401k match, and paid parental leave.
• Additional perks include internal mobility, employee discounts, friend and family discount cards, gym discounts, and commuter benefits.
• Capri Holdings Limited provides reasonable accommodations for the application process; contact CapriTalentAcquisition@CapriHoldings.com for assistance.
• The company is an equal opportunity employer.