For over a century, Dickies has been worn by those forging their own path to shape the world we live in. We celebrate the can-do spirit of tradespeople, skaters, and doers who continue to put their trust in us. And we’re ready for the next 100 years of rolling up our sleeves alongside them, creating styles that work as hard as they do. 

So, before we get to the job details, take a minute to learn a little more about us – our values and our culture. If you can see yourself working side-by-side with a team dedicated to those people that work hard and play harder, Dickies just may be the place for you.  

To learn more about our values and our culture, visit Dickies Careers or www.dickies.com.  

What will you do? 

A day in the life of a Director, Merchandising at Dickies looks a little like this. 

The Director of Regional Merchandising is responsible for driving marketplace strategies for the Wholesale and DTC channels in the Americas. As a member of the America’s leadership team, they play an instrumental role in the execution of the brand strategy within the region. This role covers the AMER region and collaborates closely with various teams, including Commercial Sales, Key Account Merchandising Leadership, Regional Marketing, Finance, and Planning. The primary focus of this position is to drive regional assortment efficiencies, ensuring optimal sell-through percentages, margins, and inventory levels. Additionally, the role is responsible for maintaining high forecasting accuracy and executing financial forecasts effectively. This position reports to the VP of Commercial.  

Let’s break down that day-in-the-life a bit more. 

Development of the regional assortment architecture with a key focus on creating product assortments relevant to a diverse customer base within both wholesale and DTC business channels.  

Support the creation of an integrated marketplace assortment strategies to drive segmentation and cross channel tiering  

Deliver regional merchandising inputs throughout global GTM process, providing inputs relevant for work and lifestyle distribution channels. 

Metabolize a complex global product line to create regionally relevant assortments  

Develop and execute seasonal merchandising strategies that support the global marketing roadmap   

Provide leadership and strategic oversight to a team of marketplace merchants and DTC buyers  

Partner with Regional planning to support preseason and in season forecasting efforts   

Act as an extension of the commercial sales team by developing strong relationships with sales executives and account merchandising leadership   

Lead critical account intersects such as roundtables, seasonal key account pre-lines   

Consistently monitor trends and consumer behavior through available reporting outlets and market visits  

25% travel required 

What do you need to succeed? 

We all have unique skills that we bring to work and celebrate every day. For this role, there are foundation skills you’ll need to succeed and excel. Additionally, while formal education in a related field is great to have, we are most interested in your 10 years of experience and professional achievements.   

The foundational skills you will need in this position are: 

Product Merchandising 

Forecasting + Planning  

Financial acumen 

Inter-organizational collaboration  

What do we offer you? 

At Dickies, we know you expect as much from us as we do from you. That is why we make a commitment to support and grow our people. We offer extensive development and growth opportunities for your current and future positions, a competitive compensation package, and a strong benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).  

Our commitment extends beyond this and into your daily work life. We strive to foster a diverse and inclusive culture based on respect, connection, and authenticity. Our focus on DEI is at the foundation of who we are and what we do.  

To learn more about Dickies’ benefits package, follow this MyVFBenefits.com and click “Looking to Join VF”.  

To learn more about Dickies’ Diversity and Inclusion efforts, go to www.dickies.com 

Now WE have a question for YOU.  

Are you in? 

Hiring Range:

Incentive Potential: This position is eligible for additional compensation awards that may include an annual incentive plan, sales incentive, or commission potential. Specific details of the additional compensation eligibility for this position will be provided during the recruiting and interview process.

Benefits at VF Corporation: You can review a general overview of each benefit program offered, including this year's medical plan rates on www.MyVFbenefits.com  and by clicking Looking to Join VF? Detailed information on your benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

Please note, our hiring ranges are determined and built from market pay data. In determining the specific compensation for this position, we comply with all local, state, and federal laws.

At VF, we value a diverse, inclusive workforce and we provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. All qualified applicants for employment will be considered without regard to an individual’s race, color, sex, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws.  If you are unable to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at peopleservices@vfc.com. VF will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities to the extent required by applicable law.

Pursuant to all applicable local Fair Chance Ordinance requirements, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, VF will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.