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About the Role

Knix is seeking a Director, Merchandising to lead the merchandising strategy and business across its three brands: Knix, Kt by Knix, and MNTD. This role will oversee merchandising for Wholesale, Retail, E-commerce, and Amazon, focusing on driving sales, margin, inventory, and overall business performance. The ideal candidate is a strong merchant and business leader who can balance immediate needs with future vision, identify opportunities, build assortments, and make data-driven decisions with strong merchant intuition.

Responsibilities

Lead the merchandising strategy and business across Knix, Kt by Knix and MNTD, with accountability for sales, margin, inventory and profitability.
Develop annual and seasonal strategies, including category priorities, assortment plans, pricing and product flow.
Use sales, customer and market data to identify risks, opportunities and whitespace, and turn those insights into clear business actions.
Partner with Planning & Allocations to manage inventory investment, receipts and in-season opportunities.
Identify new categories, products, channels and other opportunities to drive future growth.
Build differentiated assortments that reflect the customer, positioning and commercial needs of each brand.
Lead merchandising across Wholesale, Retail, E-commerce and Amazon, adapting assortments and strategies to the needs of each channel.
Partner with Product and Brand to shape the product roadmap and ensure the assortment supports both customer needs and business goals.
Work with Wholesale and Retail on channel and seasonal strategies, and with E-commerce and Amazon on digital assortment, launches and productivity.
Support strategic collaborations and product initiatives that strengthen brand differentiation and drive growth.
Lead, develop and retain a high-performing Merchandising team, setting clear priorities and expectations.
Work closely with Product, Brand, Marketing, Planning & Allocations, Finance, Retail, Wholesale and E-commerce to align on business and product priorities.
Bring a strong merchandising perspective to business decisions and ensure teams are aligned on assortment, launches and seasonal priorities.
Create a team culture that encourages strong merchant thinking, accountability, testing and continuous improvement.

Requirements

7+ years of merchandising experience with increasing leadership responsibility.
Experience in a high-growth DTC or omnichannel business is strongly preferred.
Apparel or intimate apparel experience is an asset.
Experience across multiple channels, including E-commerce and a combination of Retail, Wholesale and/or Amazon.
Strong understanding of assortment planning, category management, pricing, margin, inventory, forecasting and in-season management.
Strong financial and analytical skills with the ability to understand and manage a P&L or significant portion of the business.
Proven experience building and leading high-performing teams.
Strong cross-functional leadership skills and the ability to influence decisions across the organization.
Comfortable working at both a strategic and detailed level.
Able to operate effectively in a fast-paced business with changing priorities.
Strong customer focus and a clear point of view on product and merchandising.

Skills

Merchandising strategy
Business leadership
Sales
Margin management
Inventory management
Profitability analysis
Assortment planning
Data analysis
Merchant intuition
Trend identification
Team leadership
Relationship building
Customer focus
Financial analysis
Analytical skills
Cross-functional leadership
Strategic thinking
Detail-oriented
Adaptability
Product roadmap development
Channel strategy
Pricing strategy
Forecasting
In-season management

Location

North America

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

7+ years of experience
Director level

Salary/Compensations

$135,000 CAD

Benefits

100% premium coverage for extended health and dental plans
Mental health support through Employee Assistance Programs
Paid Parental Leave plan (tops up salary to 80%)
RRSP matching program
50% discount on Knix products

About the Company

Knix is an award-winning intimate apparel and activewear brand that is re-inventing intimates for real life.
Through innovative products and an engaged community, Knix empowers people to be unapologetically free.
Launched in 2013, Knix is one of the fastest-growing intimate apparel brands in North America and is globally recognized as an innovator within the apparel space.
The company reaches over 3 million customers through online stores, retail locations across North America, wholesale, and Amazon.
Knix is revolutionizing the apparel industry with best-in-class customer experience, innovative products, and brands Knix, Kt by Knix, and Mntd.

Equal Opportunity

Knix is an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate everyone and their intersecting identities.
We know and believe that diverse and inclusive teams empower us to make better decisions and inspire innovation so that we can better serve our customers and community.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations and will work with you to meet your needs.
We celebrate our inclusive work environment and welcome members of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply.