Director, Associate DMM - Women's RTW

NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP - DIRECTOR, ASSOCIATE DMM

Neiman Marcus Group (NMG) has been the premier destination for luxury fashion and goods, superior service, and an elevated retail experience for more than a century. Today, 9,000 associates contribute to the success of NMG's brands: Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, Last Call, and Horchow. There are 38 full-line Neiman Marcus stores in cosmopolitan markets across the United States and a sophisticated digital platform that attracts shoppers worldwide. Bergdorf Goodman operates two stores in landmark locations on Fifth Avenue in New York City and BergdorfGoodman.com, catering to loyal luxury customers globally. NMG also owns five Last Call stores and Horchow.com, an e-commerce site that offers premium furniture and home decor.

As an organization, NMG is on a transformational journey to become the preeminent luxury customer platform. NMG continues to deliver the best integrated customer experience and has evolved the business to succeed in the ever-changing retail landscape. NMG is a relationship business. What differentiates the organization from other luxury retailers are its unique assets: a strong store footprint, the most knowledgeable associates, an engaging online experience, solid brand partnerships, innovative digital and in-store experiences, the most loyal luxury customer base, and a strong balance sheet.

Our customers will always be at the center of everything NMG does. The company continues to reinvest in new technologies that enhance the customer experience. NMG meets customers where they are. NMG's goal is to offer customers a seamless experience across its stores, online, and remote digital selling.

NMG's priority is to develop a highly engaged and high-performing team where everyone belongs. The business attracts and retains best-in-class talent through unique offerings provided to associates in addition to standard employer benefits. These include an innovative way of working, associate discounts on merchandise, tuition reimbursement, associate hardship fund, and paid time off to volunteer, to name a few.

As part of NMG's Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) work, the organization is focused on driving its core value of being "All Heart." NMG is also assessing its current environmental and social impact while developing a three-year plan to lead the luxury industry in its commitment and transparency to environmental and social sustainability. NMG strives to become an employer of choice, driven by a culture of Belonging. A dedicated team focuses on this journey, directly impacting how NMG conducts business throughout the workforce, workplace, and marketplace dimensions.

NMG has incredibly passionate and committed corporate and store associates. NMG offers associates an environment where everyone feels welcomed, nurtured, and empowered. Our associates are the heart of NMG. As an organization, NMG leads with love - love for customers, love for associates, and love for brand partners.

JOB SUMMARY

The Director, Associate Divisional Merchandise Manager (DMM) provides strategic vision and merchandising leadership to the high growth online and store divisions of Neiman Marcus. Focusing on maximizing sales, margin and profit while providing outstanding customer service are key to success.

JOB DUTIES

Responsibilities include:

• Demonstrate leadership within the division to execute strategic initiatives and deliver on Merchandising business objectives
• Work with planning organization to ensure merchandise and financial plans reflect goals and objectives of strategic initiatives
• Accountable for leading and driving change while building cross-functional teams that are continually focusing on the customer
• Learns and knows the competitive marketplace, identifies current trends, and understands the customer and business model to inform strategic and tactical decisions
• Guides merchants and collaborates with Planning Department to drive financial plans and forecasts.
• Provide coaching, training, and develop, feedback to direct reports and merchandising team
• Influence and collaborate with cross-functional teams to create and execute action plans that deliver strategies and financial results including Planning, Creative and Marketing
• Performs additional tasks as required

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years' experience in a merchandise management role within a high-volume multi-unit merchandising organization in a fashion apparel or home fashion category
• Demonstrated management skills, mentoring, and developing a merchant
• Expert knowledge of industry trends, competition, assortment planning, customer behaviors, inventory management, logistics and marketing techniques.
• Outstanding leadership skills and the ability to build relationships at all levels of the organization
• Strong written, oral and presentation communication skills
• Building effective teams
• Conflict management
• Negotiating
• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or ability required.