Director of Merchandising

Overview

We’re excited to be looking for a Director of Merchandising to join our team in Brooklyn, NY. Reporting to our VP of Merchandising & Planning, you’ll oversee part of our Merchandising team and shape Brooklinen’s product assortment across most categories and channels to meet customer needs and drive the business forward. You’ll also lead and mentor one direct report. 

You’re the perfect person for this role if you have soft home goods experience, are obsessed with the details, and are willing to roll up your sleeves and do whatever it takes to get the job done. If you’re excited to work with our incredible team to bring product to life, we’d love to hear from you!

This role is based in Brooklyn, NY, and we have a 2 days in/3 days remote schedule.

What you’ll do

• Work closely with cross-functional teams to understand, influence, and drive business goals and identify category and product opportunities
• Create relevant product assortments that drive the business
• Partner with our Director of Design and Director of Product Development throughout the entire milestone process to bring to market an assortment that addresses brand and customer needs
• Partner with our Planning team to provide guidelines and direction for global and omni-channel buys
• Analyze sales weekly to gain insight into the business and drive strategy 
• Identify product opportunities through regular hindsighting that incorporates consumer research, channel feedback, and sales performance analysis 
• Maintain updated product knowledge of key competitor product, distribution, and pricing strategies
• Manage retail price setting, target cost, and margin goals; partner with our Director of Product Development and Director of Design on all costing objectives
• Drive process improvements to optimize team efficiency and streamline workload

We're looking for someone who brings

• 10+ years of buying, merchandising, or merchandising planning experience; soft home goods experience is strongly preferred!
• 4+ years of people leadership experience; proven track record of developing and leading a team
• Experience in an entrepreneurial or startup environment
• Experience working with color and print/pattern
• Strong analytical background with a strong understanding of retail math
• The ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and be comfortable with change

Compensation & Benefits

At Brooklinen, our goal is to offer a competitive total compensation package which we determine based on specific market data taking into account our company size, stage, industry, and location. The base salary range for this role is between $150K - $165K. 

Beyond base salary, we contribute significantly to offset the cost of health benefits, offer a 401K with a 4% Safe Harbour match, grant a $1K annual wellness bonus, have commuter benefits, and also provide a yearly product allowance. 

We have 14 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for all new parents, year-long Summer Fridays, a workday that starts at 10 am, four weeks of vacation, and a one-month paid sabbatical at your 5th anniversary.

Most importantly of all, our HQ hires receive competitive equity grants. We would be happy to tell you more about this and how to value this part of compensation during our interview process.

Why join us?

• Our team is made up of friendly, funny, welcoming, low-ego, and passionate people -- who also happen to be great at what they do. We all know the people you work with can make or break a job and so we go to great lengths to protect this amazing culture.
• We work hard but are well-rounded and well-rested. Hanging with coworkers is encouraged. So is taking a vacation, getting a great night's sleep (our day starts at 10 am), and getting out of here at a reasonable time (we have year-long summer Fridays that end at 3 pm).
• Care about growth? So do we. We’re growing, so we’ve got tons of exciting growth opportunities for our amazingly talented team. Not the type of place where you wait for your boss to quit before you can get promoted. New projects and business needs pop up every single day, and we always look internally first.
• Hybrid work - our HQ team has 2 days in and 3 days remote schedule.
• And don’t just take our word for it! We’re honored to be recognized by various industry tastemakers for the work we’ve put into our culture and employee engagement, including accolades from LinkedIn Top Startups (in 2020 and 2021!), Inc.’s Best Workplaces and Forbes Best Startup Employers in America (in 2022 and 2023!).

Everyone is welcome at Brooklinen - we’re passionate about building a team that reflects the diversity of our community and creating an environment where our differences are celebrated. We invite you to take a look at how we’ve done so far and where we know we need to do better.

Brooklinen, home of The Internet’s Favorite Sheets, was founded in 2014 with one goal in mind: We want you to be comfortable.

We believe everyone deserves beautiful home essentials, and our approach to provide these is simple: Create high-quality products using the finest materials – from bedding to towels and everything in between – and offer these products directly to our customers (without the luxury markup!). As we’ve expanded beyond the bedroom, introducing bath goods, accessories, loungewear, our Spaces marketplace and IRL retail stores (with many more opening in 2022 and beyond!), our goal of keeping you comfortable has remained at the forefront.

We take pride in our products and think you will, too: Our sheets, towels and more have received over 100,000 5-star reviews and been recognized by numerous industry tastemakers such as Apartment Therapy, Good Housekeeping, The New York Times’ Wirecutter and many more.