OluKai Senior Director of Footwear Merchandising

Senior Director Of Footwear Merchandising

At OluKai, we build premium products for the ocean lifestyle. Our footwear is crafted with the highest quality materials and designed to be beautiful, functional, and incredibly comfortable. We are committed to creating quality products for our customers while leaving the smallest footprint possible on the planet. Our company philosophy is to be environmentally responsible as manufacturers and to pledge OluKai to actively support and work for a clean environment and a better quality of life. Our customers and staff embody the connection that exists between people and the ocean, it is our culture. We want to build a team of individuals who embrace this culture and have a passion for providing premium products and service to our customers.

About the Role

The Senior Director of Footwear Merchandising will lead the creation and execution of the seasonal product merchandising strategy across channels, ensuring assortments are consumer-right, market-relevant, and financially sound. This role will act as the voice of the marketplace within the product creation process and work cross-functionally with design, development, brand, and sales teams to build assortments that drive growth across both wholesale and direct-to-consumer channels. The Senior Director will play a pivotal role in assortment planning, seasonal storytelling, and special make-up (SMU) execution, blending data-driven insights with consumer and marketplace intuition.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to :

• Lead seasonal assortment planning and line architecture across, ensuring alignment with product strategy, consumer insights, and business goals.
• Collaborate closely with wholesale and DTC sales teams to create strategic channel / account assortments with consideration for in-store experience.
• Conduct comprehensive sales analysis and product performance reviews to inform future line planning and identify opportunities for margin, productivity, and SKU efficiency improvements.
• Influence and impact the execution of market-relevant SMUs in collaboration with product creation and commercial teams.
• Act as the voice of the marketplace, translating consumer and account needs into actionable briefs and insights for product creation teams.
• Partner with Brand Marketing and Sales to build seasonal go-to-market and launch plans that amplify product stories and drive business objectives.
• Monitor competitive landscape and retail trends to ensure assortments are differentiated and brand appropriate.

Qualifications, Skills, Experience :

Location & Office Structure : This is an in-office hybrid position, mandatory 4 days per week in office in Irvine, CA with the option to work from home 1 day per week. Subject to change without notice as per company guidelines.

Compensation : The salary range for this position is $170,000 to $200,000 plus opportunity for annual bonus of 14-28%; salary is based on the experience that you bring to the position.

Benefits and Perks :

Archipelago Companies values a diverse, inclusive, and entrepreneurial workforce and culture, 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 hr@arch-cos.com. Archipelago will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities to the extent required by applicable law.