MeUndies is a Los Angeles, CA-based underwear and loungewear company best known for its softer-than-soft basics. Founded in 2011, MeUndies disrupted the $110B underwear industry with the first online underwear subscription. Since then, the brand has inspired a passionate community of undie-obsessed individuals with its bold, comfortable products. And that’s only the beginning…
Today MeUndies has sold more than thirty million pairs of underwear and is profitable with double-digit YoY growth. It continues to redefine the subscription market by evolving the transactional subscription to a membership centered on community and relationships with the brand.
The innovative direct-to-consumer brand offers multiple purchasing options, including singles, packs, matching pairs, and monthly membership.
We’re looking for a Senior Manager, Men's Merchandising to drive the creation and execution of product strategies across multiple channels to meet the needs of our consumer and deliver against strategic and financial company objectives. This is an exciting opportunity to help drive one of our biggest categories: Men's product.
This role will be responsible for monitoring trends in the market while identifying short-term and long-term opportunities for growth. This position requires a keen eye for product with proven experience partnering with Design teams to build out new product concepts and assortments that drive the business forward.
Please note that this is a hybrid position of 4 days/week in our Los Angeles office
What You'll Do
- Create and lead the omni-channel execution of seasonal product strategies for key categories, leveraging sales data, consumer insights and competitive analysis.
- Conduct ongoing market and trend research to become the go-to category expert in men’s underwear and loungewear.
- Identify product opportunities through regular hindsight that incorporates fashion and macro trends, consumer research, channel feedback, and sales analysis.
- Analyze sales on a weekly basis to gain a comprehensive understanding of the business.
- Build a long-term growth plan for the men’s category to achieve 15-20% annual growth in total revenue
- Monitor performance of key items, best sellers and new collections to inform future development and assortment strategies.
- Partner with planning, marketing, e-commerce, wholesale, CX and consumer insights teams to understand, influence, and drive business objectives/customer needs and identify category/product opportunities.
- Partner closely with marketing/creative teams to build go-to-market strategies and ensure product marketing strategy aligns with buying strategy.
- Identify and address in-season risks and opportunities to drive incremental revenue.
- Maintain updated knowledge of key competitors, product and pricing strategies.
- Lead retail price setting and partner with the production team to achieve margin expectations.
- Drive creation and presentation of new concepts, product design, and line plans.
- Ensure deadlines are met in order to deliver products on a timely basis.
What You Have
- 7+ years of industry experience, men’s underwear experience a strong plus
- Ability to communicate merchandising direction in an effective manner
- Proven ability to lead a cross-functional team and work in a collaborative environment
- Excellent communication skills - interpersonal, written and verbal
- Excellent presentation skills with strong ability to influence and obtain buy-in from executive leadership
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, being able to juggle multiple seasons at any given time
- Ability to foster a positive and motivating work environment
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to draw conclusions and make recommendations with big picture context
- Strong leadership and people skills
- Ability to engage and inspire cross-functional team members and stakeholders
- High attention to detail and strong organizational skills
- Passion for the brand and product; knowledge of fashion trends
- Bachelor’s degree in related field
*Checking off some but not all the boxes?! NO worries, we would still love to hear from you!
The base salary range for this full-time position is $102,000 -$150,000. Within this range, individual pay is determined by various factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the base salary range provided in this posting does not include any bonus, equity, or benefits you may be eligible for.
WHY WORK AT MEUNDIES?
It's more than a job.
We have focused on building a team of people who emulate our core values. We look for people who stay balanced, go further, build relationships, champion differences, and are humble. At MeUndies, we continue to maintain a stellar brand by working collaboratively and encouraging growth with learning opportunities. There is no such thing as a small achievement here - we celebrate it all!
We look at the necessities.
We offer competitive equity/salary packages, including targeted annual bonuses, generous parental leave, a 401k, fantastic health benefits, open time off, and more.
We have an office you’ll enjoy going to.
We currently have a hybrid work schedule where Fridays are optional work-from-home days, and Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays are in-office days. Although Friday is a remote/work-from-home day, the office is open, and you are welcome to come in! We’re set up to support comfortable working - hot desks, lounge, and casual seating areas, a Mother’s Room, an on-site gym & shower, and a kitchen that makes you feel like you’ve never left home. We’re dog-friendly, so your furry coworker can join you anytime.
We don’t forget the most important things.
We want MeUndies to be a place where you feel safe and comfortable, and we encourage our employees to hold us accountable for keeping it that way. We encourage open communication and a People Ops team that is ready to help. When you work at MeUndies, we take your needs as an employee (and a person) seriously. Our doors are always welcome to feedback and suggestions!
Plus those special extra things.
We also know how important it is to connect with your team members outside of everyday work. We offer catered lunches every in-office day, holiday parties, off-sites, happy hours, and an annual retreat. You’ll also get a sweet employee discount to rebuild your underwear drawer with our top-notch prints.
MeUndies is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace and hiring process free from discrimination. All employment decisions will be made, and all qualified applicants will be considered, without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or other legally protected characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, MeUndies will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable federal, state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.