Senior Line Builder

Job Title: Senior Line Builder

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FIND YOUR FIT

• Recognition programs to showcase your talent!
• Tools to support and help them to reach their Career Goals. (Training Offers, Scholarship Programs, LinkedIn Learning and more).
• To be part of a company that takes a stand on issues affecting people, the environment, and our partners
• Summer Fridays (because Summer is for fun)
• Purchase discount on merchandise sold in all our divisions.
• Family & Friends events with discounts on our products
• Subsidized cafeteria & daycare
• Subsidized public transportation and free parking
• On-campus gym with access to a trainer
• Flex schedules and possibility to work from home
• Sick days
• Attractive total compensation!

YOUR ROLE

Call it Spring is a global fashion brand of footwear and accessories for a Gen-Z market looking for an experienced creative talent to join its in-house product development team.

The senior line builder will be responsible for the seasonal line plan to build a profitable collection aligned with our Go-to-Market strategy. The senior line builder provides trends and sales insights, as well as study the competitive landscape to build on best sellers, create new sales opportunities and balance the assortment.

Responsibilities:

1. Set a product architecture based on trends and sales insights that will strategically bring the product vision to life
2. Conduct trend research and continuously develop knowledge of current and upcoming fashion trends
3. Develop relationships and work closely with our sourcing team and suppliers to develop new products, negotiate initial product costs, communicate design intent and follow up regarding sample updates
4. Attend weekly sales recaps to better inform collection planning and have a basic understanding of the current business.
5. Balance the assortment with the Product development team to achieve needs and novelty through pattern creation and agent styles
6. Create color and material specs for each style of respective category
7. Collaborate with various business units to ensure product needs are covered, financial goals are attainable and product development cost+ sampling ratios are followed.
8. Help manage the sourcing portfolio via the Sr Director’s leadership
9. Store visits and Market research on ongoing basis
10. Collection presentations

DO YOU HAVE THE PROFILE WE'RE LOOKING FOR?

1. Seven to ten years of relevant work experience in Product Development, Design or buying
2. Proven track record of category management and product development life cycle
3. Bachelor’s degree in fashion or Design
4. Footwear experience is recommended
5. Experience working with overseas suppliers
6. Strong negotiation skills and merchant driven
7. Strong analytical skill and strategic thinking
8. Ability to communicate clear vision
9. Highly flexible and adaptable to changing priorities
10. Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
11. Managerial experience is an asset
12. Works well in fast-paced environment with strong multitask skill set
13. Fashion savvy and enthusiast
14. Ability to travel outside of Canada
15. Basic excel knowledge

WE'RE ON A JOURNEY TO CREATE A WORLD OF LOVE, CONFIDENCE AND BELONGING

The ALDO Group has been on this journey for over 50 years. We believe that our passionate associates are at the heart of our success, and that with them we will lead into our future with kindness.

The ALDO Group is committed to diversity and inclusion, not only now, but for the long term. We strongly encourage people who are Aboriginal, racialized, have disabilities, come from gender and sexually diverse communities and/or have intersectional identities to apply for employment with us. At ALDO Group, we will always strive to take steps to create a diverse and inclusive work environment that promotes equal opportunity and accountability.#FindYourFit