About the role
What you’ll do
We are seeking an innovative and strategic leader to fill the role of Associate Vice President (AVP) of Women’s Apparel Purchasing. This role is crucial in the development and driving our Womenswear strategy to achieve and exceed financial objectives, including sales targets, gross margin goals, and inventory turnover.
You will have the responsibility for leading a larger segment of the business, having multiple merchant direct reports, and responsibility for the performance of multiple product groups. The AVP will be responsible for leading, inspiring, and developing a team of direct reports including hiring, performance management, coaching, and feedback.
- Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement a merchandising strategy that meets or surpasses financial goals.
- Short-term & Long-term Planning: Create and inspire short-term strategies that align with and support long-term business objectives.
- Capability Management: Define essential capabilities for executing the strategy and oversee its implementation.
- Performance Analysis: Analyze business performance to inform future strategies, respond to trends, and adjust tactics accordingly.
- Team Leadership: Lead, motivate, and develop a high-performing team. Make key decisions on hiring, performance management, coaching, and terminations.
- Collaboration & Relationship Building: Maintain strong relationships with core team members, support cross functional teams, and vendor partners to drive innovation and product development.
- Best Practices Implementation: Lead initiatives to establish best practices within the assigned business segment.
- Business Segment Oversight: Oversee a larger segment of the business, manage multiple merchant direct reports, and ensure the success of multiple product groups.
What you bring
- 10 years of apparel buying experience.
- Previous leadership roles in purchasing or related areas.
- Strong leadership skills, including experience managing and leading teams.
- A deep understanding of the women’s apparel industry and market trends.
- Demonstrates strong experience in retail business acumen.
- Experience in P&L responsibility.
- Omni Channel Experience.
- Cross-functional experience.
About Us
At Marks, we want you to experience an extraordinary career in helping to lead our brand's evolution to be Canada’s number one destination for industrial and casual apparel and footwear. As one of Canada’s leading apparel retailers, and a valued part of the Canadian Tire family of companies, Mark’s stands out for its commitment to comfort, quality and style. Mark’s is a leader in product development, innovation and quality through its assortment of industrial apparel, footwear and accessories, with strong private and exclusive brands. Join us, where there's a place for you here.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.
Accommodations
We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.
About Mark's
As part of the Canadian Tire group of companies, we are a successful, competitive, innovative, and growing company that values diversity and fosters a culture of performance and accountability. Even as a nationwide retailer, we remain true to our entrepreneurial roots by encouraging and rewarding innovative thinking.
Mark’s provides Canadians with apparel and footwear for everyday work and everyday living by focusing on a core business of developing durable, high quality and comfortable items for casual and industrial applications. Mark’s, known as L’Équipeur in Quebec, is one of Canada’s most trusted retailers, with over 380 stores across the country. For more information, visit www.Marks.com / www.LEquipeur.com
The first Mark's Work Warehouse store opened August 14, 1977 in Calgary, AB as an industrial accessories retailer. With early success, the company expanded rapidly going public in 1981. Mark's Work Warehouse was purchased by Canadian Tire Corporation for $116 million in 2002.
Over the last 39 years, the company has grown into Canada’s number one retailer for men's casual and industrial apparel Rebranding as Mark's in 2012, the company now operates over 380 stores across the country featuring a full range of men's and women's casual and industrial apparel, footwear and outerwear.
Mark's is committed to outfitting Canadians with the confidence to look and feel their best for everyday life in Canada. Working at Mark’s, you’ll have the flexibility and support you need to provide our customers with great quality products, while supporting our vision to be Canada’s number one destination for men’s industrial and casual apparel and footwear.
Whether working directly with our customers at our retail stores, or behind the scenes in our head office in Calgary, our employees are leading our brand's evolution. To support them, we're investing in their growth and development and empowering them with the freedom and responsibility to perform their jobs better.
About the role
What you’ll do
We are seeking an innovative and strategic leader to fill the role of Associate Vice President (AVP) of Women’s Apparel Purchasing. This role is crucial in the development and driving our Womenswear strategy to achieve and exceed financial objectives, including sales targets, gross margin goals, and inventory turnover.
You will have the responsibility for leading a larger segment of the business, having multiple merchant direct reports, and responsibility for the performance of multiple product groups. The AVP will be responsible for leading, inspiring, and developing a team of direct reports including hiring, performance management, coaching, and feedback.
- Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement a merchandising strategy that meets or surpasses financial goals.
- Short-term & Long-term Planning: Create and inspire short-term strategies that align with and support long-term business objectives.
- Capability Management: Define essential capabilities for executing the strategy and oversee its implementation.
- Performance Analysis: Analyze business performance to inform future strategies, respond to trends, and adjust tactics accordingly.
- Team Leadership: Lead, motivate, and develop a high-performing team. Make key decisions on hiring, performance management, coaching, and terminations.
- Collaboration & Relationship Building: Maintain strong relationships with core team members, support cross functional teams, and vendor partners to drive innovation and product development.
- Best Practices Implementation: Lead initiatives to establish best practices within the assigned business segment.
- Business Segment Oversight: Oversee a larger segment of the business, manage multiple merchant direct reports, and ensure the success of multiple product groups.
What you bring
- 10 years of apparel buying experience.
- Previous leadership roles in purchasing or related areas.
- Strong leadership skills, including experience managing and leading teams.
- A deep understanding of the women’s apparel industry and market trends.
- Demonstrates strong experience in retail business acumen.
- Experience in P&L responsibility.
- Omni Channel Experience.
- Cross-functional experience.
About Us
At Marks, we want you to experience an extraordinary career in helping to lead our brand's evolution to be Canada’s number one destination for industrial and casual apparel and footwear. As one of Canada’s leading apparel retailers, and a valued part of the Canadian Tire family of companies, Mark’s stands out for its commitment to comfort, quality and style. Mark’s is a leader in product development, innovation and quality through its assortment of industrial apparel, footwear and accessories, with strong private and exclusive brands. Join us, where there's a place for you here.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.
Accommodations
We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.
About Mark's
As part of the Canadian Tire group of companies, we are a successful, competitive, innovative, and growing company that values diversity and fosters a culture of performance and accountability. Even as a nationwide retailer, we remain true to our entrepreneurial roots by encouraging and rewarding innovative thinking.
Mark’s provides Canadians with apparel and footwear for everyday work and everyday living by focusing on a core business of developing durable, high quality and comfortable items for casual and industrial applications. Mark’s, known as L’Équipeur in Quebec, is one of Canada’s most trusted retailers, with over 380 stores across the country. For more information, visit www.Marks.com / www.LEquipeur.com
The first Mark's Work Warehouse store opened August 14, 1977 in Calgary, AB as an industrial accessories retailer. With early success, the company expanded rapidly going public in 1981. Mark's Work Warehouse was purchased by Canadian Tire Corporation for $116 million in 2002.
Over the last 39 years, the company has grown into Canada’s number one retailer for men's casual and industrial apparel Rebranding as Mark's in 2012, the company now operates over 380 stores across the country featuring a full range of men's and women's casual and industrial apparel, footwear and outerwear.
Mark's is committed to outfitting Canadians with the confidence to look and feel their best for everyday life in Canada. Working at Mark’s, you’ll have the flexibility and support you need to provide our customers with great quality products, while supporting our vision to be Canada’s number one destination for men’s industrial and casual apparel and footwear.
Whether working directly with our customers at our retail stores, or behind the scenes in our head office in Calgary, our employees are leading our brand's evolution. To support them, we're investing in their growth and development and empowering them with the freedom and responsibility to perform their jobs better.