DMM, Channel Merchandising

Location:

Secaucus, New Jersey

Job Summary:

The Divisional Merchandise Manager (DMM), Channel Merchandising provides strategic leadership for merchandising execution within a specific sales channels with a focus on product strategies for each channel and identifying better/best assortment strategies. This role is accountable for translating enterprise merchandising strategy into channel-specific category visions that drive profitable growth, optimize customer relevance, and ensure consistent brand expression. The DMM leads cross-functional and multi-level merchandising teams, balancing customer demand, financial objectives, and inventory productivity while aligning channel priorities with enterprise goals.

Responsibilities:

Key Accountabilities:

• Own and execute the channel-specific merchandise strategy, ensuring alignment with enterprise brand, financial, and customer objectives.
• Translate divisional and category strategies into actionable assortments, pricing architecture, promotional plans, and inventory strategies
• within the channel.
• Serve as a key thought partner in shaping channel evolution, including omni-channel integration and customer experience differentiation.
• Accountable for channel-level sales, margin, inventory turn, and gross margin return metrics.
• Partner with Planning and Finance to establish and manage open-to-buy, forecasting, and financial plans.
• Drive disciplined decision-making to balance growth opportunities with risk management and profitability.
• Ensure inventory strategies support channel demand patterns, fulfillment models, and seasonal dynamics.
• Lead decision-making related to expansions, exits, test-and-learn initiatives, and localization where applicable.
• Partner closely with Planning, Pricing, Supply Chain, Digital, Marketing, Stores, and Operations to ensure seamless execution.
• Influence upstream processes including product development, sourcing, and allocation to support channel needs.
• Represent channel merchandising priorities in enterprise-level forums and leadership reviews.
• Lead, coach, and develop high-performing merchandising teams, including managers and senior individual contributors.
• Set clear expectations, decision rights, and performance goals aligned to business priorities.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Merchandising, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive merchandising experience, including senior leadership responsibility.

Skills & Behaviors:

• Proven experience leading merchandising strategies within a specific retail channel (digital, stores, omni-channel, or specialty format).
• Demonstrated financial literacy, with the ability to read, interpret, and act on P&L statements, merchandise income statements, and key
• retail financial reports.
• Deep understanding of sales, margin, inventory investment, turn, GMROI, markdowns, and promotional economics.
• Strong understanding of channels specific customer behavior and demand drivers.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large, multi-layered teams and influence cross-functional partners at an executive level.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) is required.

Hourly/Salary

$115,000.00 - $225,000.00 Salary o Benefits include: Bonus eligible (depending on role), Paid Time Off, Employee Discount, 401(k) and company match, Wellness Reimbursement, Adoption Assistance, free backup care (for kids, pets & the elderly), choice of health insurance plans, company-paid life/AD&D, short and long term disability, a variety of voluntary benefits and an employee assistance program. Benefit offerings are subject to change and vary by role/level for each position. Respective waiting periods may apply to certain benefit offerings.

The Children's Place is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.