A thriving company is seeking a dynamic and experienced Workwear Apparel Merchandise Manager to lead strategy, execution, and team performance for its high-margin apparel division. This role is responsible for overseeing 8 buyers across categories such as men’s and women’s workwear, footwear, kidswear, and fashion accessories. The ideal candidate will combine a deep understanding of retail apparel buying programs with strong analytical and leadership skills to guide a high-performing team, optimize seasonal planning, and drive growth across 55+ stores. They are looking for a numbers-driven leader with hands-on experience managing multiple product categories who thrives in a fast-paced, vendor-heavy retail environment and understands rural customer preferences.

Workwear Apparel Merchandise Manager Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of 8 buyers across multiple apparel-related categories
• Develop and execute strategic merchandise plans that align with company goals
• Analyze inventory performance and implement replenishment and markdown strategies
• Meet regularly with vendors to negotiate buys, review assortment, and finalize size distributions
• Oversee seasonal product planning and ensure accuracy and timeliness of Q4 and other key assortments
• Ensure a “good, better, best” product mix that reflects the workwear-focused customer base
• Collaborate with planning, marketing, and store operations to ensure merchandise success across all 55+ stores
• Provide forecasting and performance reporting to executive leadership
• Adapt strategies to meet the needs of customers from the Pacific Northwest to the Southwestern U.S

Workwear Apparel Merchandise Manager Requirements:

• 5+ years of progressive retail buying/merchandise management experience with supervisory responsibility over multiple categories
• Proven experience managing a team of buyers or category managers
• Strong knowledge of retail apparel—especially workwear or performance wear
• Background in companies like Costco, Target, Walmart, Big 5, or other value-tier retailers is ideal
• Excellent analytical, negotiation, and inventory management skills
• ERP experience, Epicor preferred
• Must reside in or willing to relocate to Ammon, ID
• Background in or appreciation for rural/regional retail markets
• Experience in workwear apparel or western/performance wear categories is preferred
• Experience working in multi-region, multi-store environments
• Bilingual in Spanish is a plus

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Negotiable PTO
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Relocation support
• Join a company with impressive growth plans
• Work in a dynamic, vendor-rich, and collaborative office with strong values and leadership support

This is an exceptional opportunity for a merchandising leader ready to make a high-level impact at a stable, fast-growing retail company with deep roots in the communities it serves. Apply now!

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