Director, Design 7th Ave, 7th Floor NY Office - Merchandising

Position: Director, Design 530 7th Ave, 7th Floor, New York, NY, United States, 10018 Office - Merchandising
Location: New York

## Director, Design
530 7th Ave, 7th Floor, New York, NY, United States, 10018

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Brand Name:
TMW Merchants LLCJob Function:
Office - Merchandising

Location:

530 7th Ave, 7th Floor, New York, NY, United States, 10018

Location Name:
01068 New York Office
** Tailored Brands
** is a leading omnichannel specialty retailer of menswear, including suits, formal wear and a broad selection of business casual offerings. The company aims to help its customers love the way they look and feel for their most important moments by delivering personalized products and services through a convenient network of stores and e-commerce sites. The company's brands include Men's Wearhouse, Jos.

A. Bank, Moores and K&G Fashion. At Tailored Brands, we value differences and know they make us better. We are always working to make our Company a more diverse, equitable and inclusive (DEI) place to work.
** About the Job
** The Director, Knits & Sweaters / Designer, Bottoms, Denim & Outerwear provides strategic leadership for the knits and sweaters business while serving as the hands-on designer for casual bottoms, denim, and outerwear.

This role owns the seasonal creative direction, product development, and final execution of knits and sweaters — including category strategy, assortment direction, fabrication, color, silhouette, quality, and team leadership. In parallel, the role designs bottoms, denim, and outerwear, translating trend, customer, and brand insights into commercially relevant product concepts through final sample approval.

The position partners closely with merchandising, planning, sourcing, technical design, production, vendors, and senior leadership to deliver cohesive, on-brand, high-quality sportswear collections that meet business, margin, timing, and customer needs.

The role will also work hands-on with AI-powered design tools throughout the creative process — including generative ideation, trend and color forecasting, digital prototyping, and virtual sampling — to speed up concept development and support stronger design decisions across categories.
** What You'll Do | Key Accountabilities*
* • Establish seasonal strategy and creative direction across knits, sweaters, casual bottoms, denim, and outerwear in alignment with brand strategy, customer needs, business priorities, and financial objectives.
• Lead the knits and sweaters category while maintaining hands-on design ownership of bottoms, denim, and outerwear — defining category architecture, key items, color direction, yarns, gauges, gauges, washes, trims, and finishing details.
• Design and develop seasonal products from concept through final sample approval, including silhouettes, fits, proportions, construction, and styling; lead balanced assortments across core, seasonal, and fashion-focused products.
• Set and uphold standards for fit, handfeel, fabrication, quality, and construction; review and approve concepts, sketches, yarns, colors, lab dips, strike-offs, prototypes, and samples.
• Create and present design concepts that support cohesive seasonal product stories and a complete sportswear assortment.
• Partner with merchandising and planning to balance creative direction with assortment needs, pricing, margin, volume, and customer expectations.
• Lead vendor and cross-functional reviews, resolving issues related to design, fit, feasibility, costing, quality, and delivery; provide clear, actionable sample comments.
• Use market information, customer feedback, product performance, and post-season learnings to inform future category direction.
** Seasonal Development and Execution*
* • Lead seasonal road mapping, concept development, line reviews, quality reviews, pass-off meetings, and final approvals, with clear milestones and…