At LSKD, our mission is to inspire our community to be 1% better every day. That's why we create high-quality functional sportswear with a street aesthetic to support our community on their journey. We believe the mindset extends beyond fitness — it's about growing personally, professionally, and in every area of life. We are Australian-owned and operated, and while our global HQ proudly calls Logan, Australia home, the energy that started it all has grown into a thriving global community united by the pursuit of becoming 1% better — including a fast-growing presence right here in the United States.
As VP of Merchandise, you'll be the generalist merchandising leader for LSKD's US business — owning range architecture, assortment planning, pricing and margin strategy, and the flow of product from concept through to the customer. You'll work hand-in-hand with Design, Product Development, and Supply Chain, bringing a strong working understanding of production and inventory management so that what we plan is what we can actually make, ship, and sell.
This is a remote, US-based role reporting directly to our GMM in Australia and alongside of the CGO based in Austin, with regular collaboration across time zones with our Australian HQ.
How you'll make an impact…
Topline:
- Own the margin across the US range
- Execute the best inventory flow and plan
- Create the merchandise calendar for USA
- Find the assortment gaps
- Build a forecast and OTB to support a high growth business
- Make shit happen
Merchandise Planning & Range Strategy
- Own end-to-end merchandise planning for the US market — range architecture, assortment breadth/depth, and seasonal flow
- Build and manage financial plans including sales, margin, markdown and open-to-buy budgets
- Translate brand and category strategy into commercially sound, customer-led ranges
- Set pricing and promotional strategy in partnership with Sales/eCommerce and Finance
- Use sell-through, trend and customer data to make sharp, fast in-season and pre-season calls
Supply Chain, Production & Inventory Alignment
- Bring a strong generalist understanding of supply chain, production timelines and manufacturing constraints into every planning decision
- Partner with Supply Chain and Production to align buy quantities, lead times and capacity to demand
- Own inventory health across the US business — stock cover, aged stock, in-stock rates and replenishment
- Identify and mitigate risks across the supply chain that could impact range delivery or in-stock position
- Support cost and margin improvement initiatives without compromising product quality or delivery
Cross-Functional pioneer from the Northern Hemisphere
- Partner closely with Design and Product Development to align vision, cost, timing and execution
- Provide merchandising and commercial input into product briefs, range reviews and Go-To-Market milestones
- Present range strategy, performance and risk at key business and leadership forums
- Act as the connective tissue between Australian HQ functions and the US business
Team Leadership & Capability
- Start the process to identify future US structure - that is to build, lead and develop a high-performing US merchandising team as the business scales
- Foster a collaborative, accountable and growth-oriented team culture
- Establish clear ownership, planning cadences and ways of working
- Champion continuous improvement across merchandising tools, systems and processes
Systems & Process
- Ensure effective use and integrity of planning and PLM systems (including 3 Clicks) and supporting tools
- Maintain accurate planning documentation and visibility across the merchandise lifecycle
- Identify opportunities to improve planning workflows, reporting and scalability as LSKD grows in the US
Decision Responsibility
- Recommending range plans, buy strategies, pricing and inventory investment
- Executing approved merchandise and inventory plans
- Signing off on range and assortment readiness ahead of launch
- Escalating risks and trade-offs with clear options and recommendations
Why you'll be a great fit...
- Proven experience as a generalist Merchandising leader (VP, Director, GM or Head of Merchandising) in apparel, footwear or a related consumer product category
- Strong understanding of supply chain, production and inventory management, and how these connect to merchandising and financial plans
- Track record owning range, assortment and financial planning end-to-end, including OTB/inventory investment
- Experience operating in high-growth, founder-led or scaling DTC/wholesale brands
- Ability to influence cross-functional partners across Design, Product Development, Supply Chain and Finance
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage complexity and competing priorities
- Experience with merchandising/planning and PLM systems and process governance
- Clear communicator who can translate complexity into practical, commercial recommendations
- You embody the Ideal Team Player by being Hungry, Humble, and Smart
- You love to lead, influence and inspire others
- You take every opportunity to find a way to do things better and can change priorities in a fast-paced environment
- You're a strategic thinker, and you set strategies that are aligned to the mission and values of LSKD
- You're resilient — persistent, positive and recover quickly from setbacks
- You know your numbers (budgets, forecasts, retail strategy) and you use them to make sharp, fast calls
- You're an everyday athlete — you're as passionate about fitness as we are, in whatever way you love to sweat!
Join us and you'll be part of a brand obsessed with getting 1% better every day. A place where your ideas move fast, your work shows up in the community, and your effort is genuinely part of something bigger than a job.
