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Vice President & General Manager, The North Face (Americas) Jobs in Denver, CO at The North Face
Title: Vice President & General Manager, The North Face (Americas)
Company: The North Face
Location: Denver, CO
Vice President, General Manager – The North Face AmericasGeneral SummaryAs part of AMERICAS Commercial Organization, Vice President, GM – The North Face will provide leadership and vision to drive the region’s business by creating and executing the brand’s strategies in digital, retail and wholesale distribution channels. The Vice President will be a collaborative leader who drives revenue growth and operating contribution while managing assets. This position will lead business development and strategic direction as well as provide dynamic, visible, and inspirational leadership to positively impact business initiatives.
Primary Accountabilities
Active member of AMERICAS Senior Leadership team and The North Face Global Leadership Team
Responsible for the overall digital, retail, wholesale distribution for The North Face’s AMERICAS business, including full P&L responsibility,
Lead the team to grow the region by delivering budgeted revenue by channel,
Set high expectations and create an environment that maximizes results, achieves strategic and financial plans, and motivates people to succeed,
Collaborate with brand leadership on the global 3-year and seasonal strategy,
Implement regionally relevant innovation and product concepts into the territory teams and global product engine,
Direct the development and execution of strategy that maximizes the performance of all functional areas within the AMERICAS region, i.e., merchandising, inventory management, store and wholesale management, operations, finance, marketing,
Hire, develop and motivate a talented team while building a strong bench for critical roles,
Develop effective working relationships with senior level management at major customers, including national retailers and department stores,
Establish and uphold the brand’s distribution segmentation strategy for sustainable brand growth,
Develop key relationships with the cross-functional and cross-regional leaders, and other leadership stakeholders,
Provide direction on consumer needs for the AMERICAS region through the product creation and development process,
Collaborate with senior management and enterprise leaders in finance, legal, digital technology and human resources to develop strategy and long-range business plans,
Anticipate needs or events and their implications on the business; provide vision, direction, focus and motivation; scan the environment, gather, and share information needed to solve problems and make informed decisions in a deliberate manner,
Through actions and example, ensure that The North Face values are fully incorporated into business strategies and consumer messaging, upholding the values of the company in all business interactions, and acting as a visible leader in promoting corporate social responsibility initiatives.
Qualifications
The successful candidate will have “gravitas” and be a mature, energetic, and passionate retailer who is a self- starter, action-oriented and can be relied on to deliver.
He/she will:
Be a strong strategic thinker and possess well-honed analytical skills to make sound brand strategy or financial oriented decisions,
Have the maturity to follow centrally determined brand strategies, the ability to analyze and draw conclusions from performance, and the dexterity to work to budgets and projections,
Possess proven accomplishments in the region and have strong general management skills and solid commercial acumen,
Have strong presentat…
