Merchant – Global Women's Tops

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The Merchant, Global Women's Tops plays a central role in defining the product strategy and assortment direction for key categories within the Women's business. Leveraging consumer insights, marketplace trends, and business performance, you will influence decisions from initial concept through marketplace execution while partnering closely with teams across Planning, Design, Product Development, Marketing, and Commercial. As the team continues to evolve its seasonal framework, ways of working, and approach to bringing product to market, you will have the opportunity to help drive that transformation and contribute to the next chapter of growth for the Global Women's business.

About the Job 

• Own category strategy and assortment direction for assigned Tops categories, applying consumer insights, marketplace trends, and performance to support category growth.
• Develop seasonal line plans and assortments that align with brand priorities, consumer needs, channel strategies, and financial goals.
• Partner with Planning to analyze performance, hindsight learnings, and emerging opportunities to inform future product and assortment strategies.
• Translate business insights into category recommendations, balancing consumer, brand, and financial considerations throughout the merchandising process.
• Operate at the center of a cross-functional team, connecting partners across Planning, Design, Product Development, Marketing, Commercial, and Regional Merchandising to drive alignment and decision-making.
• Lead category conversations and represent the business during milestone meetings, including Briefs, Hindsight, Sketch Review, Cluster Download, Global Line Launch, and Investment Reviews.
• Guide category storytelling and seasonal product strategies from concept through marketplace execution.
• Foster partnerships built on transparency, accountability, and shared outcomes to support successful execution throughout the product lifecycle.
• Navigate evolving seasonal calendars, changing processes, and shifting priorities while maintaining progress against key deliverables and business objectives.
• Partner with Commercial DTC and Brand Experience teams to support execution of key product stories across consumer touchpoints.

• You will report to the Senior Merchant, Global Women's Tops

About You 

• 5+ years of merchandising, buying, category management, or related experience within an apparel manufacturer, retailer, or consumer brand.
• Brings a consumer-, product-, and business-minded approach to assortment and category decisions, connecting marketplace trends, consumer insights, and financial performance to inform strategy.
• Partners across Planning, Design, Product Development, Marketing, Commercial, and Regional teams to align priorities, influence decisions, and drive execution through the product lifecycle.
• Communicates recommendations and category strategies to a range of audiences, including leadership teams, and contributes to key business and assortment decisions.
• Deep passion for the consumer and product, with curiosity around emerging trends, innovation, and what makes product compelling and relevant.
• Uses business and financial metrics to identify opportunities, assess risk, and inform assortment, investment, and category decisions.
• Thrives in environments undergoing change, embracing new ways of working and helping teams navigate complexity, shifting timelines, and evolving priorities.
• Contributes to a team culture built on partnership, transparency, accountability, and shared outcomes.
• Proficiency in Excel, including data analysis, reporting, and business insight development.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred.

This is a hybrid work schedule based in our San Francisco, CA headquarters. You will be expected in office 3 days per week typically Tuesday-Thursday. Note, time in office can vary depending on business needs.

The expected starting salary range for this role is $92,300 - $135,300 per year. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range based on the location of the role. The amount a particular employee will earn within the salary range will be based on factors such as relevant education, qualifications, performance and business needs.

Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.) offers a total rewards package that includes base pay, incentive plans, 401(k) matching, paid leave, health insurance, product discounts, and more designed to help you and your family stay healthy, meet your financial goals, and balance the demands of your work and personal life. Available benefits and incentive compensation vary depending upon the specifics of the role; details relating to a specific role will be made available upon request. Read more about our benefits here.

LS&Co. is an affirmative action and equal employment opportunity employer. We welcome and value people from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and experiences to make LS&Co. a collective success.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and must not require current or future employment visa sponsorship. The company does not participate in the H-1B cap lottery or sponsor initial employment visas. Candidates with an existing H-1B visa that is eligible for transfer may be considered.

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LOCATION

San Francisco, CA, USA

FULL TIME/PART TIME

Full time

FILL DATE

This position is expected to be filled by 02/01/2027.

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