Director of Merchandise Strategy & Brand Solutions
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The Director of Merchandise Strategy & Brand Solutions leads the end-to-end strategy, creative vision, and operational execution for custom branded merchandise collections, enterprise gifting portals,
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The Director of Merchandise Strategy & Brand Solutions leads the end-to-end strategy, creative vision, and operational execution for custom branded merchandise collections, enterprise gifting portals, and branded physical/digital retail touchpoints. Operating at the intersection of creative storytelling, trend forecasting, storefront management, deck presentation, and strategic program planning, this role elevates how brands engage physically and digitally with their audiences.
Core Responsibilities
Creative Strategy & Brand Alignment
Develop trend-forward, multi-channel retail and merchandise strategies that align with client brand identities, campaign goals, and cultural trends on a global scale.
Translate complex brand guidelines into custom apparel, hardgoods, sustainable material selections, and retail-quality packaging concepts.
Conceptualize and lead the creative direction for capsule collection drops, seasonal releases, pop-up shops, and high-touch enterprise gifting programs.
Focus on Retail trends, luxury / premium retail items such as Fashion, Exclusive stunt drops and Seasonal ranges.
Deck Design & Strategic Pitches
Author and design visually rich presentation decks, trend reports, and strategic pitch books for executive stakeholders and clients.
Articulate creative narratives, merchandise selections, margin structures, production rationale, and strategic value propositions through clear visual storytelling.
Storefront Knowledge & E-Commerce Operations
Oversee the strategic setup, visual hierarchy, and user experience for custom e-commerce webstores, internal company pop-up portals, and B2B ordering hubs.
Partner with digital and technical teams to ensure UI/UX brand consistency, seamless inventory flows, and actionable storefront analytics.
Planning & Program Leadership
Manage end-to-end program lifecycles, including project roadmaps, vendor production schedules, global supply chain dependencies, and budget allocations.
Analyze campaign velocity, storefront performance, and engagement metrics to continually refine merchandise strategies and assortment planning.
Set up SKUs, Images, HS codes, points allocation, product descriptions.
Manage localisation/translation of product descriptions.
Update client catalogue playbook/deck
Support imagery for eDM and store carousel
Prepare and submit quarterly top-up proposal with budget costs for approval by POC
Build and work to a sourcing calendar for seasonal/ quarterly sourcing.
Curate a comprehensive selection of prizes based on previous order data and market retails trends.
Prepare and submit quarterly top-up proposal with budget costs for approval by POC
Deep focus on the partner experience and assess what's best for partners and for Google in terms of prizes
Principles to be applied across the ideation of any prize, physical or digital
Analyse and understand what prizes can motivate partners to continue spending on Google Ads to earn points, quarter after quarter, and how those prizes are aligned with the Google brand
Produce mock ups/ samples for approval
Manage Huddle approval process and Global/ Regional POCs feedback
Manage Principles process for lifespan of an item
Provide data insight with support from data team for Redemption analysis
Key Qualifications
7+ years of experience leading brand strategy, custom merchandise solutions, visual merchandising, or marketing operations within an agency or enterprise brand context.
Advanced deck design capabilities with expertise in visual communication platforms (PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Slides, or Adobe Creative Suite).
Storefront management experience across e-commerce portals (e.g., Shopify, custom enterprise stores) and digital catalog management.
Deep product knowledge spanning consumer product trends, apparel decoration techniques, sustainable sourcing, and retail packaging.
Strong project planning and execution skills with experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives.
Location & Eligibility
Where is the job
Worldwide
Fully remote, anywhere in the world
Who can apply
Same as job location
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- November 4, 2026
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- November 4, 2026
- Last seen
- November 4, 2026
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