Merchandise Director

ABOUT RIXO RIXO is a London-born womenswear brand loved for its original in-house prints, distinctive design and joyful, feminine spirit. We've built a loyal, UK and growing international following of women who come to us for the pieces they feel their best in, and we're now at one of the most exciting moments in our story. We're growing RIXO into a complete wardrobe brand. That means building out categories our customers love, so that RIXO is there for every part of her life, not just the special moments. We're looking for a Merchandise Director to help lead that growth with the same creativity and commercial ambition that built it. ROLE PURPOSE Reporting to the Creative Director, the Merchandise Director is RIXO's commercial product leader and owns trading, stock and exit margin performance across ecommerce, retail and wholesale. They lead the weekly trade, own the product decisions and actions that come out of it, and are accountable for the results. Alongside that trading discipline, we're looking for someone strategic, forward-thinking, product-focused and creative: a merchandiser who understands the RIXO customer deeply, spots opportunities early, and turns the Creative Director's vision into ambitious, commercially sound plan - all within clear stock, sell-through and margin targets. They will play a central role in extending RIXO beyond dresses into a full wardrobe offer. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Trading and stock ownership Weekly trade — lead the weekly trade meeting and own the actions that come out of it and be accountable for the results. Product trading decisions — own all product trading decisions across channels (buys, re-orders, chases, cancellations, stock moves and markdown), working in partnership with the Head of Growth, who owns customer and traffic performance. WSSI — run weekly trading and the WSSI: stock cover, full-price sell-through, re-orders and cancellations. Open-to-buy — own open-to-buy by channel and category, including buy depth and intake phasing. Margin — own entry margin (IMU), exit margin, markdown budget and aged/residual stock. Finance partnership — work with Finance on budgets, reforecasts and in-season phasing. Range planning and product strategy Translate the Creative Director's vision into a clear commercial range architecture: categories, price points, occasions and end use, channel roles, continuity and seasonal product Own a rolling 12-month commercial product plan, agreed with the Creative Director. Feed customer and trading insight into range planning early enough to shape a collection, not simply plan around a finished one. Build out categories beyond dresses into a coherent wardrobe offer, so customers can shop RIXO for more of their lives. Build strong product ladders that let customers enter the brand, trade up and buy across categories. Balance seasonal newness and storytelling with continuity and replenishment, protecting the distinctiveness…