Brand Overview:

At maurices, we’re all about feel-good fashion for real life. We’re committed to our service with style promise and to offering affordable fashion that takes women from workday to weekend—and all of life’s adventures in between. With inclusive sizing from 0–24, maurices is known for versatile styles across key categories like denim, dresses, tops, and more. We’ve been doing this since 1931, and today you’ll find us in over 800 communities across North America and online at maurices.com. At maurices, it’s more than clothes - it’s where fun, friendship and fashion come together! We believe in putting People First — and that starts with you. We’re a collaborative team that leads with kindness, values authenticity, stays curious, and moves with agility. We work smart, have fun, and support one another in a generously flexible environment that empowers you to thrive both personally and professionally. We’re headquartered in the heart of Duluth, Minnesota overlooking the beautiful shores of Lake Superior. Our original hometown offers the perfect blend of natural beauty, four-season adventure, and a vibrant college town atmosphere.

Position Overview:

Role Purpose:

The Merchant is responsible for creating omni-channel product strategy and collaborating cross-functionally to ensure execution that drives sales and margin aligned with the company’s targets. 

Key Responsibilities:

Business & Strategy 

• Develops seasonal line plans to architect assortment that aligns to company’s financial goals and needs for the business 

• Leads the development and execution of seasonal objectives for department or categories by coordinating with cross-functional partners. 

• Utilizes business insights, external research, and customer feedback to assort the line and react to in-season business. 

• Proficient with all retail math concepts and how they correlate with one another; develops this skill set in direct reports.   

• Manages in-season omni-channel business by tracking and analyzing sales information in order to identify opportunities to increase sales, improve margins, maximize inventories and decrease markdowns 

Product 

• Is an expert on the target customer, is curious, makes learning about the customer a priority, and has attention to detail  

• Collaborates to create compelling assortments that drive sales and margin goals while delighting the customer 

• Understands the retail marketplace both B&M and digital and makes field connections to drive intimacy with maurices customer 

• Awareness of relevant trends and architects seasonal testing strategy.  Partners with planning to develop go to market strategy and financial impact.  

• Collaborates cross-functionally to deliver consistency in execution of great profitable product that upholds our value proposition 

Leadership 

• Responsible for driving cross-functional communication and motivating the team to be customer-focused, innovative, agile, and team-oriented  

• Sets clear objectives and effectively delegates  

• Considers the big picture, thinks beyond own scope to understand the impact of decisions on the department, division, brand 

• Exhibits strong negotiation and influencing skills 

• Provides consistent coaching and development opportunities to support mastery and/or growth 

• Positively impacts and influences others and works effectively and efficiently with cross-functional teams 

• Is self-motivated with drive and initiative to deliver results  

• Champions company values and leadership principles 

Education/Skills and Experience Requirements:

Education:   

• Bachelor’s Degree preferably in business, retail merchandising, or fashion merchandising  

Experience:   

• 5-7 years in merchant roles  

Skills/Traits/Personal Characteristics: 

• Ability to identify, develop, and retain talent 

• Strong presentation and communication skills 

• Proficient in conflict management and problem solving 

• Intimate understanding of competition, target customer, and brand specific fashion trends  

• Demonstrates ability to lead and inspire with unquestionable integrity and trust 

• Achievement oriented with strong management experience and demonstrated leadership potential  

• Strong negotiation and influencing skills   

• Ability to innovate change through visionary thinking  

• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed by department  

Location:

Position Type:

Pay Range:

This position is eligible for an annual incentive compensation based on company performance.

How We Work: Our Smart Work program pairs the best of in‑person collaboration with the flexibility to work remotely, guided by business needs and the nature of each role. Corporate associates work at least three days a week in our offices, with teams setting core days to brainstorm, build relationships, and move work forward. The goal is simple: help you do your best work, stay connected to your team, and maintain healthy work‑life balance.

What We Offer: We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support your health, financial security, and work-life balance. Full-time associates are eligible for a suite of benefits. Choice of three medical plans, including a PPO plan or High-Deductible plans. High-Deductible plans offer the option of a Health Savings Account, with employer contribution.

Additional benefits include Dental, and Vision coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare and Dependent Care), Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity coverage, Voluntary Life, Spouse, and Child Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability coverage. maurices provides, at no cost to our associates, Basic Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability coverage, access to our Wellbeing platform with Personify Health, and an Employee Assistance Program available for associates and their families. After 6 months of employment, you may be eligible for our 401(k), which offers an immediately vested Safe Harbor matching contribution. maurices supports continued education with our Tuition Assistance program, available after 1 year of employment.

Associates also have access to PTO benefits, including vacation (with accrual or flexible options based on role), annual sick time awards, holiday pay, and two weeks of New Parent Leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement. We offer continuous opportunities for learning, connection building through Associate Resource Groups and for our Duluth based associates, free access to a state-of-the-art onsite Fitness Facility.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Company is committed to hiring and developing the most qualified people at all levels. It is our policy in all personnel actions to ensure that all associates and potential associates are evaluated on the basis of qualifications and ability without regard to sex (including pregnancy), race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability that can reasonably be accommodated without undue hardship, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law. We do not discriminate in any of our employment policies and practices. All associates are expected to follow these principles in all relationships with other associates, applicants, or others with whom we do business.