SBH Fashion · 19 hours ago
Head of Merchandising & Supply Chain - Jewlery
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$175K/yr - $175K/yr
7+ years expSBH Fashion is a company focused on jewelry merchandising and supply chain management. They are seeking a Head of Merchandising & Supply Chain who will convert trend insights into profitable assortments and optimize processes across their factories. The role involves market analysis, competitive benchmarking, and overseeing the entire supply chain from design to production.
FashionLifestyle
Hiring Manager
Betsy Burbank
Responsibilities
Market & Gap Analysis – Run monthly deep-dives on U.S. jewelry segments and global design movements; pinpoint whitespace by price tier, metal mix, and occasion
Competitive Benchmarking – Track hero styles, carat weights, setting techniques, and brand stories at peers such as Mejuri, Pandora, David Yurman, Brilliant Earth; flag SKUs where the brand can win on value, speed, or narrative
Assortment Architecture – Build seasonal line plans that balance statement pieces, volume basics, and capsule drops; own SKU rationalization, open-to-buy ceilings, and aging thresholds to curb duplication and dead stock
Design Brief & CAD Oversight – Translate insights into crisp style briefs (mood boards, spec ranges, stone shapes) and co-lead CAD/BOM reviews to ensure commercial viability and distinct brand handwriting
Multi-Factory Allocation & Sourcing – Distribute styles across our India facility and other Potential alternative factories (Thailand, Vietnam, Turkey, etc.); negotiate costs, set margin guardrails, and match technical strengths to design complexity
Critical-Path & Speed-to-Market – Own concept-to-sample calendars; coordinate design, sourcing, and QC checkpoints, rerouting work when bottlenecks arise to protect launch dates
Quality & Compliance – Enforce RJC, recycled-metal, and LGD-traceability standards; codify QC tolerances so first production mirrors approved samples at every site
Cost & Inventory Stewardship – Partner with Finance on landed-cost models, inventory roll-ups, and turn targets; trigger markdown, melt, or repurpose decisions to preserve margin and cash
Process & System Governance – Document end-to-end merchandising workflows in PLM/ERP; build dashboards for real-time visibility and decision-making
Team Development – Mentor an assistant merchandiser to maintain data hygiene, sample libraries, and reporting once SOPs are embedded
Qualification
Required
7-10 years as buyer, merchandiser, or supply-chain manager at a US Fine Jewelry retailer or vertically integrated Jewelry brand
Hands-on multi-factory sourcing in Asia/India
Fluent in margin math, BOM costing, PLM systems
Builder mindset enjoys installing structure where none exists
Company
SBH Fashion
SBH Fashion is a staffing and recruiting company providing fashion staffing services.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase