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Senior Merchandiser

Senior Merchandiser

Location: New York City

Aflalo is a modern luxury brand rooted in elegance, opulence, and bold femininity. At Aflalo, fabric is where the brand is made. Every collection begins with the material: its weight, hand, drape, and story. We work with the finest mills and ateliers in the world, and we're looking for a Senior Merchandiser to own two things: the material foundation of the brand across all categories, and our denim business, an established and growing part of the assortment. This is a rare seat for someone who loves product deeply and wants to operate at the intersection of fabric, commerce, and design, with a clear path to expand scope as the brand scales.

Responsibilities

Fabric Strategy

  • Partner with Design and Merchandising to define the seasonal fabric direction, color palette, and print strategy across all categories

  • Build and manage the fabric assortment with a clear point of view, balancing quality, hand feel, and budget

  • Translate creative vision into a beautiful cohesive, commercially sound material assortment season over season

Purchasing & Budget Management

  • Own fabric purchasing in partnership with the Head of Merchandising, including vendor allocation, order placement, and financial tracking

  • Plan seasonal fabric buys against an Open-to-Buy (OTB), monitor consumption, and manage reorders to ensure timely availability

  • Negotiate directly with premier mills and suppliers on pricing, minimums, and timelines

Denim Category Ownership

  • Own the denim assortment from strategy through execution, including line planning, seasonal buys, and SKU management

  • Analyze selling, identify trends, and react to performance to maximize category potential

  • Partner with Design on assortment opportunities and gaps each season

  • Manage denim OTB in alignment with the broader merchandising plan

Supplier Partnership

  • Maintain and strengthen relationships with top mills and suppliers, primarily across Europe

  • Partner with an external sourcing consultant to identify and onboard new suppliers that meet Aflalo’s quality and strategic standards

Cross-Functional Leadership

  • Serve as the central point of contact for Design, Product Development, Production, Finance, and Merchandising on all fabric matters

  • Track fabric orders from placement through delivery, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and proactive resolution of any issues

Inventory & Reporting

  • Maintain visibility into fabric inventory, usage, and liabilities across seasons

  • Track consumption and carryover to inform planning and reduce waste

  • Provide structured reporting to the Head of Merchandising on spend, risks, and opportunities

Profile

  • 6–8 years of merchandising experience in luxury or contemporary fashion

  • Strong product instinct and genuine appreciation for exceptional materials, craftsmanship, and design

  • Demonstrated experience owning budgets, seasonal buys, and purchasing execution

  • Commercially minded, highly organized, and detail-oriented

  • Confident, collaborative communicator, comfortable operating cross-functionally and with external partners

  • Fabric or materials knowledge is a plus; deep merchandising instincts and a love of product matter more

Details

  • Reports to Head of Merchandising

  • Cross-functional role embedded across Design, PD, Production, Finance, and Merchandising

  • Ownership of the denim category, with a clear path to expand into additional categories as Aflalo grows

  • Competitive compensation commensurate with experience and scope

To Apply

Please send your resume and cover letter to stella@aflalonyc.com + jasmine@aflalonyc.com