Director, Fashion Design - Apparel - Sam's Club

Walmart • Bentonville, AR

8d • Onsite

About The Position

As Design Director of Apparel, you will shape the creative vision and seasonal direction for Sam’s Club private brand Member’s Mark, translating emerging trends into compelling, member-first product that leads the market in style, quality, and value. This role blends visionary leadership with hands-on design execution — leading and inspiring a team while also actively sketching, developing, and driving product concepts from ideation through final assortment. This is a unique opportunity to help shape and build the future of the Member’s Mark design organization, making a meaningful impact on both the product and the team. We are looking for an entrepreneurial creative leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment, brings a strong strategic point of view, and leads through both innovation and execution. The ideal candidate is a strategic creative leader and highly skilled designer with deep product expertise, a strong apparel background, and a passion for developing talent and elevating design excellence across the organization.

Requirements

• Director-level apparel design leadership across multi-category assortments, from concept through prototype and adoption.
• Expertise in brand architecture, line planning, tiering, and storytelling that strengthens member promise.
• Strong command of color/print/fabric, fit intent, and material innovation balanced with cost and margin.
• Fluency in trend platforms and design workflows/tools (PLM, CAD/3D, AI/social listening) to improve speed and quality.
• Bachelor’s degree in fashion design, textile design, or related area and 8 years’ experience in apparel design, garment construction, or related area.
• 10 years’ experience in apparel design, garment construction, or related area.
• 5 years’ supervisory experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience driving brand identity and innovation.
• Proven ability to build and scale design teams.
• Strong business acumen and ability to influence product strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead seasonal design direction for Sam’s Club across Apparel translating trend and member insights into cohesive assortments.
• Design and oversee sketches, presentations, and prototype development to deliver high-quality samples with strong adoption.
• Drive brand storytelling and aesthetic consistency across men’s, women’s and children’s apparel.
• Partner with Product Development, Merchandising, Sourcing, Marketing, and Tech to optimize calendars, tools (PLM/CAD/3D), and design-to-cost decisions.

Benefits

• Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage
• Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance
• Paid time off benefits include PTO, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
• PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
• Short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
• Live Better U is a company paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director