Trend Manager

The TJX Companies, Inc.•Framingham, MA

1d•$95,800 - $122,100•Onsite

About The Position

The Trend Manager supports TJX’s Trend team, which develops trend strategies and influences product assortments across the organization, including global merchandising, product development, and marketing. The role aligns trend direction with key company initiatives and identifies new global, cross-category opportunities. It combines trend research and forecasting, seasonal concept and color direction, product curation, cross-functional influence, and team leadership to help create relevant products and compelling customer-facing stories. The manager leads collaboration with Design, Global Merchandising, Consumer Insights, Packaging, and Marketing; turns market, retail, consumer, and internal and external selling insights into actionable seasonal concepts; and communicates those concepts through presentations and trend spaces. The role also manages projects and timelines, develops direct reports, and advances team effectiveness through improved processes and the adoption of emerging technologies and AI-driven tools. The position is based at the TJX Home Office in Framingham, Massachusetts, and includes domestic and international travel.

Requirements

At least 7 years of relevant experience.
Strong attention to detail.
Strategic, creative, and innovative thinking.
Ability to work effectively both collaboratively and independently.
Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

Lead cross-functional collaboration to identify product concepts and insights that guide Design, Global Merchandising, and assortment strategies.
Represent the Trend team in cross-functional meetings, connecting insights, product concepts, and trend-led opportunities from concept to customer.
Translate runway analysis, market data, retail research, selling insights, and consumer insights into seasonal concept presentations that support product creation.
Create seasonal color palettes and define color usage across product categories, aligned with seasonal storytelling and brand strategies.
Support product curation and develop key ideas within areas of ownership to strengthen customer relevance and brand differentiation.
Co-create seasonal trend decks with clear, concise, and accurate information, data, and visuals.
Create presentation and workshop spaces that represent trend deck messaging.
Research customer demographics, business priorities, consumer shifts, and the competitive landscape to inform strategic direction.
Forecast and validate emerging trends using quantitative and qualitative data, including competitive and aspirational retail, social and cultural movements, consumer behavior, and trend intelligence resources.
Deliver deep research and actionable content tailored to category and business strategies.
Partner with Design, Global Merchandising, Consumer Insights, Packaging, and Marketing to influence and support product strategies.
Use global research and internal and external analytics to anticipate consumer behavior, needs, and category opportunities.
Promote alignment and efficiency across trend, design, and merchandising teams to support data-driven, research-supported decisions.
Communicate concepts, trend direction, and product stories through cross-functional presentations and in-person trend-space presentations.
Manage multiple projects and timelines to deliver seasonal concepts and strategic initiatives.
Lead, coach, and develop a team focused on creativity, collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
Help direct reports understand current business initiatives and needs, and ensure their work aligns with them.
Drive continuous improvement by adopting processes, AI capabilities, tools, reporting methods, templates, and communication practices that improve team effectiveness, creative output, brand consistency, and business impact.
Adopt emerging technologies and AI-driven tools to analyze trends, uncover insights, improve efficiency, and enhance decision-making.
Perform additional tasks as assigned to meet evolving business needs.