Product Director (Buying & Design)
The opportunity
For SELECTED we are searching for an experienced Product Director (Buying & Design) to take full ownership of the commercial product agenda and lead the product engine across Buying, Design, Sourcing and Sustainability.
This is a senior, business critical leadership role and a full member of the Executive Management Team. The role is central to shaping SELECTED’s future product strategy and ensuring strong commercial performance across international markets, both DTC and B2B.
For international candidates, this represents an opportunity to step into a high impact leadership role within a financially strong, privately owned Nordic group, with real decision making authority and clear accountability.
The role
Your impact
As Product Director, you will be responsible for defining and protecting what creates value for SELECTED. You will build a strong, commercially driven product organisation and ensure clarity, focus and execution across the full product lifecycle.
You will work closely with the Brand Director, Omnichannel Director, Sales Heads and Head of Essentials (NOOS), operating as an equal partner with shared responsibility for delivering:
The right product, at the right time, to the right customer, across channels and markets.
- Own and drive the global commercial product strategy and performance
- Lead Buying, Design, Sourcing and Sustainability as one integrated function
- Define assortment, pricing and margin architecture
- Strengthen trading mindset and in season responsiveness
- Establish clear decision making frameworks and ownership
- Define and optimise the end to end product operating model
- Partner closely with Sales, Omnichannel and Essentials
- Build a high performing leadership culture based on clarity, accountability and execution
• Build a strong, consistent and scalable commercial product base
• Balance fashion relevance with volume and profitability
• Protect and scale proven commercial drivers
• Reduce complexity and focus the organisation on clear priorities
• Increase speed and quality of decision making
• Strengthen execution discipline across teams
Leadership & culture
As part of SELECTED and the Bestseller Group, you will lead according to strong Nordic leadership principles: trust, ownership, simplicity and results.
You are
- Clear and decisive
- Commercially sharp
- Comfortable with responsibility and visibility
- A leader who develops people and holds teams accountable
Why join SELECTED & Bestseller
- A true leadership role with influence on strategy and execution
- A strong international brand within a financially robust, privately owned group
- Short decision paths and real ownership
- A collaborative Nordic culture with high performance expectations
- Relocation support for international candidates
Location: Brande, Denmark (Relocation supported)
Potential relocation to: Aarhus, Vejle, Silkeborg or Herning
Language: English (Danish not required)
Copenhagen Office
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M: +45 20 63 90 18
E: nike.yassami@nigelwright.com