Budget Management, Business Strategy, Category Management, Customer Experience, Customer Satisfaction, Financial Management, Inventory Levels, Leadership, Market Trend Analysis, Marketing, Merchandising, Operations Management, People Management, Pricing, Product Development, Product Lifecycle, Product Positioning, Product Support, Purchasing/Procurement, Retail Management, Revenue Growth, Strategic Planning, Team Lead/Manager, Vendor/Supplier Relations
Job Summary:
The Director, Merchandising provides strategic leadership, corporate direction, fiscal responsibility, and accountability across respective departments. The position is responsible for providing a customer experience for assigned product area, across banners that maximize revenue goals. The position directs and coordinates the product life cycle to ensure the company reflects current product trends in the market and public response to products. The position partners with the store operations and pricing and promotions to develop effective pricing approach, and for the improvement in product selection, inventory levels and customer satisfaction.
Responsibilities:
- Lead team members in the successful and sustainable execution of strategic objectives, plans, programs, and related activities within budget.
- Develop direct reports, goals, and analytics to support product categories.
- Maintain vendor relationships to ensure competitive pricing.
- Lead Category Managers to ensure the correct product and inventory levels are available in response to demand.
- Build product opportunities by banner through product lines that meet regional product demand and customer demand.
- Maintain relationships with key vendors to ensure competitive pricing, supply, and availability.
- Lead design of current and future merchandising strategies by banner.
- Collaborate with banner store operations management, marketing, procurement to maximize product life cycle.
- Perform other related duties as required.