Senior Director Merchandising

Senior Director Merchandising drives traffic and financial performance through the development of selling strategies inspired by deep customer insight, leading a team of associates that buy a group of product lines for sales, margin, and supply chain impact.

Requirements

• Develop team with a deep understanding of customer needs and shopping behaviors
• Create market-leading selling strategies leveraging presentation, pricing, promotion, and associate engagement
• Develop a realistic and effective business plan and account for strategic implications for each product line
• Choose items and vendors for product lines
• Expert level negotiating expected with vendors
• Lead team in identifying future opportunities to meet vendor expectations
• Effectively manage impact on total supply chain by leveraging knowledge of inventory turns and logistics
• Proactively engage suppliers in supply chain improvement initiatives
• Collaborate with Planner and incorporate Planner in the development of financial and item forecast