Sr. Manager, Merchandising Planning

About the Role

Total Wine & More is seeking a Sr. Manager, Merchandising Planning, to join our Merchandising team. This role will lead the strategy and execution of in-store display plans, chain-wide inventory management, and merchandising campaigns. This role ensures effective in-store displays, inventory ownership, and promotions to drive sales and incremental gross margin through cross-functional partnership and performance analyses. To be successful, this role influences the ELT and necessary cross-functional partners (marketing, supply chain, store operations, promotions) to optimize and execute chain-wide plans with effective communication and data-driven decision making.

You will report to the VP, Spirits, with dotted-line support to leadership across Wine, Beer, Hard Beverage, and Lifestyle, & More departments.

• Lead the in-store merchandising plan in partnership with Merchandising, Marketing, Supply Chain, and Operations, aligning business goals to drive traffic, sales, and gross margin.
• Lead presentation-level strategies and execution including campaigns, sell-through initiatives, in-store displays, and promotional inventory management across all departments.
• Influence Grand Opening inventory strategies, partnering cross-functionally with key stakeholders to ensure successful merchandising of priority initiatives and assortments.
• Influence leadership, field, and cross-functional partners on high-impact initiatives, such as campaigns, holidays, and seasonal by leading and presenting strategies in high-visibility meetings (DM/RVP week, Driving the Business, etc).
• Influence peers and cross-functional partners to implement margin-driving opportunities through communication, partnership, and data-driven decision making from analytics tools.
• Promote a team environment of testing & learning, scalability, and continuous innovation through leadership acumen, collaboration, and accountability.
• Promote continuous improvement of presentation-level ownership, seeking opportunities to further streamline and optimize complex inventory strategies with growing company store fleet.
• Travel when necessary- holiday, store visits, etc.

• 7-10 years merchandising, promotions, buying, planning or inventory management. Preferred minimum 1-year supervisory experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Merchandising, Statistics, Finance, or a related field.
• Undergraduate degree in business or related field required.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to successfully multi-task in a deadline driven atmosphere, while understanding big-picture objectives and strategy.
• Strong experience in analytics and comfortable with quantitative analysis and drawing conclusions to create an action plan.
• Strong project management skills in executing campaigns and communication efforts across a distributed organization.
• Comfort with financial and category analytics to help guide efforts and refine ways of working
• Proven ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Must be a self-starter and a team player who thrives in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Must be flexible and easily adapt to change as business priorities.
• Advanced excel skills and knowledge of BI platforms a plus.

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Generous store discounts
• Health care plans (medical, prescription, dental, vision)
• 401(k), HSA, FSA, Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Disability & life insurance coverage
• Paid parental leave
• Pet insurance
• Critical illness and accident insurance
• Discounted home and auto insurance
• College tuition assistance
• Career development & product training
• Consumer classes
• & More!

Crafted for you Total Wine & More is the country's largest independent retailer of fine wine, beer and spirits, and we continue to…