Senior Merchandise Manager: Kitchen, Housewares & Decor

Responsibilities

• Develops and executes strategic merchandise plan to maximize product sales. Manages partner base and KPIs for merchandising categories. Ensures that merchandise plans are aligned and compliment overall Merchandising business plans and strategies.
• Evaluates vendor capabilities as merchandise suppliers and selects those best suited to compliment the company’s merchandising strategies. Develops and grows business relationships with supplier/vendors.
• Recommends changes in processes to improve service, quality, and/or reduce costs. Creates executable plans and vets opportunities for new business.
• Evaluates vendor reliability and develops new supply sources where vendors/suppliers are no longer competitive. Improves or increases merchandise assortments and executes merchandising plans that are profitable by managing quality, sourcing, and delivery.
• Assists in defining product and distribution standards for assigned merchandise assortment(s) and assesses the capabilities of suppliers/partners to meet those standards. Monitors supplier performance and reconciles quality and/or fulfillment concerns to ensure quality standards are consistently met.
• Monitors associated merchandising costs, performance schedules, and cope of assigned contracts/subcontracts to ensure customers are getting the best quality at the best value.
• Collaborates with management to develop marketing plans to drive revenue and profitability.
• Collaborates with various cross‑functional teams in support of the execution of merchandising strategies.
• Manages and mentors a team of 2‑3 merchandising managers.
• Follows prescribed legal guidelines and requirements.
• Performs other job‑related duties as assigned.

• Five years of merchandising experience preferably within eCommerce is required.
• Management experience within Kitchen, Dining, Housewares, Decor or Seasonal is a plus.
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Must have proven ability to collaborate with others to understand and complete project goals.
• Must have excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communications skills and be able to professionally interact with suppliers and employees at all levels of the company.
• Must have excellent time management and decision‑making skills and be able to prioritize and organize tasks and projects.
• Must have the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with competing deadlines, work independently, and be proactive.
• Must be able to pay attention to detail and work effectively and collaboratively across various departments to meet goals and deadlines.
• Must have highly developed and creative problem‑solving and project management skills.
• Ability to influence people across the organization.
• Ability to coach your reports to grow a high‑performance team.
• Experience hiring and leading diverse teams.

Must be able to sit and/or stand for long periods at a time. The position requires you to sit, stand and perform general office functions. May be required to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally. Bending, stooping and reaching are also frequently required.

It is company policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and associates. This policy includes our commitment to ensure that all employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, pregnancy, veteran status (including Vietnam era veterans), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other non‑job‑related characteristic protected by law.