Senior Merchandise Manager: Room & Office Furniture

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

• 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.
• Management experience within Furniture 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 communication 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 have the ability 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.
• Special Note to all employees who are managers or above:
  Ability to influence people across the organization and ability to coach your reports to grow a high‑performance team.
• Experience hiring and leading diverse teams.
• Physical requirements:
  
  Must be able to sit and/or stand for long periods; may also 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.

• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Flexible schedules.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Leadership development program.
• Mentorship program.
• Employee Resource Groups (Latin
  
  X, Black Employee Network, LGBTQIA+, Women’s Network, Women In Tech).