Associate Merchant

HD Supply

111d

About The Position

Responsible for establishing merchandising objectives for a category or categories of merchandise. Drive the financial planning process and manage the process from recommending targets to pricing optimization. Drive the assortment planning process, from business performance review to supplier negotiations. Create operational plans used in SOAR execution. Oversee the supplier management strategy and works to source and rationalize suppliers to meet business needs. Responsible for approximately $150 million in business dollars.

Requirements

• Typically requires BS/BA in a related discipline.
• Generally 7+ years of experience in a related field.
• May require certification.
• Advanced degree may offset less experience in some disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Acts as primary decision maker on merchandising and finance operational issues.
• Utilizes current market data (industry/competitive) to drive merchandising strategy.
• Determines consumers to target for a specific category and collaboratively decides the strategic direction of the business segment.
• Executes and manages visual merchandising, new concept development, marketing/catalog, vendor services, inventory management, and supply chain issues.
• Responsible for developing and executing plan to meet annual financial goals which include Sales Performance, Category Profitability and Category Inventory Productivity.
• Makes decisions and manages supplier strategy (e.g. import vs. domestic, national vs. proprietary).
• Reviews the supplier portfolio on an ongoing basis to ensure suppliers maintain the bandwidth to support changing needs.
• Works with key functions to source new suppliers.
• Manages projects within a business function (e.g. capital).
• Acts as the project champion and assists with setting the overall direction and defining the measures of success.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees