Merchandise Manager: Seasonal & Decor

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6d • Onsite

About The Position

At Bed Bath & Beyond, we believe that everyone should “Be You!”. Bed Bath & Beyond is a community that upholds a culture of understanding, acceptance, and respect. We believe a person’s individuality, traits, beliefs, and characteristics should be valued and embraced. Living by this ethos is essential to the success of our business. Our goal is to foster a more inclusive environment where every employee visibly demonstrates inclusive behaviors and respect for individuals.

Requirements

• Three years + of end-to-end merchandising experience in procurement, demand forecasting and planning, and vendor relations preferably within eCommerce is required.
• 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
• Graduation from an accredited institution with a bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Merchandising, Economics or a related field or any combination of education and/or experience based on the table above is required.

Nice To Haves

• SQL skills
• Graduate degree in Merchandising, Supply Chain, Business, Economics, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Assists with the development and execution of strategic merchandise plans to maximize product sales and manages profit and loss for each merchandise assignment.
• Ensures that merchandise plans are aligned and compliment overall Merchandising business plans and strategies.
• Gathers earnest and industry trade data acquired from various sources, including trade shows, along with customer, competitor, market, financial, and operational data.
• Translates that information into executable and effective market intelligence reporting.
• Analyzes overall product demand forecasting future merchandise demand and product need.
• 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 procurement processes to improve service, quality, and/or reduce costs.
• Creates executable inventory 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.
• Gathers information for product quotations, examines bids, negotiates product costs, and awards contracts to supplier/partners.
• 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 address all profit and loss issues.
• Collaborates with various cross-functional teams in support of the execution of merchandising strategies.
• Follows prescribed legal guidelines and requirements.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• 401k (6% match)
• Flexible Schedules
• Tuition Reimbursement, Leadership Development Program, & Mentorship Program
• Employee Resource Groups (LatinX, Black Employee Network, LGBTQIA+, Women’s Network, Women In Tech)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager