Merchandising Director

Huyett • Sidney, NE

21h • Onsite

About The Position

An exciting opportunity to lead an ambitious company’s customer success and growth initiatives. The Merchandising Director will play an important role by leading corporate category management, product line curation, pricing, item maintenance and data analytics. The incumbent of this role must be highly analytical and strategic in nature, with the confidence to make sound judgment calls to drive product category development, ultimately growing company sales and margin. The ideal candidate will possess a results-driven business acumen with proven record of accomplishment and leadership.

Requirements

• Personal value system aligned to Huyett’s Culture of Excellence with a servant leadership approach.
• Proven experience as a successful leader of multi-level work teams with strong knowledge of best-in-class Merchandising, Pricing, Analytics and/or E-commerce practices.
• Demonstrated competency in new product content development.
• Knowledge of Relational Database design with the ability to consult in the development of databases to store and extract information related to Product, Customer, and Transaction.
• Critical thinker with advanced problem-solving skills.
• Ability to confidently make critical decisions using sound judgment independently.
• Previous experience leading and mentoring teammates; delivering relevant, timely, and meaningful feedback to others in a high-performance team setting.
• Effective communicator capable of driving cross functional collaboration.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to organize data.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

Nice To Haves

• Educational degree in business, data science, or a research-related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a coach, trainer, and leader of a skilled team including four direct reports, and 12-15 total personnel in-funnel encompassing two managerial leaders; and professional staff in category management, pricing, and data analytics.
• Lead the team through research, analysis, and refinement of product data and assortments.
• Consult and liaise inter-departmentally to evaluate and troubleshoot product, pricing, analytics, and contract information to ensure customers are serviced in an accurate, complete, and timely manner.
• Nurture standards development for data governance, product lines, and pricing to ensure the company is a leader in the industry.
• Direct the innovation of new product lines and existing product line expansions.
• Guide effective strategies for product line management and pricing, leading to incremental growth in gross profit.
• Develop subject matter expertise on product lines and consult on marketing and e-commerce activities as needed.
• Ensure optimal sales growth and profitability of categories through analysis of performance data.
• Foster a team environment of trust and accountability in alignment to Huyett’s Core Values.

Benefits

• Triannual profit sharing bonuses on top of regular pay
• 401(k), with a generous employer match and a year-one full vestment
• Full benefits, including discounted health insurance options for non-tobacco users
• Generous paid-time-off policies , including paid holidays, bereavement, and parental leave
• Comprehensive on-boarding training program
• Great culture with supportive teammates
• Supportive managerial feedback

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree