Merchant

HD Supply•Jacksonville, FL

About The Position

The Merchant establishes merchandising objectives for one or more merchandise categories and is responsible for approximately $350 million in business dollars. This role drives financial planning, from recommending targets through pricing optimization, and manages assortment planning from performance reviews through supplier negotiations. The Merchant creates operational plans for SOAR execution and oversees supplier management, including sourcing and rationalizing suppliers to meet business needs. The role makes decisions on merchandising and finance operations, uses market and competitive data to shape strategy, identifies target consumers, and collaborates on the strategic direction of the business segment. It also manages merchandising execution, supplier strategy, key projects, and plans to achieve annual financial goals for sales, category profitability, and inventory productivity. The position leads a larger team or multiple smaller teams through subordinate management and/or supervisory staff.

Requirements

Typically requires a bachelor's degree (BS/BA) in a related discipline.
Generally requires 7 or more years of experience in a related field.
May require certification.

Nice To Haves

An advanced degree may offset less experience in some disciplines.

Responsibilities

Establish merchandising objectives for one or more merchandise categories.
Drive financial planning, including recommending targets and optimizing pricing.
Manage assortment planning from business performance reviews through supplier negotiations.
Create operational plans for SOAR execution.
Oversee supplier management strategy, including sourcing and rationalizing suppliers to meet business needs.
Make decisions on merchandising and finance operational issues.
Use current industry and competitive market data to drive merchandising strategy.
Determine target consumers for a category and collaborate on the strategic direction of the business segment.
Execute and manage visual merchandising, new concept development, marketing and catalog activities, vendor services, inventory management, and supply chain issues.
Develop and execute plans to meet annual financial goals for sales performance, category profitability, and category inventory productivity.
Manage supplier strategy, including import versus domestic and national versus proprietary decisions, and review supplier capabilities as business needs change.
Work with key functions to source new suppliers.
Manage key projects within a business function, act as project champion, and help set direction and define success measures.
Lead a larger team or multiple small teams through subordinate management and/or supervisory staff.