Senior Merchant

HD Supply•Jacksonville, FL

67d

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 work to source and rationalize suppliers to meet business needs. Responsible for approximately $500 million in business dollars. Acts as key 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 key decisions and manages supplier strategy (e.g. import vs. domestic, national vs. proprietary). Reviews the supplier portfolio on a ongoing basis to ensure suppliers maintain the bandwidth to support changing needs. Works with key functions to source new suppliers. Manages key 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.

Requirements

Typically requires BS/BA in a related discipline.
Generally 9+ years of experience in a related field, including several years in a management/supervisory capacity.

Responsibilities

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 work to source and rationalize suppliers to meet business needs.
Acts as key decision maker on merchandising and finance operational issues.
Utilizes current market data (industry/competitive) to drive merchandising strategy.
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 key decisions and manages supplier strategy (e.g. import vs. domestic, national vs. proprietary).
Manages key projects within a business function (e.g. capital).