Sr Manager, Assortment Planning - Assortment Strategy & Process

Home Depot•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger. Position Purpose: Lead the development and continuous improvement of best-in-class assortment planning practices. Drive strategic initiatives that transform how assortment decisions are made, leveraging advanced analytics, automation, and cross-functional collaboration. Serve as a thought leader and change agent, ensuring the team delivers actionable insights and scalable solutions that align with Home Depot’s merchandising vision and business goals.

Requirements

Must be eighteen years of age or older.
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.
Ability to partner with cross-functional teams at all levels across a complex organization
Ability to get results despite a large workload, competing demands and working in a fast paced environment
Ability to effectively prioritize multiple demands, adjust to change quickly and work constructively under pressure
Ability to structure nebulous projects and to work constructively under tight deadlines
Ability to influence peers and business partners without authority
Ability to manage multiple direct reports

Nice To Haves

Deep expertise in assortment planning, category management, and PLR/BR processes
Proven experience leading cross-functional initiatives and process transformation
Strong analytical and project management skills; experience with advanced analytics and automation tools
Strategic thinker with a bias for execution and continuous improvement
Demonstrated ability to translate business needs into actionable technical solutions
Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
Experience defining business requirements and partnering with IT/product teams
Intellectually curious, comfortable with ambiguity, and able to drive change in a dynamic environment

Responsibilities

Partner with Merchants to set strategic priorities, goals and timelines for each review.
Provide process management for monitoring progress and proactively identifying and communicating issues.
Review project milestones, conduct post-mortem analysis and integrate new sources of data that support category objectives.
Lead team in structuring category reviews, assessing requirements and design analysis that influences category strategy.
Provide thought leadership to team relative to category reviews.
Oversee development of executive-level presentations that summarize analysis including historical category performance, strategic rationale underpinning assortment decisions and expected financial impact.
Lead report out to all levels of management.
Accountable for team's accuracy, thoroughness, thought process, timeliness and viability of recommendations.
Work with MVPs to develop and maintain a calendar of category reviews.
Develop connections with cross-functional teams to further enhance analytical insight and viability of executing assortment changes.
Provide program management of Portfolio Strategy.
Deepen category knowledge through consumer insights.
Own SVP/MVP relationship for designated departments.
Leadership roles in strategic projects.
Ad hoc analysis and reporting.