SR. MANAGER ASSORTMENT PLANNING

The Home Depot

5d•CA$88,700 - CA$107,300•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Assortment Planning leads a division of the Assortment Planning function, delivering strong financial performance through interconnected business reviews and advanced analytics-driven insights. This role leads a multi-level team to drive strategic assortment decisions across in-store and online channels, leveraging macro space analytics, AI-enabled tools, and customer insights to optimize return on investment and business outcomes. The senior manager will work closely with Merchandising Senior Director leading supported departments, to develop and execute a calendar of category reviews, and should be an advocate for implementing assortment planning best practices across the portfolio of categories.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Analytics, Finance, or related field (MBA an asset)
6+ years of experience in merchandising, planning, analytics, or related fields
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience working with complex datasets
Proven leadership and talent development experience
Strong project management skills and ability to effectively handle multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously
Ability to partner with cross-functional teams at all levels across a complex organization
Ability to lead team with competing demands and face-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

Nice To Haves

Responsibilities

Lead team in structuring category reviews, assessing requirements and design analysis that influences category strategy.
Provide thought leadership to team relative to category reviews.
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.
Deliver actionable insights and merchant-ready recommendations to drive category performance and financial results.
Lead macro space analytics and capital allocation strategies, identifying opportunities to optimize space productivity with consideration for category productivity, regionalization, and store profiles/sizes.
Integrate online and omnichannel insights into assortment strategies to maximize total business performance.
Champion the use of AI and advanced analytics to improve forecasting accuracy, streamline processes, and elevate insight quality.
Partner cross-functionally with Merchandising, Finance, Space Planning, Visual, Project Planning, and Supply Chain to ensure aligned and executable strategies.
Provide program leadership across key initiatives, ensuring delivery against milestones and business outcomes.
Build and develop high-performing teams, fostering a culture of curiosity, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Own Divisional Senior Director relationship for designated departments, supporting strategic prioritization and ad hoc analysis/reporting.
Build and maintain a strong relationship with US counterparts to drive collaboration on strategic priorities and synergies for category prioritization and best practices for the team.