VP, Merchandising Operations & Execution (

BJ's Wholesale Club•BJ's Club Support Center Marlborough, MA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position is accountable for developing overall merchandising operation strategies designed to achieve the company sales volume, gross profit margins, and market share goals. Establishing and achieving long-range goals and objectives. Providing counsel and guidance to management throughout the organization on merchandising matters. Ensuring the effective integration of merchandising efforts between clubs.

Requirements

Leads and directs the work of other team members and has responsibility for personnel actions including hiring, performance management, and termination. Supervision is often provided through a team of subordinate managers and/or directors.
Collaborates with other members of the executive management team to align departmental strategy or direction with the overall goals of the merchant organization.
Develops policies, practices, and procedures that have a significant impact on the organization.
Typically requires a bachelor's degree
12- 15 years of experience.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with AI tools, including ChatGPT.

Responsibilities

Lead the in-club strategy for high value space, segmentation and localization.
Evolving the performance management and planning discipline of the Merchant organization in partnership with our suppliers. Manage and improve joint planning processes and deployment of vendor investment across key growth drivers for the organization. This includes management of our in club demo program.
Lead the strategy for assortment management and space productivity across the organization. Improving merchandising productivity of space to reduce labor expense, improve sales, improve margin and increase inventory productivity. Work cross functionally to bring our merchandising visions to life through improved club layouts and formats.
Lead, evaluate and recommend changes to improve merchandising process and procedures across several key initiatives.
Responsible for accessing and aggregating data across channels and functions (customer, promotional, product, cost-to-serve) and simplify and provide better insights to our merchants.