Manager Merchandising Job Description
Manager Merchandising Duties & Responsibilities
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Manager Merchandising Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Manager Merchandising
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Education for Manager Merchandising
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Manager Merchandising Job Description
- Under Managers guidance, analyzes competitor product offerings to identify potential increases to a product line’s profitability, including new skus
- Sound knowledge of category management principals and strategy
- Proven ability to drive product/category development, positioning and direction
- Effective research, analytical and management skills
- Demonstrated leadership experience in a team environment including development of people
- Ability to think strategically and interpret complex issues
- High energy, proactive work style with proven ability to manage multiple projects and changing priorities
- Results oriented, with analytical insight and good commercial acumen
- Refined presentation, interpersonal and communication skills at all levels
- Executes the PLR process for assigned product groups in a timely manner
- Advanced IT skills (Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
- Experience gained in multi-national companies is highly preferred
- Can work under high pressure and have time management skill
- Experience in managing a diversified portfolio from inception to delivery with geographically distributed and multi-disciplinary teams
- Strong understanding of the competitive landscape in ANZ to influence the global strategy
- Bachelors Degree in Merchandising, Marketing, Business, Economics, Communication or similar field or 6 years of marketing experience, must be knowledgeable about various e-commerce marketing opportunities traditional media in lieu of bachelor’s degree
Manager Merchandising Job Description
- Defines the retail price & benefits structure to remain competitive in the market and ensures we maintain legal compliance to the terms and conditions required by the program
- Create a weekly and monthly revenue forecast, identify gaps in the forecast of individual categories or subcategories, and create sales plans to fill these gaps
- Owns the unique set of products, vendors, and brands within assigned product categories
- Develops Omni-channel line design to achieve financial goals including relevant market share growth compared to the industry
- Directs and influences extended teams in Lowes.com, Store Environment, Marketing, Pricing & Promotions, external vendor resources to build and execute Merchandising programs
- Executes the product line review process, vendor and product evaluations, and selection for assigned product groups
- Directs and influences extended teams to ensure product resets in the stores are designed and executed on time and support the PLR Strategy
- Builds and maintains relationships with external vendors for assigned product categories, negotiating the best cost, pricing, payment terms and key brands with current and prospective vendors, as needed, to secure the best opportunities for Lowe’s on an ongoing basis
- Manage sections of the promotional calendar, coordinating with brand, marketing, PR, loyalty and email teams
- Lead planning, execution and optimization of your programs for global points-of-sale, including a/b testing development and prioritization with key marketing channels and regional managers
- Extensive knowledge of various e-commerce marketing opportunities as well traditional media
- Detail and result oriented with sense of urgency
- Team-oriented and able to work in cross-functional environment
- Relevant tertiary education, such as Fashion Design/Merchandising
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in the management of buying activities, preferably within the luxury fashion industry
- Experience within an international company with regional reporting lines, would be advantageous
Manager Merchandising Job Description
- Market Travel to support the greater region, your channel/account base in addition to other areas of the business
- Ability to support other areas of the business as needed through account presentations and sales force education
- Develops strategies for the purchase of products from manufacturers
- Is responsible for and manages all purchasing functions to include minimizing the cost of goods from product manufacturers through strong negotiations on price, cash discount terms, and earned income programs
- Re-negotiates annual rebate programs and contracts
- Partners with existing vendor base to negotiate merchandising agreements and develop new incentive programs
- Evaluates potential new line items and ensure that out-of-stocks are kept to a minimum
- Owns the unique set of products and , vendors within assigned product categories
- Helps d e fines new service offerings for Lowe’s to achieve financial goals including relevant market share growth compared to the industry
- Defines the digital strategy within assigned category to drive customer awareness and demand for Lowe’s Service offerings
- Advanced in MS Office, particularly in MS Excel
- Ensure high quality area presentation to maintain an appealing store area
- Organize department workflow by managing and assigning tasks
- Supervise and coordinating activities for specified area
- Five year foodservice management in foodservice distribution
- Adapts to changes in the work environment and helps to enable team members adapt to changes as well
Manager Merchandising Job Description
- Inventory management, allocation and consolidation for the region
- Regular store visits to gain understanding of customer buying behaviour and retail teams’ feedback
- Provide seasonal product training to retail teams
- Drives the development of tactical plans within the category aligned to the overall Lowe’s strategy and bring the vision to realization
- Identifies gaps or growth opportunities within assigned category and determines solutions to close those gaps and/or keep Lowe’s ahead of new offerings
- Builds and maintains relationships with external vendors for assigned category, negotiate the best cost, pricing, payment terms as needed to secure the best opportunities for Lowe’s on an ongoing bases
- Partner with the DMM to own business for all merchandise, sales
- Partner with DMM to populate and assort the CAP
- Work with the DMM to ensure Design and Product Development are aligned on the merchandising direction and execute to this throughout seasonal development and incorporate into Line Plan
- Partner with merchandising team to identify growth opportunities in product categories and work with Planners to analyze past performance and identify emerging trends
- Lead with optimism and "can do" attitude
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant mix of merchandising and sales experience, preferably in CPG, or related appliances
- Combination of product and brand experience
- 8 years of relevant work experience (in addition to degree or years of previous experience), preferably with a solid understanding of category driving product brands and models
- Intermediate proficiency using web analytics tools such as Adobe Site Catalyst, Adobe Test&Target, Google Analytics
- Bachelor’s Degree required preferably in business or communications
Manager Merchandising Job Description
- Conceiving and creating new content discovery programs and promotions, in keeping with the standards of Audible’s editorial voice
- Building promotional pages, emails, and action incentives using our proprietary tools
- Managing the details of highly visible editorial features with an always-on holistic eye to our multi-faceted member experience, which varies by member type, device, and geolocation
- Curating a thoughtful and zeitgeist-aware discovery experience for our members, with a constant eye to iterating and improving the overall member experience
- Using data and analytics to inform campaigns, report on results, and drive shopping innovations
- Lead cross-surface editorial/promotional campaigns and participate in teammates’ campaigns
- Build and lead the whole merchandising process
- Plan, review and monitor OTB, sales performance and business trends
- Develop clear and strategic product assortment by store
- Partner with various departments on action plans to maximize sales growth and KPI achievement
- Develop and retain talent of direct and indirect reports
- Advance in MS Office and Photoshop
- Excellent Excel knowledge (Pivot, S-reference, ) and strong analytical skills
- A Masters’ degree is essential
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel (Pivot, S-reference, ) with strong analytical skills
- Previous people management experience and revenue management is a plus