The Senior Manager, Merchandise Strategy- Center Core will play a critical role in driving business growth, profitability, and execution. Reporting to the Director of Merchandise Strategy- Center Core, this position will serve as a key liaison between Field Leadership, Merchandise/Planning, and vendor partners to translate business strategy into measurable results. With a strong focus on sales growth, the Senior Manager will help scale the business through business analysis, merchandise strategies, event activations, and execution.
Essential Functions:
- Drive sales growth and profitability through business analysis, merchandise strategy, and field execution.
- Lead cross-functional projects, events, and customer activations from strategy through execution.
- Own the Special-Order Process, partnering with Field and Merchant teams to improve product access and capture sales opportunities.
- Conduct regular store visits to gather field insights, assess execution, and identify opportunities of growth.
- Support localized strategies based on store performance, customer needs, inventory, assortment, and market opportunities.
- Partner with vendor field teams on product knowledge, selling, and business training to build Selling Specialist capability.
- Lead vendor business meetings and establish clear next steps and follow-up.
- Travel to stores based on business needs.
Education & Experience:
- 4 Year college degree in business or related area
- Minimum 5-year retail experience
Knowledge, Skills & Abililities:
- Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Ability to make presentations in an audience setting
- Ability to analyze business and make recommendations that positively impact sales and profitability
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to build collaborative relationships and influence others
- Ability to make presentations in an audience setting
- Ability to work well with little or no supervision
- Demonstrates sound judgement
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