(USA) Senior Director, Merchandising Operations - Innovation

Position Summary...

What you'll do...

Relocation Required to Bentonville, AR 

We are seeking a Senior Director, Merchandising Operations, to join our team! This leadership role is critical in directing inventory plans for complex strategic business units, driving third-party supplier relationships, developing and prioritizing key business strategies, guiding strategic direction on corporate initiatives, and developing and implementing strategies to attract and maintain a highly skilled workforce. 

• Direct Inventory Plans for complex strategic business units, review annual, monthly, weekly, and daily projections against actual results, monitor category markdown budget. 

• Drive Third-Party Supplier Relationships, develop relationships and interface with vendor leadership personnel, review and analyze contract negotiations and contract management. 

• Develop and Prioritize Key Business Strategies, manage cross-functional initiatives that impact store and corporate processes, develop merchandising programs and initiatives, customer and company communications, and associate training content. 

• Guide Strategic Direction on Corporate Initiatives, build and maintain relationships with senior leadership, conduct cost-benefit analysis to evaluate potential strategies, prioritize corporate goals and objectives. 

• Develop and Implement Strategies to Attract and Maintain a Highly Skilled Workforce, diagnose capability gaps, recruit, select, and develop talent, support mentorship, workforce development, and succession planning. 

What you’ll bring: 

• Reviewing and approving markdown proposals, developing prioritized markdown recommendations for senior management when markdowns exceed budget, align category inventory and turn plans. 

• Ensuring that budgets and financial commitments are met, ensure that operational expenses are properly managed. 

• Making recommendations for system support developments, recommending merchandise priorities for store operations, translating merchandise strategies for assigned departments into executable programs for store operations. 

• Gaining alignment from cross-functional business areas on business processes, drive accountability for implementing corporate initiatives and achieving division goals within cross-functional areas. 

• Promoting a customer environment, demonstrating adaptability and sponsoring continuous learning, and leveraging the capabilities of new and existing talent. 

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