Merchandising Manager

Position Summary

The Merchandising Manager will develop business strategies and seasonal assortment plans to maximize the development of the Simon Pearce brand, sales and profits across our glass, pottery and home accent lines. The Merchandising Manager will be responsible for coordinating information across functions working closely with Planning, Product Development, Visual Merchandising, Creative, Marketing and Sales Teams to ensure the GTM process is followed and timelines met. The Merchandising Manager will have the opportunity to participate in R&D meetings while identifying opportunities and recommending new product concepts.

We offer competitive pay and a benefit package that includes: medical, dental, and vision coverage, employer paid life & disability, paid time off, 401k retirement plan with employer match, and tuition reimbursement assistance. Additionally, we offer exclusive employee discounts on both our glass and pottery products and at our exquisite restaurant. Remote opportunity with preference to the New England area.

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

• Perform market, competition and sales trend analysis to keep abreast of current trends. Obtain feedback from sales channels to improve product and add to collections
• Identify emerging trends and develop business strategies outlining strengths, weaknesses, new opportunities and threats. Communicate annual and seasonal strategies to functional areas (Planning, Design, Sourcing, Production, Packaging, Visual and Marketing)
• Develop and recommend seasonal and core product mix for key categories
• Collaborate with Planning to develop annual and seasonal financial plans
• Collaborate with Planning to provide Sourcing and Production Management with purchase quantities, delivery dates, flow and exit strategies for initial cost and production negotiations for new programs
• Collaborate with the Planning Team to finalize assortment plans (line lists), product details, target retails, estimated IMU, importance to overall assortment (big bets), flow to DC and floor plan location for developing purchase projections and buy plans
• For assigned areas, approve final Product collections from Design’s recommendations, Order quantities from Planning’s recommendations, Costing and delivery dates from Sourcing and Production, Changes that affect production deadlines and plan objectives, Floor plan layouts from Visual, and Signage and in-store collateral
  
  

Secondary Duties And Responsibilities

• Assist Planning with determining appropriate adjustments (markdowns, delivery charges and quantity changes) to the plan to maximize sales, profits, budget (OTB) and to protect the brand.
• Visit stores and contact field management to gather information on customer feedback and product issues
• Category level reporting
  
  

Qualifications Required

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• 5+ years relevant experience in Merchandising
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel as the candidate must be proficient in creating pivot tables, using advanced formulas and functions such as VLOOKUPS
  
  

Qualifications Desired

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
  
  

Physical Demands And Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Simon Pearce is committed to the policy of equal employment opportunity and to provide all employees with the work environment necessary to enable them to advance on merit as far as their talents and skills will take them, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, status as a protected class of veteran, or any other legally protected status