Floral Merchandising Manager
1 week ago
_"I can't live without them."_
Location:
850 76th Street S.W. - Byron Center, Michigan 49315
Position Summary:
This role is responsible to manage the retail and wholesale sales and gross profit for Floral; overseeing both Category Management and Procurement and ensuring the execution of merchandising and marketing plans necessary to drive sales.
Here's what you'll do:
- This role is responsible for the development and implementation of category business plans within assigned categories.
- Manage assigned assets to achieve category roles and results through category strategies that are executed via product assortment, pricing, promotion, shelf/fixture presentation, buying and inventory.
- Responsible for sales and profits for assigned categories.
- Develop comprehensive category business plans consistent with the Company's overall goals and strategies for assigned categories; plans to include tactics in the areas of assortment, pricing, promotion, shelf placement and coordination with crossfunctional teams.
- Continually monitor and assess performance versus budgeted objectives for category sales.
- Nielsen reports, scorecards and profit and loss statements.
- Establish and maintain relationships with vendor partners to facilitate effective category management to increase sales and profits, lower product costs, maximize trade funds and optimize partnership.
- Develop private label categories in keeping with overall company goals of achieving "best in class" ratings through packaging, innovation, and strategic positioning.
- Integrate and hold accountable profitability by category, inclusive of market gains, indirect margin, and achieving private label market share.
- Responsible for department management including staffing, training, performance management and career development of associates, and developing and monitoring department goals.
- Maintain current knowledge of industry trends and best category management practices; make recommendations to improve current programs and processes.
- Manage assigned fresh merchandiser team; provide oversight to ensure sales and gross profit goals are achieved as well as customer satisfaction.
- Assure the warehouse meets sales, expenses, gross and net profit objectives.
- Monitors and follows up on operating performance of stores within local territory with specific regard to sales and profit performance of all existing and new products.
- Accountable for area and category department financial budgets in meeting and exceeding sales, distribution, expense, gross margin, overall department profitability and image objectives for banner.
- Develop plans and deliver merchandising components of the assigned Company retail formats.
- Communicate to all stores including banner requirements, strategy and operating guidelines related to the specific merchandising departments.
- Partner with store design department to develop department layouts, equipment and fixtures for new and existing store and formats.
- Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.
Here's what you'll need:
- Bachelor's Degree (required) Business Administration, Merchandising or other related field or equivalent combination of education and/ or experience.
- Five years merchandising, marketing, category management, product management and/or product development experience
- Experience purchasing and negotiating in a retail or wholesale environment.
- Two years of supervisory experience.
- Excellent oral and written communication, financial acumen, strategic problem solving, leadership, analytical skills, and influencing and negotiations skills.
- Proven experience working across business units to leverage resources and capabilities to accomplish company goals.
- Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, Access, and PowerPoint).
- Experience with Category Management and purchasing systems such as Biceps Purchasing System is a plus.
- Ability to travel up to 25%.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
As part of our
People First culture, SpartanNash is proud to offer a robust and competitive Total Rewards benefits package.
SpartanNash is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veteran, that celebrates diversity and believes employing a diverse workforce is key to our success.
We are not able to sponsor work visas for this position.
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