Manager, International Merchandising

3 weeks ago

Pittsburgh, United States GNC Full time
Company Description

As the global leader in health and wellness innovation since 1935, GNC motivates people to reach their goals with the most trusted and exciting selection of products in the industry.

As #TeamGNC, we work hard to ensure that our consumers come first. We are always cultivating and collaborating on new ideas to bring innovative solutions to the forefront and testing new solutions to translate goals into action. Our team members are advocates for change and innovation.

There is no greater gift than good health and no greater satisfaction than helping others to achieve it. Be a part of helping others to Live Well

Job Description

The International Merchandising Manager is responsible for the ownership of a customer-focused assortment and has accountability for facilitating budgeted sales and building market share within a group of select international markets through various franchise wholesale channels. This position is responsible for executing on a wide array of opportunities by partnering with GNC international franchise partners and several cross-functional parties to drive the business, ensuring a global industry leading position for GNC.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Leads necessary assortment growth plans and new opportunities for selected products, categories, and regions to achieve or exceed sales and margin goals for international channel(s)
  • Collaborates with key cross-functional areas to ensure support of product assortment is maximized with proper communication, promotion, marketing needs, creative merchandising and adequate inventory, while monitoring product lifecycle
  • Be customer-obsessed, maintaining constant expertise on product innovation, current market trend research, and competitive data to support successful launch of new products and brands worldwide
  • Assists in the development of a consumer-focused product strategy that is commercially viable and delivers a consistent worldwide look and feel
  • Act as a GNC assortment and merchandising expert and liaise between international business partners and other external/internal functions to support the in-market needs of each country and channel within
  • Consolidates the product needs from regions/channels to develop product(s) that meet business goals
  • Find commonality in consumer, customer, and market trends to minimize duplication and cannibalization; identify areas to reduce complexity and increase productivity globally
  • Understand and support the worldwide segmentation at right price vs. value, e.g., "good, better, best" strategy
  • International business unit ambassador to cross-functional teams showing up as compelling, dynamic, and knowledgeable in all stages of go-to-market process and partner interactions where product is discussed
  • Assist in building compelling stories to sell in and create solutions to drive brand vision and grow sales
  • Manage 3rd party vendor relationships, contract negotiations, assortment strategy, and ongoing promotional and marketing support
  • Lead international 3rd party assortment approval process for select categories
  • Lead new product development submission process and business case approval for select categories and markets
  • Provide visual merchandising guidance for international-specific planograms and best-practice materials
  • Develop and update resources to support training and communication of key product information
  • Execute new product launches, and supporting marketing and promotional activities for assigned categories
  • Maintain knowledge on the latest visual merchandising strategies by sales channel
  • Manages direct report(s) with immediate feedback on performance and regular touch bases to review deliverables, regular development, and coaching
  • Additional duties as assigned
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Responsible for supervising multiple projects.
  • Responsible for supervising a team of employees.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Merchandising or related field
  • Advanced degree (MBA, Master's) preferred
  • 8+ years progressive experience in a merchandising, buying, or go-to-market capacity, ideally in a related industry
  • 4+ years prior managerial/supervisory experience
  • International experience and ability to speak multiple languages a plus
  • Strong analytical, prioritizing, interpersonal, problem-solving, presentation, budgeting, project management (from conception to completion), & planning skills
  • Impeccable verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to adapt quickly to trends in the marketplace and ever-changing business needs
  • Ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships with peers and colleagues across the organization, as well as internal and external partners worldwide
  • Self-confidence to work with, influence, and present to peers, senior management, and external stakeholders
  • Self-motivated with critical attention to detail, deadlines and reporting
  • Strong ability to actively listen and critically think through process and agile solutions to adapt to unique partners
  • Solid understanding and application of mathematical concepts, specifically retail math
  • Ability to work well both autonomously and within a team in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment
  • High degree of proficiency MS Office Suite, Outlook & Internet applications
  • Ability to attend and lead meetings at various times of the day due to international time zones (ex. calls prior to 8am and calls after 5pm)


Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

GNC Holdings LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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