Sr. Associate Merchant- Remote
Company: Office Depot
Location: San Jose
Posted on: August 5, 2022
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Job Description:
The Sr. Associate Merchant associate leverages consumer
insights, markets trends and new product development to build
curated, customer driven assortments and service solutions.; This
position partners closely with key stakeholders to understand the
division strategies and financial goals based on the strategic
category plan to ensure that overall product development and
direction delivers in-store, catalog, and online programs that are
competitive and differentiated.Works with suppliers to set up new
items and maintain item integrity, content and web attributes.;
Partners cross-functionally to ensure we are providing customer
centric solutions and improving product mix and shopping
experience.; Tasked with optimizing assortments and catalogs to
maximize trade up, solutions, micro-assortments and identify gaps
by customer vertical/segment.; Maintain cross reference files,
good/better/best assortments and upsell/cross sell. This role will
be provided the opportunity to fully manage and develop the
strategy for a sub-category.This role requires a thought leader
that will bring an independent perspective while, effectively
building collaborative solutions with key stakeholders across the
company.; Partners with content, ecommerce, inventory management,
private brand, and pricing and promotion teams.This position has
decision making authority within scope of work and categories
assigned.This role requires a comprehensive understanding of all
current and future paths to purchase.
Necessitating knowledge of key drivers including: - Retail store
format optimization and brick & mortar shopping experience - Web
dynamics, digital marketing impacts, and mobile experience -
Contract B2B sales motion, pricing strategies and vertical /
customer segmentation. - Performs market research to gain an
in-depth knowledge of products, vendor capabilities, industry
trends and emerging innovation - Partners with Private Brand to
optimize the portfolio to offer unique value to our customers
through new development and supplier sourcing opportunities. -
Optimizes the product and services portfolio to drive consumer
demand, market share, sales and profitability, grounded in market
and consumer understanding. - Manages assortment of products and
services, determining optimal product mix based on category goals,
performance, and designated category roles. - Works with
cross-functional partners to ensure exceptional execution of
assortment strategies. - Responsible to identify and initiate
vendor setup and maintenance working with Merchandising Operations.
- Responsible for overseeing item integrity, including new item set
up, content and web attributes with support teams. - Works with
suppliers to develop new product assortments by vertical and
segment and set up new items and maintain item integrity, content
and web attributes. - Ensures Web and catalog execution.
Qualifications - Bachelors Degree (B.A/B.S) in Business,
Merchandising, Operations - 5-7 + years experience (3+ years
progressive merchandising plus other equivalent related experience)
- Minimum three years merchandising experience required. Finance,
marketing, product development, procurement, services and
operations background beneficial;
Other Information - Strong leader with strategic business
management skills, who can appropriately shift between tactical and
strategic perspectives.; - Will need to be results oriented, seek
empowerment, inquisitive, comfortable with ambiguity and possess
versatile communication styles - Cross-functional strategic
vision:; a willingness to see business opportunities from the
perspective of the whole company as opposed to solely the
perspective of his/her functional area
Pay, Benefits & Work ScheduleThe company offers competitive
salaries, a benefits package, which includes a 401(k) and more,
along with plenty of opportunity to move and grow within our
organization! For immediate consideration for this exciting
position, please click the Apply Now button.
How To ApplyClick the Apply Now button and follow the instructions
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submit button.
Equal Employment OpportunityThe company is committed to providing
equal employment opportunities in all employment practices. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin,
citizenship status, marital status, age, disability, protected
veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic
protected by law.We will consider for employment qualified
applicants with arrest and conviction records City & County of San
Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
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