Live Goods Merchant – Mid-Atlantic Region

🕒 June 20

🏖️ New Jersey – Remote

🏖️ New Jersey – Remote

💵 $150k - $170k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

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The Home Depot

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1978

🛒 Retail

👥 B2C

💰 Debt Financing on 2007-07

Retail • B2C

The Home Depot is a leading home improvement retailer, offering a wide range of building materials, home improvement products, lawn and garden products, and related services. The company operates both physical stores and an online platform, providing comprehensive solutions for DIY enthusiasts, professional contractors, and homeowners. The Home Depot is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, providing employment opportunities and benefits to a diverse workforce. Additionally, the company places a high emphasis on customer service and associate engagement to maintain its position as a trusted leader in the home improvement industry.

📋 Description

• Responsible for executing the overall short and long term strategy for assigned category/categories • Creating and maintaining vendor relationships • Marketing products • Developing product line strategies • Reporting financial results • Executes the business review of category/categories on a regular basis • Determining changes to product mix to better optimize assortment and drive innovation • Implements the financial strategy/cost structure for a category and sets pricing • Develops merchandising strategy to understand key business drivers • Influences the supplier management strategy to support overall department strategy and works to improve all aspects of supplier relationship • May serve as a key contributor on various other key projects • Directly reports to the Merchandising Vice President or Divisional Merchandise Manager

🎯 Requirements

• Must be 18 years of age or older • Must be legally permitted to work in the United States • Experience with managing regional and national suppliers • Ability to manage sales typically in excess of $500M • Experience managing a business (financial, operational, process, people, technology, etc) • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite • Working knowledge of presentation software (e.g., Microsoft PowerPoint) • Demonstrated ability to collaborate and work effectively with cross-functional teams • Ability to draw accurate conclusions from financial documentation • Demonstrated project management skills • Ability to negotiate, handle complaints, settle disputes, and resolve grievances with both internal and external customers • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Bachelor's degree, preferably in business or related field of study • Proven experience in merchandising execution, visual presentation, new concepts, inventory management, channel management, and supplier management • Proven ability to manage large scale projects in a complex environment • Proven proficiency in both a brick and mortar and online retail environment • Experience managing several hundred vendor contracts simultaneously • Comprehensive understanding of relevant products to make purchasing decisions.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • 401(k) matching • Flexible work arrangements • Professional development opportunities