Director of Merchandising

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🕒 June 11

🌽 Illinois, North Dakota, +1 more states – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote 🌾 North Dakota – Remote ❄️ Minnesota – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👔 Director

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Swanson Health

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1969

🏥 Healthcare

🍽️ Food & Beverage

🧘 Wellness

Healthcare • Food & Beverage • Wellness

Swanson Health is a company that offers a variety of health and wellness products. They have partnered with iHerb to provide global access to their products, allowing customers to purchase Swanson items as well as thousands of other options in different languages and currencies. Swanson Health focuses on supporting wellness journeys by providing great products, fast shipping, and excellent deals. They are also open to international distribution through authorized partners.

📋 Description

• Own category vision, strategy, and performance across multiple channels • Lead assortment architecture, governance, and SKU rationalization initiatives • Monitor category performance and implement improvement plans • Identify growth opportunities, portfolio gaps, and emerging market trends • Leverage consumer, competitive, industry, and internal insights to inform strategic decisions • Own innovation roadmaps and product pipelines for both owned and partner brands • Oversee product launches, reformulations, and discontinuations • Partner cross-functionally to commercialize innovation initiatives • Evaluate launch performance and optimize future innovation investments • Lead, coach, and develop Associate and Assistant Merchants • Establish clear priorities, accountability, and performance expectations • Build organizational capability and succession plans • Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, continuous improvement, and results • Represent Merchandising across enterprise initiatives and strategic projects • Influence decisions across Innovation, Marketing, Pricing, Analytics, Purchasing, Ecommerce, Marketplace, and International teams • Align stakeholders around category priorities and business objectives • Drive category growth, profitability, and portfolio optimization • Manage innovation performance and product lifecycle strategies • Utilize analytics and financial insights to guide business decisions • Support enterprise growth initiatives across all sales channels

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive merchandising or category management experience • Demonstrated success managing category performance, innovation pipelines, and cross-functional business initiatives • Strong analytical, financial, and strategic planning capabilities • Experience owning financial performance and driving business results • Proven experience managing product lifecycles and innovation portfolios • Executive presence with the ability to influence senior leaders and stakeholders • Exceptional communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills • Strong leadership, coaching, and talent development abilities • Ability to navigate ambiguity and lead through organizational change • Bias toward action, accountability, and results • Experience working across multiple sales channels, including DTC, marketplaces, and international markets a plus • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Management, or a related field

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive Benefits • Fitness Center Reimbursement • Product Discounts