Associate Manager, E-Commerce Merchandising Strategy
Full Time
Brockton, MA 02301
Posted
Job description
Overview:
As a leader within our Marketing Strategy and Vendor Management team, you will oversee teams of specialists responsible for the management of assigned vendor relationships, contracts, product assortment, and website experience.
Benefits of a W.B. Mason Career:
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, speak and hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is frequently required to use hands and fingers for data entry. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Overview
The Marketing team at W.B. can be best described in one word – Magnificent. We take immense pride in cultivating our brand image, vast portfolio of products, dynamic vendor relationships and go-to-market strategy.
As a leader within our Marketing Strategy and Vendor Management team, you will oversee teams of specialists responsible for the management of assigned vendor relationships, contracts, product assortment, and website experience.
Benefits of a W.B. Mason Career:
- Competitive pay
- Highly-flexible Hybrid Work Environment (4 day WFH average)
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Plans with $0 deductible (in-network) for all plans, with various plan designs to meet you and your family's needs
- Company-paid Cell Phone Plan with unlimited text, talk and data; add a family member for only $55/month per line!
- Superior Dental / Vision coverage, FSAs, free EAP, Company-paid life insurance, Employee Discount, 401(k) and more!
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Sets category strategy relative to product assortment, site experience, vendor mix, and funding goals; stakeholder in the achievement of sales and margin goals.
- Partners with other category stakeholders to develop, measure, and communicate key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Oversees category product assortment; this is inclusive of item discovery, vendor selection, product sourcing, pricing, on-time launch, as well as sunsetting of products at the end of their lifecycle.
- Understands, represents, and acts in accordance with fulfilling customer needs, and meeting competitive demands of assigned category.
- Provides guidance to team to ensure merchandise strategies and product assortment plans meet company objectives and align with customer needs.
- Negotiates marketing program, rebates, and terms with new, existing, and prospective vendors. Builds strong relationships with the vendor community and exercises flexibility in approach to negotiations.
- Partners with marketing team to build marketing plans that align with company and category objectives, enhance our vendor brands, drive customer traffic, and deliver strong return on investment.
- Facilitates a team environment between cross-department partners.
- Fosters a high-performing Merchandising category team by developing strong relationships, leading, coaching, and providing constructive feedback.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Effectively manages area of responsibility to achieve relevant category KPIs based on a sound knowledge of merchandising concepts.
- Thinks conceptually and strategically.
- Builds and maintains productive cross-functional relationships.
- Results oriented, willingness to follow through, make informed decisions, complete tasks and problem-solve.
- Takes calculated risks to achieve results with partnership.
- Crafts targeted and effective verbal and written communications.
- Fosters a strong team environment and works effectively with management.
- Adapts to shifting circumstances in a business environment.
Education and/or Experience
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- 3+ years prior experience in category management, vendor management, merchandising, buying, planning & allocation, marketing, or a related field is required.
- Very strong negotiation skills needed.
- Propensity to lead a must.
- Proclivity for data-driven decision making.
- Exceptional Microsoft Office skills, but specifically Excel, required.
Minimum Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, speak and hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is frequently required to use hands and fingers for data entry. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
Equal Opportunity Employer
W.B. Mason Company, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.
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