Bloomingdale's Manager, Merchandising

About the Role

Store Leaders are on the forefront of both the colleague and customer experience. Through their dynamic leadership style, interpersonal skills and business acumen, the Merchandise Manager (MM) inspires their team to bring the Bloomingdale's mission—"to be like no other store in the world"—to life. A leader's success is through the connectivity of their team, and a Merchandise Manager is responsible for unlocking each member's individual motivation and goals. The Merchandise Manager delivers an approachable, energetic, style-conscious, and fun shopping experience through visual and merchandise presentation. They stay aware of fashion trends, corporate and local directives, and strategies devoted to growing volume.

A partner to selling teams and support teams, the Merchandise Manager is responsible for the care, processing, and presentation of front and back of house; maintaining orderly, functional, and easy-to-access stock areas that facilitate the selling function.

Responsibilities

• Oversees store presentation, merchandise implementation, floor moves, and planning
• Understands comp business trends (Plan/LY) by using Branch comp and focus business reports
• Utilizes the promotional calendar to set priorities and meet signing deadlines for store events
• Responsibly manages elements of profitability: shortage and adherence to audit standards
• Provides ongoing training and developmental coaching to merchandising and selling teams
• Empowers merchandising and selling teams to ensure execution of all merchandise strategies, standards presentations, and promotional events
• Supports all operational functions in the store location

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree from a 4-year college or university
• 3-5 years of related experience
• Effectively communicate and present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers and all levels of internal and external business partners
• Ability to effectively plan and execute strategies
• Ability to monitor and maneuver workflow to achieve priorities
• Ability to work a flexible schedule with retail hours, including days, evenings, weekends, and/or holidays

Physical Requirements

• Requires periods of walking, standing, communicating, reaching, crouching, color vision, and climbing ladders
• Frequent use of computers and other technology, including handheld equipment, cash registers, and the ability to process register transactions
• Frequently lift/move up to 25 lbs