Merchandise Manager: Garden & Patio

We Go Beyond: At Bed Bath & Beyond, we believe that everyone should “Be You!”. We uphold a culture of understanding, acceptance, and respect, valuing individuality, traits, beliefs, and characteristics. Living by this ethos is essential to our success, fostering a more inclusive environment where every employee demonstrates inclusive behaviors and respect. We are committed to strengthening the diversity of our teams by recruiting, developing, and retaining professionals from all backgrounds and classes, promoting diversity, equity, and inclusivity as integral to providing “dream homes for all.”

About the Role

Exempt roles are responsible for managing profit and loss for assigned merchandise assortments.

Responsibilities

• Assists with the development and execution of strategic merchandise plans to maximize product sales and manages profit and loss for each merchandise assignment.
• Ensures that merchandise plans align and complement overall Merchandising business plans and strategies.
• Gathers industry trade data from various sources, including trade shows, along with customer, competitor, market, financial, and operational data. Translates this information into executable and effective market intelligence reporting.
• Analyzes overall product demand, forecasting future merchandise demand and product needs.
• Evaluates vendor capabilities as merchandise suppliers and selects those best suited to complement the company’s merchandising strategies. Develops and grows business relationships with suppliers/vendors.
• Recommends changes in procurement processes to improve service, quality, and/or reduce costs. Creates executable inventory plans and vets opportunities for new business.
• Evaluates vendor reliability and develops new supply sources where vendors/suppliers are no longer competitive. Improves or increases merchandise assortments and executes profitable merchandising plans by managing quality, sourcing, and delivery.
• Assists in defining product and distribution standards for assigned merchandise assortments and assesses the capabilities of suppliers/partners to meet those standards. Monitors supplier performance and reconciles quality and/or fulfillment concerns to ensure quality standards are consistently met.
• Gathers information for product quotations, examines bids, negotiates product costs, and awards contracts to supplier/partners. Monitors associated merchandising costs, performance schedules, and scope of assigned contracts/subcontracts to ensure customers receive the best quality at the best value.
• Collaborates with management to address all profit and loss issues. Works with various cross-functional teams in support of the execution of merchandising strategies.
• Follows prescribed legal guidelines and requirements.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Two years of end-to-end merchandising experience in procurement, demand forecasting and planning, and vendor relations, preferably within eCommerce.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Proven ability to collaborate with others to understand and complete project goals.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, with the ability to professionally interact with suppliers and employees at all levels of the company.
• Strong time management and decision-making skills, with the ability to prioritize and organize tasks and projects.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with competing deadlines, work independently, and be proactive.
• High attention to detail and ability to work effectively and collaboratively across various departments to meet goals and deadlines.
• Highly developed and creative problem-solving and project management skills.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited institution with a bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Merchandising, Economics, or a related field, or any combination of education and/or experience.
• For managers or above: Ability to influence people across the organization, coach reports to grow a high-performance team, and experience hiring and leading diverse teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• SQL skills.
• Graduate degree in Merchandising, Supply Chain, Business, Economics, or a related field.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit and/or stand for long periods at a time.
• May be required to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally.
• Bending, stooping, and reaching are also frequently required.

Benefits

• 401k (6% match).
• Flexible schedules.
• Tuition reimbursement, leadership development program, and mentorship program.
• Employee Resource Groups (LatinX, Black Employee Network, LGBTQIA+, Women’s Network, Women In Tech).