Vice President, Merchandising

Achieve Your Legacy

This is an on-site position based out of our Chicago, IL office.

A Day in the Life

• Develop and execute overall product assortment strategy to maximize sales and profits, resulting in new product offerings without departing from the core equities of the brand.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners across businesses to execute product assortment strategy effectively, from pre-season assortment development to in-season assortment management.
• Build strategic, diligent, long-term and financially sound assortment plans.
• Lead merchandising teams in the identification of trends, ideas and the interpretation of business opportunities which set us apart from the competition, while still maximizing our core customer business and grow the brand market share.
• Set strategy, vision and direction through resource allocation decisions for a significant organization or business unit.
• Direct the strategy for price levels, ranges and price architecture.
• Optimize merchandise assortment across store and e-commerce channels.
• Lead teams to analyze sales, competitive and market trends, and customer behavior to establish overall product assortment strategy.
• Oversee high-level direction and approve tactical, administrative or operational policies and resource allocation decisions to ensure achievement of objectives.
• Partner with Product Development to incorporate new product in assortment and design trends
• Partner with Sourcing to maintain gross margin and supplier relationships related to assortment strategy.
• Partner with the planning group to create periodic sales goals and manage inventory and markdown budgets.

What You’ll Bring to the Table

• Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of the function, the competitive environment, technology and the economic implications.
• Demonstrated experience in merchandising strategic planning with an outcome of successful implementation of plans and programs.
• Proven ability to negotiate and/or influence customers, vendors or leaders regarding matters of significance to the function’s operating performance.

Qualifications

• 10+ years retail and leadership experience in merchandising and buying
• Bachelor's degree required, Master's degree/MBA preferred
• Travel up to 25%

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Life insurance and Disability
• Retailer Retirement and 401(k) match
• Paid time off, wellness time and volunteer time
• Mercantile discount and EAP resources
• Tuition Reimbursement

Pay

Starting Rate: $250,000.00 - $320,000.00

Pay ranges will be adjusted upward as needed to comply with applicable state and local law. In addition to your salary, based on your role, associates may be eligible for other compensation including bonuses, sales incentives, and long term incentives.

Company Commitment

We are proud to offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package to support eligible part time and full time associates and their families, including:

• Medical/Dental/Vision
• Life insurance and Disability
• Retailer Retirement and 401(k) match
• Paid time off, wellness time and volunteer time
• Mercantile discount and EAP resources
• Tuition Reimbursement

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Company is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital, parental, veteran or military status, unfavorable military discharge, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

Compliance

The Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal history, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Job Applicant Privacy

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact the location you are applying to and ask to speak with a manager regarding the nature of your request.

Contact Us

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Questions? Please reach out to careers@crateandbarrel.com

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