VP Merchandising, Collision & Mechanical Part

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually we need to use headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must include only sections that have real specific content. The posting includes a lot: Position Summary, KEY RESPONSIBILITIES — COLLISION PARTS, KEY RESPONSIBILITIES — MECHANICAL PARTS, CATEGORY P&L AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT, BUILDING THE TEAM, CROSS-FUNCTIONAL LEADERSHIP, CANDIDATE PROFILE (Experience & Expertise). Also there is "What We Do", "Our Culture". Those could be considered "About the role"? Actually "About the role" maybe corresponds to Position Summary. "Responsibilities" corresponds to KEY RESPONSIBILITIES sections. "Requirements" maybe corresponds to CANDIDATE PROFILE? Could also be "Qualifications". "Skills" maybe not explicit. "Benefits", "Pay", "Schedule" not present. So we should not create those sections. We need to use

for section headings. Use

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  for prose. We must preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate etc. The posting includes a lot of text; we need to keep it but format. We need to decide how to structure: maybe sections: About the role (Position Summary), Responsibilities (split into Collision Parts and Mechanical Parts subsections?), Requirements (Candidate Profile), maybe Qualifications (Experience & Expertise). Could combine. But we must not create headings with filler. So we need to decide which headings to include based on actual content. We have content for: - About the role: Position Summary (the paragraph after "Position Summary"). - Responsibilities: KEY RESPONSIBILITIES — COLLISION PARTS (with sub-bullets), KEY RESPONSIBILITIES — MECHANICAL PARTS, CATEGORY P&L AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT, BUILDING THE TEAM, CROSS-FUNCTIONAL LEADERSHIP. These are all responsibilities. - Requirements/Qualifications: CANDIDATE PROFILE Experience & Expertise (list of bullet-like sentences). Also maybe "Experience & Expertise" is a list. We could have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications. We need to use

  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So within Responsibilities we need to turn the bullet points into
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        for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It doesn't forbid other headings, but says use

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        maybe. We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the text exactly (or close) but we can format. We must remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, application instructions. The text doesn't seem to have those. We need to output only HTML fragment. Let's extract content. First, "What We Do CarParts.com is the go-to eCommerce platform for auto care and maintenance. We provide drivers with quality parts at competitive prices and enable them to schedule appointments with trusted mechanics directly through our website. Using world-class design principles and the latest technologies, we deliver a fast, intuitive digital experience backed by our company-owned national distribution network. With over 1,000 employees worldwide, we are scaling rapidly, fueled by our most recent strategic partnership and $35 million investment. This positions us for the next phase of growth as we continue to empower drivers along their journey. Our Culture At CarParts.com, our culture goes beyond our core values of Safety First, Customer Focused, and Commitment to Excellence. We are a performance-driven, data-focused, and fast-paced team where results matter and winning is expected. Hungry & Hardworking: We set ambitious goals, measure progress with clear metrics, and hold ourselves accountable to deliver results. Promote from Within: We reward top performers with opportunities for growth and advancement. Collaborative & In-Person: We believe the best ideas and fastest execution happen face-to-face. High Standards: We move quickly, pay attention to details, and dig deep - whether it’s analyzing contracts, aggregating complex scenarios, or building clear, data-driven presentations. No Passengers: We value grit, ownership, and the relentless pursuit of results" This is company overview; could be part of About the role? Might be considered background. The instruction: "Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

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        . But the "Position Summary" is more specific to role. We could combine both. We need to preserve all substantive information; we shouldn't omit the "What We Do" and "Our Culture". So include them in About the role. Thus About the role section will contain paragraphs: What We Do..., Our Culture..., Position Summary... Now Responsibilities: we have many sub-sections. We need to turn each bullet-like paragraph into

        • . However the responsibilities sections are not bullet lists but paragraphs with headings. We could treat each responsibility heading as a
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            for description outside? The instruction: "Use

            • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits". So we need to wrap the list of duties in
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                where each
                • contains the heading (maybe as ) and the description. Thus for Collision PARTS responsibilities: we have Assortment Strategy, Buying Strategy & Vendor Management, SKU-Level Performance Management. Each has multiple paragraphs. We'll create
                • for each. Similarly Mechanical PARTS responsibilities: Category Strategy & Assortment Governance, Partner Governance & Performance Oversight, Reporting & Representation. Then CATEGORY P&L AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT: Own the Collision Parts category P&L..., Own the Mechanical Parts category P&L outcomes..., Lead a regular..., Report category performance... Then BUILDING THE TEAM: Build, lead, and scale..., Maintain a smaller..., Set the standard..., Recruit, coach,... Then CROSS-FUNCTIONAL LEADERSHIP: Partner closely with the COO..., Work hand-in-hand..., Partner closely with the VP of Sourcing..., Partner closely with Data Science..., Partner with the CEO's Technical Advisor..., Represent Collision and Mechanical Parts..., Serve as a key advisor... Thus many items. We'll create a
                  for Responsibilities containing all these items. Now Qualifications: CANDIDATE PROFILE Experience & Expertise: list of bullet-like sentences: - 10+ years of progressive merchandising, category management, or buying leadership experience, with direct responsibility for large, complex, hardlines assortments of 40,000+ SKUs. - Automotive aftermarket, collision/body parts, or hard-parts experience highly preferred, but not required — strong hardlines/long-tail merchandising fundamentals matter more than industry pedigree. - Demonstrated experience managing long-tail catalogs — deep fitment/part-number complexity, low-velocity/high-SKU-count assortments — not just top-seller merchandising. - Proven track record building and executing a (cut off). The text ends abruptly: "Proven track record building and executing a". It seems incomplete. We must preserve as is; we cannot invent. So we include that sentence exactly as given. We'll make a
                  • for each. Now we need to avoid creating sections like Benefits, Pay, Schedule because not present. Thus final HTML:

                    About the role

                    What We Do CarParts.com is the go-to eCommerce platform for auto care and maintenance. We provide drivers with quality parts at competitive prices and enable them to schedule appointments with trusted mechanics directly through our website. Using world-class design principles and the latest technologies, we deliver a fast, intuitive digital experience backed by our company-owned national distribution network. With over 1,000 employees worldwide, we are scaling rapidly, fueled by our most recent strategic partnership and $35 million investment. This positions us for the next phase of growth as we continue to empower drivers along their journey.

                    Our Culture At CarParts.com, our culture goes beyond our core values of Safety First, Customer Focused, and Commitment to Excellence. We are a performance-driven, data-focused, and fast-paced team where results matter and winning is expected. Hungry & Hardworking: We set ambitious goals, measure progress with clear metrics, and hold ourselves accountable to deliver results. Promote from Within: We reward top performers with opportunities for growth and advancement. Collaborative & In-Person: We believe the best ideas and fastest execution happen face-to-face. High Standards: We move quickly, pay attention to details, and dig deep - whether it’s analyzing contracts, aggregating complex scenarios, or building clear, data-driven presentations. No Passengers: We value grit, ownership, and the relentless pursuit of results

                    Position Summary The VP of Merchandising owns assortment and vendor/buying strategy accountability for two categories with very different operating models: Collision Parts, which represents roughly 70% of CarParts.com's total revenue and spans an assortment of approximately 80,000 SKUs, and Mechanical Parts, which is sourced and warehoused through one of our partners. For Collision, this is a long-tail, large-catalog hardlines merchandising role rather than brand management or trend buying, and success depends on the leader's ability to operate with precision at the SKU level while also setting category-level strategy. This leader reports directly to the COO and will be one of the most senior operating voices in the company on what we carry, why we carry it, when we buy it, when we stop, and what it's doing in the market once it's live. The role requires someone who is genuinely energized by digging into the data — fitment coverage, sell-through, velocity, channel performance, seasonality curves, vendor lead times — and who treats SKU-level ownership of the assortment as a feature of the job, not a burden. For Mechanical, the operating model is different by design: the VP of Merchandising sets category strategy and commercial targets for Mechanical, approves assortment scope, and governs the partner relationship jointly with the VP of Sourcing — bringing the assortment and commercial performance lens while Sourcing owns the contractual and fulfillment relationship. The expectation is oversight and accountability for outcomes, not hands-on SKU management at Collision's depth. The VP of Merchandising will build and lead the team responsible for assortment strategy, vendor management, and SKU lifecycle management for Coll