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Wilco · 1 day ago

Vice President, Merchandising & Inventory

Mount Angel, OR

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

10+ years exp

Wilco is a growing retailer dedicated to customer service and progressive values. The Vice President of Merchandising and Inventory will lead the merchandising and inventory functions, focusing on product, pricing, and vendor management to drive margin dollar creation and optimize inventory strategies.

AgricultureE-CommerceRetail

Responsibilities

Evaluate sales trends within the company, for competitors, and with vendor data to continuously improve department, category, and item mix

Lead the development of merchandise plans for department stores and for eComm

Own the merchandise development plans - directly responsible for managing team execution and adherence to the critical deadlines

Ability to apply trend forecast and influence product strategies during the development process using both market information and brand filtering

Manage/collaborate on product development strategies for in-store and eComm products

Collaborate with marketing and sales teams for optimum training and promotion performance

Lead Merchants to develop effective vendor partnerships, participating directly in vendor strategies and meetings with key vendors

Deliver weekly business reports and forecasting that offer fact-based summaries of previous performance and profitability that will facilitate decision-making

Lead developing inventory strategies and plans. Track progress and initiate tactics to optimize

Manage and develop slow-moving product review and strategies, including the product discontinuation process and discounted pricing

Manage and develop the merchandising team; ensure performance, productivity, and development using relevant metrics

Oversee product category managers to develop annual sales, margin, and inventory plans

Develop and oversee competitor pricing strategies and trends, including response execution and elasticity review M

Evaluate and analyze the sales performance of all product categories

Develop organizational capacity through improved programs, policies, and systems

Implement excellent process discipline and technology systems to produce efficiency

Ensure plans align with company-wide goals and manage the reconciliation regularly

Other duties as requested by the President & CEO

Qualification

Financial analysisBusiness planningRetail merchandisingProject managementVendor managementNegotiation skillsCommunication skillsCollaboration skillsAttention to detailLeadership