The Guitar Center Company · 2 weeks ago
Sr. Director, Merchandising
Westlake Village, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$215K/yr - $250K/yrThe Guitar Center Company is the world's largest retailer of musical instruments and equipment. They are seeking a Sr. Director of Merchandising to provide leadership and management to a team of Category Managers, overseeing category-specific merchandising strategies and performance across various channels.
Retail
Hiring Manager
Kevin Theiss
Responsibilities
Develop category-specific in-store & online merchandising (including price, promotion, and product marketing)
Build deeply integrated strategic relationships with the vendor community
Meet with key internal stakeholders to review prior performance and plan upcoming merchandising initiatives
Maximize in-store layout for new and existing stores (i.e. every aspect of categories within the store) via diligent SKU-specific planograming
Store visits, locally and remotely, to do in-store reviews. Field work would include store planogram resets and assembly of new merchandising fixtures
Oversee all category-specific in-store and online marketing and promotional support
Review performance of the business, making necessary assortment updates
Involved in planning long- or short-term business objectives
Represents the company in handling complaints, arbitrating disputes or resolving grievances
Additional duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree (or 4 years of equivalent work experience), preferably in Business
Analytical Skills: Explores information, data, reports, and/or items in order to extract meaningful insights, which can be used to better understand and improve business performance. Able to understand marketing data and analysis and develop campaign recommendations and optimizations from these insights
Business Acumen: Understands how the business works including key business drivers, important company strategies, competition, and financial data impacting the department/organization. Makes business decisions that support financial targets
Collaboration: Able to develop cooperation and teamwork while participating in and leading groups, working toward solutions which generally benefit all involved parties. Proven cross-functional team participation capabilities. Able to collaborate effectively with internal and external partners to accomplish goals
Benefits
Eligible to participate in the Guitar Center Company bonus program based on Company performance
Company
The Guitar Center Company
We exist so music can persist. Our family of brands has put more instruments into the hands of more people than anyone on the planet.
Founded in 1964
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Gabriel Dalporto
Chief Executive Officer
Ron Japinga
CEO
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