Acme Markets · 1 week ago
Director of Merchandising Malvern, PA
Malvern, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
5+ years expAcme Markets is a division of Albertson's Companies Inc. focused on enhancing customer experiences through effective merchandising. The Director of Merchandising will oversee the merchandising strategy and the development of the local Merchandising Team while ensuring financial goals are met.
Food Processing
Responsibilities
Responsible for building a culture of openness, collaboration and ownership within the Merchandising and Marketing Team
Oversees allocation of projections financial deliverables to Division Sales Managers in conjunction with the SVP
Integral in teaching, coaching and development of Sales Managers, ASMs in category excellence and leadership
Partners with SVPMM to oversee Merchandising decisions across the division, both Fresh and Center Store Departments, including assortment, display, pricing and promotion, local and national programs, etc., ensuring those decisions are in line with stated strategies and goals
Helps monitor performance relative to P&L goals, led with Sales and Line 8 profitability and ensures appropriate actions are taken to achieve results
Oversight of direct reporting functional groups: Vendor Funds Analyst, BDR Coordinators, and Reset Coordinators
Oversight of Center Store Refresh and Remodel Layout and Flow development and execution
Chairs and attends sales planning meetings and weekly ad meetings
In collaboration with SVPMM, develops and drives merchandising strategies for division in partnership with Merchandising and Operations team
Oversees implementation, monitoring and reporting on merchandising strategies and major projects
Actively engages with National Team to influence and leverage corporate merchandising strategies and resources
Attends key vendor promotion planning meetings
Drives market branding campaigns/programs (consistent with Corporate) in conjunction with Marketing
Oversees division/market research in coordination with 3rd party research firms, i.e. Symphony, and corporate Customer and Market Intelligence team and ensures reporting is integrated into strategies
Tours stores to assess overall implementation effectiveness
Monitors competitor advertising, promotion, marketing initiatives
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in business, Marketing, or related field
5-10+ years of retail/category/marketing experience
Ten total years' experience in the grocery industry
5 yrs. experience managing people
Market research experience
Proven ability to develop merchandisers
Sales orientation experience
Arbitration/problem resolution
Excellent communication skills
Company
Acme Markets
Acme Markets Inc. is a supermarket chain in the Delaware Valley and New York City metropolitan areas, in the United States. It is a sub-organization of Supervalu.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageRecent News
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