Strategic Merchandising Manager

Summary

Join Fullscript as the Strategic Merchandising Manager and lead the creation and execution of merchandising strategies for assigned categories, leveraging market and analytical insights to drive customer, sales, and margin targets.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related field or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of direct experience within site merchandising, retail or a related field. Experience in the nutritional supplements industry is an asset
• Excellent problem solving skills with the ability to structure ambiguous problems and build executable plans
• Strong analytical skills, financial acumen and proficiency with Excel or Sheets. Experience with BI tools (Looker) an asset
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated ability to multitask and time-manage to deliver across a variety of priorities
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment with high adaptability to change and a bias for action

Responsibilities

• Maintain a deep understanding of assigned product categories through market research, site experience analysis, performance analysis and cross-functional insights
• Conduct category strategy reviews to identify opportunities and tactics to achieve customer, sales and margin targets across assortment, promotion and experience levers
• Monitor performance of assigned categories vs plans. Identify and lead execution of actions to meet or exceed targets
• Lead analysis and / or planning for Merch for strategic initiatives or meetings
• Own assortment selection for assigned categories to capitalize on identified market opportunities and realize financial targets
• Analyze item performance and apply strategy and assortment guardrails to identify category assortments
• Lead assortment review process and execution of new assortment, collaborating with cross-functional partners
• Conduct scenario analysis to evaluate financial impacts of assortment plans
• Identify category-specific master data requirements and lead data cleansing
• Create and maintain category-specific content for website features, either directly or partnering with internal teams and / or suppliers (content pages, navigation, etc.)
• Identify and recommend new site content and experiences to address customer needs based on analytics, feedback, surveys, and competitive analysis
• Maintain assortment data related to site features
• Participate in integrated planning process, inputting to marketing calendar and events to capitalize on opportunities
• Analyze performance and identify opportunities for optimization

Benefits

• Competitive Total Rewards offerings
• RRSP plan & matching (within Canada)//401(k) savings plan & matching (within US)
• Customizable Health Benefits
• Flexible Paid Time Off program
• Discounts on Fullscript catalog of products for self, family & friends
• Training allowance and company-wide learning initiatives