What are the responsibilities and job description for the Merchandising Manager position at Made In Oregon?
Job Description
Purpose of Merchandising Manager
The Merchandising Manager is responsible for planning and implementing strategies to purchase, promote and sell products.
Position Responsibilities
Purpose of Merchandising Manager
The Merchandising Manager is responsible for planning and implementing strategies to purchase, promote and sell products.
Position Responsibilities
- Merchandising Strategy
- Assign merchandise categories and vendors to Buyers
- Product purchasing responsibilities
- Merchandising of stores and website
- Recommendation for visual merchandising
- Vendor Management
- Review of vendor and category performance and initiate action plans
- Product purchasing responsibilities
- Team Management
- Oversee a team of Buyers
- Advise on Buyer performance
- Setting performance goals
- Provide coaching and training
- Assign Vendors
- Reorganize responsibilities as needed
- Administrative
- Monthly reporting to MIO owner
- Advise on merchandising strategies and store visual merchandising
- Bachelors Degree in Business, Marketing, or related discipline
- Four (4) years experience as a successful merchandise Buyer with increased buying responsibility over time; 5-10 years of demonstrated increasing buying responsibility
- Experience managing at least one (1) Buyer
- Attention to detail and organization while multi-tasking
- Reporting and analytics
- Written and verbal communication skills
- Time management
