Director, Merchandising Optimization and Execution
Role Overview
Leads governance, performance, continuous improvement, and evolution of key merchandising planning and execution processes.
Strengthens the merchandising operating model so initiatives move from strategy and planning through cross-functional readiness and store execution.
PLR changes affect the store network and support sales, margin, inventory productivity, customer experience, and store operations.
Works with senior leaders and teams across Merchandising, Store and Dealer Operations, Replenishment, Supply Chain, Finance, Marketing, IT, Master Data, and PMO.
Leads a multidisciplinary team responsible for PLR project delivery, store bookings, merchandising readiness, process optimization, and selected projects.
Reports to the Vice President, Merchandising Enablement.
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Position overview
Leads governance, performance, continuous improvement, and evolution of key merchandising planning and execution processes.
Strengthens the merchandising operating model so initiatives move from strategy and planning through cross-functional readiness and store execution.
PLR changes affect the store network and support sales, margin, inventory productivity, customer experience, and store operations.
Works with senior leaders and teams across Merchandising, Store and Dealer Operations, Replenishment, Supply Chain, Finance, Marketing, IT, Master Data, and PMO.
Leads a multidisciplinary team responsible for PLR project delivery, store bookings, merchandising readiness, process optimization, and selected projects.
Reports to the Vice President, Merchandising Enablement.
Strategy and operating model
- Define and lead a multi-year merchandising enablement and execution roadmap aligned with enterprise priorities and business needs.
- Improve governance, RACIs, standards, controls, decision rights, and escalation mechanisms for merchandising processes.
- Oversee a rolling 24-month PLR calendar integrating strategy priorities, supplier opportunities, Private Brand objectives, category diagnostics, capacity, and other inputs.
- Govern Assortment Updates and establish performance measures, reporting, and management routines.
- Prioritize simplification, standardization, automation, and process improvement to increase speed to market and organizational effectiveness.
- Advise senior leadership on priorities, capability gaps, dependencies, and investments while balancing commercial, customer, financial, and operational considerations.
PLR, bookings, and readiness
- Own PLR and Assortment Update governance, performance, and continuous evolution, with clear objectives, scope, milestones, decision gates, accountabilities, deliverables, and readiness.
- Translate approved category strategies into coordinated plans across Merchandising, Store Operations, Replenishment, Supply Chain, Master Data, Pricing, Marketing, Planograms, and other functions.
- Oversee the governance, calendar, and continued development of store booking programs.
Requirements
- The role has director-level responsibility for leading merchandising enablement and execution.
- Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams responsible for PLR delivery, store bookings, merchandising readiness, and selected projects.
- Ability to work across Merchandising, Store Operations, Replenishment, Supply Chain, Finance, Marketing, IT, Master Data, and PMO teams.
- Capability to advise senior leadership on priorities, capability gaps, dependencies, and investment requirements.
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