Merchandising Director
Merchandising Director
Compensation: Starting annual salary of $110,000-135,000 + three performance bonuses a year!
Location: In-office role in Sidney, NE.
An exciting opportunity to lead an ambitious company’s customer success and growth initiatives. The Merchandising Director will play an important role by leading corporate category management, product line curation, pricing, item maintenance and data analytics. The incumbent of this role must be highly analytical and strategic in nature, with the confidence to make sound judgment calls to drive product category development, ultimately growing company sales and margin. The ideal candidate will possess a results-driven business acumen with proven record of accomplishment and leadership. We offer these benefits and more:
- Triannual profit sharing bonuses on top of regular pay
- 401(k), with a generous employer match and a year-one full vestment
- Full benefits, including discounted health insurance options for non-tobacco users
- Generous paid-time-off policies, including paid holidays, bereavement, and parental leave
- Comprehensive on-boarding training program
- Great culture with supportive teammates
- Supportive managerial feedback
Huyett's Core Values:
- Effective We Deliver Results That Matter
- Learner We Grow Through Curiosity
- Attentive We Notice What Others Overlook
- Accountable We Own It
- Humble We Check Our Egos at the Door
- Transparent We Communicate with Clarity and Honesty
- Love and Respect We Treat People Like People
Opportunity: This is a dynamic position working in our Sidney, Nebraska office. Huyett is a 120-year-old, privately held firm that is family owned, with a strong entrepreneurial and community-based orientation. What sets Huyett apart is our unique go-to-market strategy encompassing best-in-class e-commerce; one of the industry’s only direct sales forces; an exquisite customer service experience; and strong data analytics functions to enable intelligent decisions. The company has a very bright future, and this opportunity calls for a strong leader to enhance our future growth and market share.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as a coach, trainer, and leader of a skilled team including four direct reports, and 12-15 total personnel in-funnel encompassing two managerial leaders; and professional staff in category management, pricing, and data analytics.
- Lead the team through research, analysis, and refinement of product data and assortments.
- Consult and liaise inter-departmentally to evaluate and troubleshoot product, pricing, analytics, and contract information to ensure customers are serviced in an accurate, complete, and timely manner.
- Nurture standards development for data governance, product lines, and pricing to ensure the company is a leader in the industry.
- Direct the innovation of new product lines and existing product line expansions.
- Guide effective strategies for product line management and pricing, leading to incremental growth in gross profit.
- Develop subject matter expertise on product lines and consult on marketing and e-commerce activities as needed.
- Ensure optimal sales growth and profitability of categories through analysis of performance data.
- Foster a team environment of trust and accountability in alignment to Huyett’s Core Values.