VP - Category Management & Merchandising

As a key leadership position within the SalonCentric organization, the Vice-President of Category Management and Merchandising, this role is responsible for managing the end-to-end P&L and delivering key performance metrics of sales, profit and inventory for business units delivering in excess of $500m. The Vice-President of Category Management and Merchandising sets and executes strategies for assortments, promotions and promotional effectiveness, marketing (social, digital, print, in store and go to market), productive inventory metrics, brand rosters, event (show) coordination, team leadership and communication effectiveness for a range of Partner Brands. A successful candidate will demonstrate an ability to develop and implement a successful go-to-market strategy and coordinate an omni channel implementation through clearly and effectively communicating/coordinating plans to channel leaders and brand managers.

Position Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and coach a business unit of 20 or more people
• Oversee a business which delivers in excess of $500m in (wholesale) sales
• Actively drive growth of overall SC Business through high volume, high profit Brands as well as new Brand Partnerships
• Overall relationship management of between 70+ brand partnerships
• Meet or exceed sales and profit goals
• Deliver inventory and turn goals at the store and distribution center levels, including managing levels of unproductive stock
• Determine a productive and segmented product mix and store assortment
• Plan promotional buys/commitments
• Evaluate and discover new trends, products and brands
• Manage and negotiate contracts with current and new brand partners
• Communicate and collaborate with cross functional department heads to ensure implementation of business plans
• Communicate and collaborate with each brand manager to align on and deliver goals
• Communicate and collaborate with VP, AVP and director peers to share best methods and create efficiencies
• Create and present business strategies to internal and external audiences
• Develop programs and initiatives to drive AVT and Traffic to SalonCentric
• Identify new market opportunities and assortment gaps
• Attend retail, industry and company trade shows/events
• Foster an environment that welcomes change and promotes high levels of ingenuity, integrity, creative thinking, risk tolerance and collaboration
  
  
  

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