Region Director, Merchandising Job at Sysco (Buckhead Chicago)

Job Description

The Region Director of Merchandising drives Sysco Specialty company’s product, supplier, and sourcing strategy to meet revenue and margin goals. Lead a team of merchandisers who are responsible for the growth of revenue and margin in specific product categories, business analytics team focused on performance reporting and customer targeting, site content team maintaining accurate content and pricing, as well as supply chain management.

Job Responsibility

Build, manage and develop regional merchandising teams through regular department meetings
on-going interaction & communication
monitor associate morale
and respond to ideas to improve associate engagement and enablement
Interprets, trains, and consistently reinforces Company policies, procedures, and tools
Works with logistics to optimize supplier shipping performance
Manage item cost (product and freight) accuracy
Leads efforts with merchandisers to obtain vendor marketing spend
Makes decisions based on reporting and provides status and timelines to the key merchandising team members and company management
Heads and inspires teams to deliver high-quality category strategies
Establishes a strategy and category financial forecasting with category merchandisers for each category
Directs “Strategic” supplier meetings with category merchandisers
Provides input for marketing, communication, and promotional activities
Sets pricing strategy and works with the manager of business analytics to implement and maintain the pricing model
Administers supplier logistics to deliver products effectively and efficiently to customers
Manages inventory spend on stocked products
Manage shrink and approve credits as needed
Studies and acts upon all market trends, new products, innovation, and niches to drive additional sales and site loyalty
Conducts the supplier rebate table and meets with accounting to forecast annually
Coordinates the merchandising training programs for the organization
Manages the buying group relationship and training: GSB Beef Merchandising and SSMG COE Merchandising teams
Transfers knowledge from category management initiatives to the organization to improve the sales and profitability of the company
Works cross-functionally with sales, marketing, logistics, information technology (IT) and accounting to support goals
Interface with IT development to continually improve the look, feel, and effectiveness of all customer and marketing associate (MA) facing web sites
Integrate with IT operations to ensure all systems are performing at acceptable levels, bandwidth issues do not arise, data support is at or above customer expectations, platform redundancy and emergency preparedness plans are in place

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in lieu of degree sufficient to successfully perform essential job functions
8+ years management/professional experience
Significant category management, merchandising and/or operations experience within a retail, wholesale or distribution environment preferred

Nice to have

Master's degree
Strong excel skills
Ability to build high-performing teams & enable a culture of best practices
Ability to manage conflict and reach quick resolution with facts and dialogue
Ability to work cross functionally and build relationships across the organization/enterprise
Ability to communicate effectively with individuals of different backgrounds
Demonstrated ability to adapt to and lead change
Proactive attitude of identifying and addressing issues as they arise
Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
Strong written & verbal communications skills
Ability to develop & implement innovative strategies to maximize sales & gross profit potential while driving customer loyalty & Sales Consultant engagement
Ability to successfully perform job requirements in a remote work environment

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