Manager Merchandising Planning

The Merchandising Head Office drives holistic merchandising priorities and manages deliverables across categories and functions to create synergy across the NAM Merchandising organisation. The Project Manager supports the Director of Merchandising Head Office to build, drive, and implement processes, milestones, and projects that support and enable the merchandising brand strategy. The role works closely with senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders, including the VP of Performance and Operations, VP of Lifestyle, Product Merchandising Leadership Team, Business Development and Marketplace Strategy, Global Business Units, Brand Marketing and Commercial, and North America Product Merchandising.

• Manage projects for the merchandising organisation by performing research, following up with involved parties, identifying the appropriate course of action, referral, or response, and utilising planning and project management processes to ensure timely and high-quality execution.
• Track the project life cycle closely and organise regular updates with management on initiatives.
• Perform business and operational analyses to support senior management in fact-based decision making.
• Support senior leadership meetings, including advance agenda preparation, collecting and organising relevant information from necessary parties, preparing needed documents, communicating meeting expectations, and creating and following up on action items and agreements.
• Manage the creation and development of presentation proposals for the Merchandising Leadership team in close collaboration with head office leaders and cross-functional stakeholders, including story line, slideshow preparation, speaking notes, and research as required.
• Develop an understanding of strategic business plans and the operating model to clearly articulate complex content to diverse stakeholders and to be persuasive in communicating the organisation's messages in a variety of settings, including one-on-ones, team settings, and large audiences.
• Coordinate and manage initiative development, planning, and prioritisation across functions while executing a systematic approach to support senior leadership in identifying the right strategic priorities to focus on.
• Support merchandising leadership with go-to-market deliverables, presentations, and following up on action items.
• Serve as an expert in project management standards and capabilities and identify and leverage opportunities to upskill the wider organisation.

• Strong team player with proven ability to work cross-functionally to achieve goals and objectives.
• Strong critical thinking and logical mindset for solving complex problems.
• Strong entrepreneurial and innovation capabilities.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage internal and external project teams.
• Strong organisational skills and excellent time management skills.
• Ability to handle ambiguity and work independently and be a solution-based thinker.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to build successful working relationships within a team and cross-functionally.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organisation.
• Ability to multi-task within a fast-paced, changing environment, and the ability to work well under pressure and with tight deadlines.
• Four-year degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 4 years of progressive work experience.
• Previous experience around innovation and/or transformational topics.
• Experience in project management required.
• Equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be substituted for degree.

• Hybrid work policy requires attendance in the office Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday each week.
• For work requiring a high degree of collaboration or an in-person presentation, in-office attendance is required even on Friday.
• The working language is English.

• Robust and progressive medical coverage, including HSA with employer funding or FSA options, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Adoption, surrogate, and fertility support.
• Short and long-term disability, and basic life and AD&D insurance, which can be supplemented with employee-paid coverage.
• 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match.
• Full-time employees are eligible for education assistance and generous leave policies, including 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Employees are eligible to earn an annual bonus based on both company and personal performance.
• Employees accrue prorated flexible time off at 0.4388 hours per day, increasing with years of service.
• Twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
• Service Time Off during milestone years.

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