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- Responsible for the overarching strategy mobilization for Merchandising that is rooted in analytics and insights that help drive sales & profitability, strengthen guest acquisition/retention, heighten loyalty, capture market share, and uncover opportunities to accelerate business goals
- Lead the team of strategic business partners that serve as consultants to the Merchandising leaders and teams, to leverage data to build thriving assortment and category growth strategies
- Responsible for leading the team on the identification of trends, generating ideas, and determining/interpreting business opportunities which set us apart from the competition
- Drive disciplined hypotheses-driven problem-solving approaches to structure analysis and efficient data collection
- Build strategic stakeholder relationships cross functionally with Marketing, Finance, Guest Insights, Corporate Strategy to enable the Merch Insights team to tap into existing data analysis including: 1) customer and consumer data 2) financial performance data 3) space and floor analytics, 4) market data
- Critical leader and partner to Corp Strategy team in developing long-term strategy focus on assortment and other key projects
- Contribute to the strategic direction and vision of the company by bringing high quality ideas to the table to continue to disrupt beauty industry through continual innovation
- Identify underserved segments of the industry and proactively initiate and provide innovative insights and solutions
- Direct the analyses of data from multiple internal and external data sources to derive meaningful and useful insights for merchant partners
- Deliver informative assessments of the competitive landscape of beauty (including promotional activity, earnings calls, industry research, etc.)
- Serve as a partner and right hand to the Chief Merchandising Officer on critical aspects of business such as driving new brand terms framework, supporting key leadership, and brand meetings
- Responsible for overseeing Annual Business Planning for Merchandising and Planning
- Lead and contribute to complex and time-critical projects for senior leaders by quickly understanding context and developing a prioritized scope and approach for resolution in ambiguous situations
- Oversee relationship with NPD and IRI
- Lead and support key initiatives and projects including but not limited to; Promo Optimization, Marketing prioritization process, Uncover Trends reporting, Town Hall meetings, Analyst Day, Brand Partner Summit
- Oversee the establishment of best-in-class structure, processes and tools that will set the team up for success
- Guide the team in defining templates, reports, and materials for periodic category reviews and brand meetings
- Create effective PowerPoint presentations that clearly and concisely communicate analyses and indicated actions
- Identify opportunities for automation of processes and data analytics/reports
- Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 10-15 years relevant direct work experience (with at least 3-5 years' experience in strategy consulting with a top tier consulting firm preferred and retail experience preferred)
- Proven experience leading the development of merchandising strategy and insights to drive business outcomes.
- Demonstrated experience translating insights to help shape strategic direction and drive profitability.
- Experience directly managing people, including hiring, developing, motivating, and directing people as they work
- Experience developing strategy and demonstrated enterprise thinking
- Strong conceptual thinker and able to translate business issues into key hypotheses and derive findings using a structured problem-solving approach
- Inquisitive nature and proactive approach to data exploration and opportunity identification
- Ability to manage ambiguity and use business savvy and strategic thinking to determine the best approach forward
- Demonstrated ability to influence and gain credibility with team members and senior leaders
- Capable of working in a dynamic environment, handling multiple projects, meeting deadlines, able to prioritize appropriately and respond to issues quickly and creatively with an open and positive attitude
- Strong executive presence and communication skills, with ability to communicate complex topics in a simple and effective manner
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills required
- Intermediate experience with data mining and writing queries a plus (SQL preferred)
- Intermediate data visualization skills a plus (Tableau preferred)
- Previous experience with market measurement, such as Nielsen, IRI, NPD, Euromonitor a plus
- MBA from a top tier school a plus
- ID: #39937093
- State: Illinois Bolingbrook 60440 Bolingbrook USA
- City: Bolingbrook
- Salary: TBD
- Job type: Full Time
- Showed: 2022-04-30
- Deadline: 2022-05-13
- Category: Et cetera