Director, Merchandising and Design Job at Newell Brands
Job Title: Director, Merchandising and Design
Location: Remote
Reports to: Vice President, Owned Channels - Home
Newell Brands:
Newell is a leading $10B global consumer products organization with over 29,000 employees and more than 100 beloved brands. Newell’s vision is to become a consumer led, innovation powerhouse and growth engine that is a force for good and an amazing place to work, grow and thrive! We are on a journey to accelerate brand growth by unlocking powerful consumer insights that generate disruptive and high incremental innovations.
Position Summary:
The Director Innovation position is responsible for bringing the Yankee Candle brand vision to life in stores and online. Develop a robust strategic vision for the future built on merchandising and design principles with a clear brand architecture and aesthetic. Ensuring stores and online have a compelling environment that reflects the brand identity while stimulating consumer demand. Collaborates with Brand, Creative, Consumer Insights, Category management, Planning & Allocations, and Operations to leverage seasonal floor sets, promotions, events, product demonstration, and loyalty database to deliver the Owned Channels sales and margin budget.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for keeping pace with the consumer driven and digitally driven retail environment by using consumer insights and consumer journey to influence the product assortment and overall experience.
- Build a multi-year strategic plan to guide the growth of both in-store and online sales.
- Partners with the Brand and Creative teams to develop seasonal and promotional messaging that aligns to overall brand goals, while driving increased traffic/sessions and sales revenue.
- Tests, evaluates, and scales new store design, HP design, and merchandising concepts that are designed to communicate the brand vision and drive traffic/sessions growth.
- Collaborates with the Category Management, Planning & Allocation teams to successfully deliver appropriate product assortments and identifies new opportunities, such as merchandising programs to drive revenue/margin growth.
- Collaborates with Operations to ensure alignment and successful execution of all goals/initiatives.
- Responsible for segmentation testing and initiatives. Develops appropriate metrics and ‘points of view’, working with the Brand, Planning, Visual and Operations teams.
- Monitors Retail sales, reacts to trends and creates action plans to maximize revenue and margin.
- Drive company culture through consumer-first mind-set, fostering cross-functional team collaboration, and supporting the continuous evolution of the business.
Required Experience/Qualifications:
- A four-year college degree or Equivalent Experience (Retail Management, Marketing, Digital Marketing, Business or related field)
- 7+ years of demonstrated success in DTC merchandising or category management.
- Strong Retail merchant experience in a consumer products, personal products, or personal fragrance environment is strongly preferred.
- Proven ability to drive positive change and work collaboratively, generating positive relationships.
- Exceptional analytical skills, and solid planning and organizational skills.
- Superb communication skills, including strong writing and presentation skills.
- Strong project management skills with proven ability to drive programs in complex organization.
- Creative thinking with talent for developing novel solutions to meet business needs.
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Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Rubbermaid, FoodSaver, Calphalon, Sistema, Sharpie, Paper Mate, Dymo, EXPO, Elmer's, Yankee Candle, Graco, NUK, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Spontex, Coleman, Campingaz, Oster, Sunbeam and Mr. Coffee. Newell Brands' beloved, planet friendly brands enhance and brighten consumers lives at home and outside by creating moments of joy, building confidence and providing peace of mind. Newell Brands and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers and comply with applicable employment laws. EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled are encouraged to apply.
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