Director of Merchandising - Canada

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Merchandising, Supply Chain, Marketing, or a related field.
• 9+ years of progressive merchandising experience, including category ownership and supplier management.
• Job Summary
• Major Tasks, Responsibilities, and Key Accountabilities
• Leads product selection and assortment planning to align category strategies with customer needs, profitability goals, and overall business objectives.
• Develops pricing strategies that balance competitiveness and margin optimization across the MRO market.
• Builds and maintains strong supplier relationships to secure favorable costs, reliable delivery, and consistent product availability.
• Oversees inventory planning to ensure optimal stock levels that meet demand while minimizing excess and avoiding stockouts.
• Designs and implements merchandising strategies for in-store, online, and catalog channels to elevate the customer experience and drive sales.
• Analyzes sales performance, customer behavior, and market trends to inform product decisions and merchandising direction.
• Provides strategic leadership and direction to merchants and associate merchants within the function.
• Collaborates with cross-functional partners, including Sales Operations, Sales, Operations, and Marketing, to ensure merchandising strategies support enterprise goals.
• Nature and Scope
• Problems are typically defined by higher level leadership. Problems are difficult. Solutions require analysis and investigation.
• Decides how to achieve planned results within an organization's plans, policies, and guidelines. May set or change plans/goals within respective department or area.
• May manage department via multiple layers of managers OR directly supervise a staff of professional individual contributors at the senior or technical advisor level.
• Work Environment
• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.
• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
• Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time.
• Education and Experience
• Typically requires BS/BA in a related discipline. Generally 9+ years of experience in a related field, including several years in a management/supervisory capacity.
• For Ontario Job Seekers:
• Pay Range:
• $145,000.00-$188,000.00 Annual Position Vacancy:
• This job posting is for an existing vacancy
• A.I. Disclosure:
• HD Supply Canada does not use Artificial Intelligence to Screen, Assess or Select Candidates.
• Our Goals for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• We are committed to creating a culture that promotes equity, respect, and advocacy for every HD Supply associate. We value the diversity of our people.
• Equal Employment Opportunity

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