Category Merchant - Seasonal

Dollar Tree Stores; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Dollar Tree is seeking an experienced Category Merchant to develop assortment strategy and manage product selection for multiple banners and channels from its corporate office in the United States. You will drive category definitions, align plans with financial objectives, and lead negotiations with vendors to optimize the assortment.

Key responsibilities include defining category strategy, managing plan-o-guides and promotional product selections, and supporting ongoing merchandising

Responsibilities

• Develop the assortment and merchandising strategy for Dollar Tree's assigned banners and channels.
• Lead weekly business reviews and contribute to monthly P&L discussions for your responsibilities.
• Collaborate with Global Sourcing to identify new suppliers, negotiate costs, and manage vendor relationships.

Job description

Your merchandise planning, assortment planning, and category management experience along with your market and trend analysis experience make you a great fit for our DT Category Merchant position. Join our dynamic team today and find a rewarding career with a company that values you and all you bring to the table.

About Your Role:

As a DT Category Merchant at Dollar Tree’s corporate office, you’ll develop the assortment, execute the merchandising strategy, and implement merchandising plans for Dollar Tree stores. Your day-to-day job duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

Category Strategy & Product Management

• Consult on the definition of the Category Strategy for their respective Category and ensuring that this strategy aligns with the corporate strategy and meets targeted financial objectives.
• Responsible for the assortment definition and product selection for the banners, channels, countries and departments they manage, ensuring that the assortment aligns with targets.
• Responsible for identifying, developing and procuring products to drive the success and performance of their assigned banners/channels/countries/departments (i.e. their “assigned responsibilities”).
• Responsible for collaborating with the Global Sourcing organization to identify new sources of supply, prepare for buying trips, select vendors, and negotiate costs for their assigned responsibilities.
• Consulted on all financial and assortment planning activities for their assigned responsibilities. Ensure plans align with the Category Strategy and business objectives, and that buys align with assortment targets.
• Responsible for signing off on all plan-o-guides, display guides, flow guides, and planners for their assigned responsibilities prior to communication to stores.
• Responsible for collaborating with the Global Sourcing organization to manage and direct relationships and performance of those vendors that support their assigned responsibilities.
• Responsible for the selection of all products from their assigned responsibilities that are included in a promotional program. Responsible for ensuring the products are appropriately represented in a promotion.

Business Performance & Team Leadership

• Responsible for conducting Weekly Business Reviews of their assigned responsibilities. Consulted on the Monthly P&L Performance Reviews of their assigned responsibilities.
• Consulted on activities related to leading, mentoring and providing guidance to the Category Team as well as training and developing the Merchandising organization.
• Responsible for identifying potential Merchandising business and systems improvement initiatives.

Start Rate = $125,000-$160,000K based on experience plus 25% bonus and equity.

The company offers Health, Dental, & Vision, a flexible spending account, life and disability insurance benefits, a 401k plan, PTO, paid holidays annually, and an employee stock purchase plan.