Category Merchant - St. Pat's/Halloween/Valentine's Day

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision

401k

PTO

Paid holidays

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Dollar Tree, Inc. in Chesapeake, VA seeks a Category Merchant to lead category strategy and product management for the St. Pat's/Halloween/Valentine's Day season. You will shape assortment, drive merchandising plans, and collaborate with Global Sourcing to secure vendors and negotiate costs.

The role emphasizes weekly business reviews, P&L input, and team leadership within the merchandising organization. Competitive benefits and a path to equity are highlighted in the start-rate package.

Qualifications

• Experience in category strategy, assortment planning, and merchandising analysis.
• Ability to conduct market and trend analysis to inform category decisions.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and vendor negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop the assortment and execute merchandising strategy for assigned categories.
• Define category strategy and ensure alignment with corporate objectives and financial targets.
• Select products across banners/channels/departments and manage promotions.
• Collaborate with Global Sourcing to identify vendors and negotiate costs.
• Lead and mentor the merchandising team and drive weekly business reviews.

Job description

Category Merchant - St. Pat's/Halloween/Valentine's Day

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

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

Benefits

• 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.

Location

Full time 500 Volvo Parkway,Chesapeake,Virginia 23320

Why Join Us

Buying Dollar Tree Here, you’ll have the opportunity to connect with people every day - creating memorable experiences for our customers while also building a career that can take you anywhere. Join our team and see where your journey can take you. We're invested in your health and wellness. That’s why we invest in perks, programs, and resources that help you at every stage of your life and career.