Chief Merchandising Strategy & Growth Leader

Family Fare, LLC; Byron Township, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards benefits package

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

SpartanNash in Byron Center, Michigan seeks a Vice President, Merchandise Strategy to lead enterprise merchandising strategy, analytics, pricing, assortment, space planning, and vendor strategy, partnering with Merchandising leadership to drive growth and profitability. You will build a data-driven Center of Excellence, develop high-performing teams, and communicate insights to the executive team.

A Bachelor's degree and 10+ years in merchandising leadership are required, with travel varying by

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, merchandising, analytics, marketing or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in merchandising, category management, pricing analytics, or retail strategy.
• Demonstrated success leading large teams and enterprise-wide initiatives.
• Strong analytical, financial, and strategic planning skills.
• Experience leveraging data and insights to drive business performance.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and stakeholder influence skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise merchandise strategy to improve sales, margin, market share, and customer satisfaction for owned retail portfolio and wholesale independent customers.
• Direct merchandising analytics and business intelligence activities, supporting category management, performance tracking, and opportunity identification.
• Oversee retail pricing and promotional strategy, including pricing analytics, elasticity analysis, promotion planning, and performance measurement.
• Lead retail assortment and space planning strategies to optimize product selection, profitability and store productivity.
• Manage vendor profitability analytics, negotiation support and cost governance.
• Partner with Technology and cross-functional teams to enhance merchandising tools, reporting, and automation.
• Develop high-performing teams and establish scalable processes that support long-term merchandising success.
• Communicate performance, insights, and strategic recommendations to executive leadership.

Skills

Merchandising strategy

Leadership

Analytics

Pricing analytics

Category management

Retail strategy

Communication

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, merchandising, analytics, marketing or related field

Tools

BI tools

Data analytics

Job description

SpartanNash in Byron Center, Michigan seeks a Vice President, Merchandise Strategy to lead enterprise merchandising strategy, analytics, pricing, assortment, space planning, and vendor strategy, partnering with Merchandising leadership to drive growth and profitability. You will build a data-driven Center of Excellence, develop high-performing teams, and communicate insights to the executive team.

A Bachelor's degree and 10+ years in merchandising leadership are required, with travel varying by