Director of Jewelry Category Strategy

Blue Nile; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Competitive Employee Discount

Medical, Dental, Vision and Rx

Job summary

Blue Nile is seeking a Director of Category Management, Jewelry to lead strategy, performance and evolution of jewelry categories. This role owns assortment strategy, product architecture, financial performance and merchandising expression to maximize sales and create incremental revenue streams based on growth opportunities.

The leader will curate a differentiated jewelry assortment to strengthen the Blue Nile brand while meeting revenue, margin, productivity and inventory goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Economics, Analytics, Marketing or a related field.
• 8-12+ years’ experience in merchandising.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with proficiency in Excel, SQL, Tableau.
• Strategic mindset with ability to translate data into actionable strategies.
• Excellent communication across departments and leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Own the vision, strategy and commercial performance for Blue Nile jewelry categories.
• Develop multi-year category strategies and determine assortment architecture and pricing.
• Lead product development, lifecycle management and storytelling for the category.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to optimize on-site experiences and merchandising.
• Drive category profitability with forecasts, margins and inventory productivity.
• Lead, coach and develop the Category Management team.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Strategic mindset

Communication

Merchandising knowledge

Pricing & margin

Data-driven

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, Economics, Analytics, Marketing or related field

Tools

Excel

SQL

Tableau

Job description

Blue Nile is seeking a Director of Category Management, Jewelry to lead strategy, performance and evolution of jewelry categories. This role owns assortment strategy, product architecture, financial performance and merchandising expression to maximize sales and create incremental revenue streams based on growth opportunities.

The leader will curate a differentiated jewelry assortment to strengthen the Blue Nile brand while meeting revenue, margin, productivity and inventory goals.