Director of Merchandising & Category Strategy

HD Supply Management, LLC (USA); Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HD Supply, Inc. is seeking an experienced merchandising leader to establish category objectives and drive financial planning for a multi-million dollar portfolio.

The role will shape assortment strategy, negotiate with suppliers, and oversee supplier management to meet business needs. The position requires strong analytical skills, market data usage, and leadership to drive sales performance and profitability across categories.

Responsibilities

• Acts as key decision maker on merchandising and finance operational issues.
• Utilizes current market data to drive merchandising strategy.
• Determines consumers to target for a specific category and collaboratively decides the strategic direction of the business segment.
• Executes and manages visual merchandising, new concept development, marketing/catalog, vendor services, inventory management, and supply chain issues.
• Develops and executes plans to meet annual financial goals including sales performance, category profitability and inventory productivity.
• Manages supplier strategy and sources new suppliers to meet business needs.
• Reviews the supplier portfolio to ensure capacity to support changing needs.
• Leads projects within a business function and defines measures of success.

Job description

HD Supply, Inc. is seeking an experienced merchandising leader to establish category objectives and drive financial planning for a multi-million dollar portfolio.

The role will shape assortment strategy, negotiate with suppliers, and oversee supplier management to meet business needs. The position requires strong analytical skills, market data usage, and leadership to drive sales performance and profitability across categories.