Home Merchandising Leader: Growth & Innovation

Pmalladmin; Medford (OR); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Harry & David seeks a Merchandise Manager, Home to execute merchandising strategies and drive financial performance for Home categories, a key growth area for gifting and entertaining. You will shape assortments, pricing, and vendor partnerships to deliver sales and margins.

Working with Product Development, Planning, Marketing, Creative, and Sourcing, you will build trend-right assortments, manage lifecycle decisions, and mentor junior staff to accelerate growth within the Home category

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Merchandising, Business, Retail Management, Marketing, or related field preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive merchandising, buying, category management, or product development experience.
• Experience managing assortments and delivering sales, margin, and inventory objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze business trends, customer insights, and inventory metrics to drive sound merchandising decisions.
• Experience partnering cross-functionally with Planning, Marketing, Creative, Supply Chain, Product Development, and Finance teams.
• Strong financial and analytical skills with proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.
• Experience within specialty retail, direct-to-consumer, home, lifestyle, gifting, or seasonal consumer product categories preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial performance of assigned categories, including sales, margin, profitability, and inventory productivity.
• Develop and execute seasonal assortment plans that support approved category strategies and business objectives.
• Analyze customer trends, competitive activity, and business performance to identify opportunities for growth and improvement.
• Partner with Product Development to build innovative, trend-right assortments that align with customer needs and brand positioning.
• Manage product pricing, promotional activities, and lifecycle decisions to maximize sales and profitability.
• Monitor inventory performance and partner with Planning and Supply Chain teams to support forecast accuracy and inventory health.
• Evaluate in-season business performance and recommend actions to achieve sales and margin targets.
• Establish and maintain productive relationships with key suppliers and vendors.
• Partner cross-functionally with Marketing, Creative, Planning, Supply Chain, Finance, and Operations teams to execute merchandising initiatives.
• Prepare business reviews, forecasts, and recommendations for merchandising leadership.
• Support new product launches and category growth initiatives.
• Mentor and provide guidance to Associate Merchants or Merchandising Assistants, as applicable.

Skills

Financial analysis

Excel

PowerPoint

Presentation skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Merchandising, Business, Retail Management, Marketing, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Harry & David seeks a Merchandise Manager, Home to execute merchandising strategies and drive financial performance for Home categories, a key growth area for gifting and entertaining. You will shape assortments, pricing, and vendor partnerships to deliver sales and margins.

Working with Product Development, Planning, Marketing, Creative, and Sourcing, you will build trend-right assortments, manage lifecycle decisions, and mentor junior staff to accelerate growth within the Home category