Remote VP, Merchandising: Lead Category Strategy & Margin

Lever, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Employee discounts across brands

Job summary

CSC Generation seeks a Vice President, Merchandising to own the full merchandising function for one of its portfolio brands. You will drive assortment strategy, vendor partnerships, catalog quality, pricing, margin, and the promotional calendar that ties it all together.

You will lead AI‑enabled workflows and build a lean, high‑performing team while partnering with the CEO and cross‑functional leaders to deliver revenue and margin growth.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in merchandising, buying, or category management in retail or e-commerce, including direct people leadership.
• Demonstrated ownership of revenue and gross margin numbers, not just the assortment.
• Real vendor negotiation experience — set and reset commercial terms and maintained key relationships.
• Fluency with product data and catalog management — PIM or equivalent, taxonomy and attribution, item setup at scale.
• AI fluency — hands‑on experience with AI tools to speed up output and connect to live data sources (data warehouse/ERP).
• Strong analytical and financial instincts; proficient in Excel and comfortable with SQL or BI tools; translate data into decisions.
• Comfort operating in a lean, high‑ownership role reporting to the CEO.

Responsibilities

• Set assortment strategy by category and price point; identify gaps and adjacencies.
• Run continuous assortment gap analysis using demand signals, search behavior, unmet demand, and competition to target vendors.
• Own SKU productivity; grow catalog where it converts and rationalize where it does not.
• Negotiate and renegotiate commercial terms; optimize costs, margins, freight, and co‑op funding.
• Establish vendor scorecards and conduct quarterly business reviews with key partners.
• Lead AI‑enabled workflows; embed recurring analysis and automation across merchandising activities.
• Build and mentor the merchandising team and partner with CEO and senior leaders.

Skills

Merchandising leadership

Vendor negotiation

Data-driven decision making

PIM / product data

AI fluency

Excel / financial modeling

SQL / BI tools

Lean team leadership

Tools

PIM

SQL

BI tools

ERP

Job description

CSC Generation seeks a Vice President, Merchandising to own the full merchandising function for one of its portfolio brands. You will drive assortment strategy, vendor partnerships, catalog quality, pricing, margin, and the promotional calendar that ties it all together.

You will lead AI‑enabled workflows and build a lean, high‑performing team while partnering with the CEO and cross‑functional leaders to deliver revenue and margin growth.