Senior Merchandising Manager: Strategy & Assortment Growth

Atrium; New York (NY); On-site; USD 69,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Atrium Care Package

Job summary

Atrium in New York is seeking a Senior Merchandising Manager to drive product strategy, assortment planning, pricing, and category performance. You will partner with Product Development, Design, Sourcing, and Sales to build commercially successful assortments and oversee lifecycle decisions from concept to retail execution.

The role emphasizes strategic thinking, strong analytical skills, and a focus on margin optimization across home and lifestyle products.

Qualifications

• Extensive merchandising/category management or product strategy experience.
• Strong understanding of assortment planning, pricing, and profitability.
• Experience partnering cross-functionally with Product Development, Design, Sourcing, and Sales.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to translate market trends into actionable strategies.
• Strong commercial mindset with focus on sales, profitability, and inventory.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop category strategies and assortment plans aligned with objectives.
• Analyze trends, insights, and sales data to guide planning.
• Manage assortments, pricing strategies, and margins.
• Collaborate with Product Development, Design, Sourcing, and Sales.
• Oversee lifecycle decisions: updates, launches, discontinuations.
• Monitor performance, profitability, and inventory productivity.
• Support sales with presentations and product positioning.
• Ensure accurate product information, costing, and docs.
• Lead planning meetings and communicate merchandising decisions.
• Identify opportunities to improve assortment productivity and margins.

Skills

Merchandising

Category management

Product strategy

Pricing

Margin management

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Decision making

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Atrium in New York is seeking a Senior Merchandising Manager to drive product strategy, assortment planning, pricing, and category performance. You will partner with Product Development, Design, Sourcing, and Sales to build commercially successful assortments and oversee lifecycle decisions from concept to retail execution.

The role emphasizes strategic thinking, strong analytical skills, and a focus on margin optimization across home and lifestyle products.