Strategic Merchandising & Sourcing Director

2nd Swing Golf; Eden Prairie (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k with company match

Discounted merchandise

Job summary

2nd Swing Golf is seeking a Director of Merchandising to own sourcing, buying strategy, and vendor negotiations. You will lead a team of buyers, manage the category budget, and drive analytics and KPI frameworks that guide cross-functional projects from scope to launch.

The role requires strong cost modeling, weekly performance reviews, and presenting budget variance to the executive team. This is a full-time, in-office leadership position at the Eden Prairie campus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Merchandising, Finance, or related field.
• 7+ years in buying/sourcing/category management, including 3+ years leading a team.
• Experience owning a category budget or P&L with forecasting and variance management.
• A track record of building KPIs and scorecards to drive improvement.
• Strong negotiation with suppliers and cost savings or margin improvement.
• Analytical skills with large data sets and ERP/purchasing systems experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of buying and sourcing professionals.
• Own the annual category budget — revenue, gross margin, inventory investment.
• Build open-to-buy plan aligned to sales forecasts and financial targets; reforecast regularly.
• Design reporting infrastructure: category dashboards, vendor scorecards, margin reporting.
• Translate analysis into recommendations for leadership; identify opportunities and risks.
• Identify and onboard new suppliers; maintain a diversified vendor base.
• Monitor supplier performance and drive corrective action.
• Develop assortment strategy and pricing strategies with Finance and Merchandising.
• Manage inventory to balance service targets with carrying costs; coordinate with distribution and stores.

Skills

Excel

Budget ownership

KPIs & scorecards

Negotiation

Project management

Data analysis

Vendor management

Supply chain knowledge

SQL/large data sets

Golf product knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Merchandising, Finance, or related field

Tools

NetSuite

SAP

Oracle

Dynamics

Job description

2nd Swing Golf is seeking a Director of Merchandising to own sourcing, buying strategy, and vendor negotiations. You will lead a team of buyers, manage the category budget, and drive analytics and KPI frameworks that guide cross-functional projects from scope to launch.

The role requires strong cost modeling, weekly performance reviews, and presenting budget variance to the executive team. This is a full-time, in-office leadership position at the Eden Prairie campus.