VP, Merchandising — Remote & AI-Driven Margin Leader

CSC Generation Enterprise; Salt Lake City, Austin (UT, TX); Hybrid; CAD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RRSP match

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Employee discounts across brands

Job summary

CSC Generation is seeking a Vice President of Merchandising to own the full merchandising function across a portfolio of brands. You will set the category strategy, vendor terms, and catalog quality with end-to-end responsibility for revenue and gross margin.

The role emphasizes AI-enabled workflows, lean team leadership, and cross-functional leadership. In this senior role, you will renegotiate terms, optimize SKU productivity, and implement a vendor scorecard.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in merchandising, buying, or category management in retail or e-commerce, including direct people leadership.
• Ownership of a revenue and gross margin number, not just an assortment.
• Real vendor negotiation experience — you have set and reset commercial terms, walked away from a bad deal, and repaired a relationship that mattered.
• Fluency with product data and catalog management — PIM or equivalent, taxonomy and attribution, item setup at scale.
• AI fluency — you have used AI to speed up your team's output and connect tools to live data sources.
• Strong analytical and financial instincts. Fluent in Excel and comfortable in SQL or a BI tool, capable of translating data into decisions.
• Comfort operating without scaffolding — lean team, end-to-end ownership.

Responsibilities

• Set assortment strategy and price points by category and identify gaps and adjacencies.
• Negotiate and renegotiate vendor terms including cost, margin, freight, returns, and exclusivity where valuable.
• Own SKU productivity and drive catalog rationalization and activation.
• Lead the vendor scorecard program and quarterly business reviews with key partners.
• Build and manage exclusive and co-developed product programs to differentiate brand and margin.
• Partner with Marketing, Site, Operations, and Finance to align revenue and margin plans.
• Drive AI-enabled merchandising workflows and oversee governance of data quality and process.

Skills

Merchandising leadership

Vendor negotiation

Data-driven decision making

AI familiarity

Excel

SQL / BI tools

Tools

PIM

Catalog management

Job description

CSC Generation is seeking a Vice President of Merchandising to own the full merchandising function across a portfolio of brands. You will set the category strategy, vendor terms, and catalog quality with end-to-end responsibility for revenue and gross margin.

The role emphasizes AI-enabled workflows, lean team leadership, and cross-functional leadership. In this senior role, you will renegotiate terms, optimize SKU productivity, and implement a vendor scorecard.