Lead Director of Merchandising Operations – Business Acceleration
Core
Lead a team of Senior Managers and Analysts to develop data-driven strategies for business performance improvement in retail merchandising, focusing on assortment, placement, pricing, and promotion.
Role type
Senior IC Lead Director of Merchandising Operations (Business Acceleration)
Builds
Data-driven merchandising strategies, vendor agreements, annual plans, and test-and-learn pilots for CVS Health stores.
Domain
Retail / Healthcare / CPG
Required skills
Team leadership, quantitative analysis, strategic planning, vendor negotiation support, market trend analysis, budget development, initiative design, cross-functional partnership, customer-first perspective, enterprise mindset
Preferred skills
Retail Category Management, CPG, Vendor Management, Microsoft Excel mastery, PowerPoint mastery, Tableau, SQL, VBA, Python, SAP, Teradata, Oracle
Technologies
Microsoft Excel, Tableau, SQL, VBA, Python, SAP, Teradata, Oracle
Responsibilities
Lead and manage a high-performing team of Senior Managers and Analysts; Assess SKU/Vendor/Brand incrementality and generate market/customer/vendor insights; Build strategies to support vendor negotiations; Advise Category Managers on vendor agreements; Conduct complex quantitative analysis and build analytical models; Develop annual plans and budgets for category strategy; Design initiative pilots and deploy in select stores; Partner with Supply Chain, Store Operations, and Finance to activate ideas; Engage Enterprise Teams to identify synergies.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership