Merchandising Director

Job Description

Job Description

Merchandising Director
Compensation: Starting annual salary of $110,000-135,000 + three performance bonuses a year!
Location: In-office role in Sidney, Nebraska, a pleasant, affordable, smaller community with outdoor access, and a quieter pace of life. Relocation Assistance available for the winning candidate!

This is an exciting opportunity to lead an ambitious company’s customer success and growth initiatives. The Merchandising Director will play an important role by leading corporate category management, product line curation, pricing, item maintenance and data analytics. The incumbent of this role must be highly analytical and strategic in nature, with the confidence to make sound judgment calls to drive product category development, ultimately growing company sales and margin. The ideal candidate will possess a results-driven business acumen with proven record of accomplishment and leadership.  We offer these benefits and more:

• Triannual gain sharing bonuses on top of regular pay
• 401(k), with a generous employer match and a year-one full vestment
• Full benefits, including discounted health insurance options for non-tobacco users
• Generous paid-time-off policies , including paid holidays, bereavement, and parental leave
• Comprehensive on-boarding training program
• Great culture with supportive teammates
• Supportive managerial feedback

Huyett's Core Values:

• Effective We Deliver Results That Matter
• Learner  We Grow Through Curiosity
• Attentive We Notice What Others Overlook
• Accountable We Own It
• Humble We Check Our Egos at the Door
• Transparent We Communicate with Clarity and Honesty
• Love and Respect We Treat People Like People

Opportunity: This is a dynamic position working in our Sidney, Nebraska office. Huyett is a 120-year-old, privately held firm that is family owned, with a strong entrepreneurial and community-based orientation. What sets Huyett apart is our unique go-to-market strategy encompassing best-in-class e-commerce; one of the industry’s only direct sales forces; an exquisite customer service experience; and strong data analytics functions to enable intelligent decisions. The company has a very bright future, and this opportunity calls for a strong leader to enhance our future growth and market share.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a coach, trainer, and leader of a skilled team including four direct reports, and 12-15 total personnel in-funnel encompassing two managerial leaders; and professional staff in category management, pricing, and data analytics.
• Lead the team through research, analysis, and refinement of product data and assortments.
• Consult and liaise inter-departmentally to evaluate and troubleshoot product, pricing, analytics, and contract information to ensure customers are serviced in an accurate, complete, and timely manner.
• Nurture standards development for data governance, product lines, and pricing to ensure the company is a leader in the industry.
• Direct the innovation of new product lines and existing product line expansions.
• Guide effective strategies for product line management and pricing, leading to incremental growth in gross profit.
• Develop subject matter expertise on product lines and consult on marketing and e-commerce activities as needed.
• Ensure optimal sales growth and profitability of categories through analysis of performance data.
• Foster a team environment of trust and accountability in alignment to Huyett’s Core Values.

Ideal Qualifications:

• Personal value system aligned to Huyett’s Culture of Excellence with a servant leadership approach.
• Proven experience as a successful leader of multi-level work teams with strong knowledge of best-in-class Merchandising, Pricing, Analytics and/or E-commerce practices.
• Demonstrated competency in new product content development.
• Knowledge of Relational Database design with the ability to consult in the development of databases to store and extract information related to Product, Customer, and Transaction.
• Educational degree in business, data science, or a research-related field preferred.
• Critical thinker with advanced problem-solving skills.
• Ability to confidently make critical decisions using sound judgment independently.
• Previous experience leading and mentoring teammates; delivering relevant, timely, and meaningful feedback to others in a high-performance team setting.
• Effective communicator capable of driving cross functional collaboration.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to organize data.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

Work Environment: Office setting with friendly, team-oriented staff. Candidates should anticipate a very fast-paced, productive environment.

EEOE: Huyett is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.

Huyett is a manufacturer and master distributor of industrial fasteners that leverages superior customer service, data analytics, e-commerce, and a direct sales force to realize significant competitive advantage. The firm currently has five locations in North America primarily serving the production fastener distribution market. With private ownership, this 110-year-old company bears leadership that is transparent and resourceful with open book management and profit sharing to team members. The firm has a rock-solid balance sheet and while fast-paced, is stable and will be here for the long run, absent of sell-out or market risks.

Company Description

Huyett is a manufacturer and master distributor of industrial fasteners that leverages superior customer service, data analytics, e-commerce, and a direct sales force to realize significant competitive advantage. The firm currently has five locations in North America primarily serving the production fastener distribution market. With private ownership, this 110-year-old company bears leadership that is transparent and resourceful with open book management and profit sharing to team members. The firm has a rock-solid balance sheet and while fast-paced, is stable and will be here for the long run, absent of sell-out or market risks.