Head of Merchandising - eCommerce

The Fresh Market & You:

We create a warm, welcoming, memorable experience with exceptional, personal service. Health, Dental & Vision insurance available for individual, spouse, partner, and family.

401K contribution and match for part-time and full-time team members.

Personal time off and additional time off purchase plans available

The Fresh Market is looking for a Director, Produce Merchandising at our Store Support Center (099) in Greensboro, NC. The Category Director is responsible for providing overall leadership and direction for The Fresh Market Produce business to achieve profitable sales and program development. The Director drives implementation of best practices and achieve consistency for key processes related to product placement, pricing, promotion, procurement and vendor partnerships. The Director is responsible to manage the procurement and development of goods and commercial programs to attain service and quality standards.

Plan and direct the company's merchandising programs and financial budgets for the department to develop programs which will result in achievement of targeted sales and margin.

regularly prepare and deliver reports on department performance, including pricing, promotion, sales, margin, new programs and products, and quality standard

Develop Own Brand strategies and the role this segment plays within each department; collaborate closely with the Own Brand team on product development to ensure quality and desired strategic objectives are achieved.

Collaborate with Merchandise Operations to support execution of Pricing and Promotional Strategies, Space Planning execution and Distribution/Transportation expectations.

Collaborate with Marketing and eCommerce to ensure product quality and value is messaged appropriately and consistently

Partner and collaborate with Store Operations on merchandising strategies, execution expectations as well as evaluation to improve both upstream planning process and downstream execution standards

Monitor the competitive climate and develop strategies to maximize performance

Perform frequent and regular store visits to monitor and adjust store strategies

Work collaboratively within The Fresh Market to optimize seasonal rotation, new and discontinued products, and customer engagement/loyalty initiatives

Be a TFM brand ambassador within the Food Retail industry; strong partnership and collaboration with industry vendors and council organizations

Hire, coach, train and develop merchandising staff to meet business growth needs

Set clear performance expectations for direct reports and follow-up with timely performance evaluations; inspire, encourage, and lead staff to innovate in sourcing and finding ways to market both new and existing products to customers

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required

Possesses strong merchandising, product and marketing skills

Willing and able to travel for trade shows and store trips

Flexible and adaptive to changing priorities

Takes calculated risks to achieve results

Develops creative solutions to business issues

Demonstrated skills with MS Office applications

Project management skills

Experience with MicroStrategy

This guiding principle applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring and job assignment, compensation, discipline, termination, and access to benefits and training.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and related medical conditions, national origin, genetic information, uniformed service, veteran status, disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal or state law.