Merchandising Manager - Space Planning

Job Summary

• Responsible for leading and developing a Space Management team supporting multiple departments.
• Supports the end-to-end Reset/Revision Category Management Process (CMP) and new Merchandising Assortment Optimizer tool in collaboration with merchants and cross-functional partners.
• Provides clear communication for timelines and deliverables, advocates for accountability, process improvement, and change management when appropriate.
• Provides feedback for product assortments and ensures decisions are data-led and customer centric.
• Executes merchandising strategies that are aligned with Company goals and are focused on delivering value to the customer.
• Oversees planogram validations, corrections/changes to store subscriptions, ticket resolution, project store planogram creation.

Job Responsibilities

• Manages the daily activities that develop and implement multiple components/processes for a specified section of work within Retail Products Merchandising. Manages a team responsible for developing and implementing protocols that comply with established policies, procedures and standards of the specified functional area.  Outcomes managed have an impact on the specified area of responsibility.
• May become actively involved, as required, to meet schedules and resolve problems highly complex in nature.
• May make recommended changes to strategy/roadmap for area of responsibility.
• Develops protocols to support established standards. Manages the development and implementation of processes and /.or tools. May oversee team(s) assigned to projects and manages the execution processes.
• Collaborates and works cross-functionally to develop strategies to mitigate loss and/or optimize profitability. 
• Shares information cross-functionally to improve workflow processes. Interacts with direct reports and peers in management / customers / vendors to share information and improve cross-departmental processes and relationships.
• Continuously evaluates best practices, methodology and tools and seeks to improve deliverables in order to maintain alignment with business needs.
• Reviews reports and metrics and identifies opportunities to grow and optimize specified area of responsibility.
• Analyzes the competitive marketplace for patterns and trends and makes recommendations for application of findings. Provides recommendations in creation and development of templates, methodologies, and presentations relating to strategies for area of responsibility.
• May create and executes divisional projects based on strategic need. Utilizes project management skills to create client-focused deliverables, delegate work, execute project analysis, and deliver strategic results.
• Provides guidance, direction, coaching, and counseling to a team of analysts. Allocates available resources to meet operating objectives. Develops and mentors staff through on-boarding, open communication, training and development opportunities and performance management processes; builds and maintains employee morale and motivation; ensures the team is appropriately staffed with required competencies; fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace.

About Walgreens
Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni-channel platforms. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

External Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and at least 2 years of experience in one or more of the following: retail, procurement/purchasing, merchandising, vendor relations, or retail marketing OR a High School Diploma/GED and at least 5 years of experience in two or more of the following: retail, procurement/purchasing, merchandising, vendor relations, or retail marketing.
• Experience establishing and maintaining relationships with individuals at all levels of the organization, including the executive level.
• Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates.
• Experience analyzing and reporting data in order to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutions.
• Experience identifying operational issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems.
• At least 1 year experience of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross functional team leadership.
• Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Blue Yonder Space Planning software and BDM/Walgreens space management systems preferred.
• Strong time-management skills, including the ability to prioritize, organize, track details, and meet deadlines across multiple projects with varying completion dates.
• Highly organized, with strong leadership and analytical skills and the ability to influence without authority, ensuring resources are aligned on expectations and deliverables.
• Embraces new technology and thoughtfully leverages AI to create efficiencies, streamline processes, and improve the quality of outputs.

We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Job Function

Retail

Common Location

200 WILMOT RD,DEERFIELD,IL,60015-04620-00001-2

Pay Type

Salaried

Start Rate

100000