Merchandise Manager - Toys & Specialty Hardgoods
Colony Brands, Inc.

Job Description

We are seeking a dynamic Merchandise Manager responsible for toys and specialty hardgoods. In this entrepreneurial role, you will have the opportunity to positively impact the customer experience and profitability of a stable, family-owned company that has been in business since 1926. If the challenges of retail and merchandising energize you, and you excel at helping others grow, then this position is perfect for you!

What You'll Do:
As a Merchandise Manager, you'll support the hardgoods division by developing, leading, managing, and participating in various merchandising and design activities. You will work closely with the Divisional Merchandising Manager and Brand Leaders, overseeing the financial profitability of assigned product lines while ensuring a well-organized approach to your responsibilities.
In addition, you'll:
• Drive Entrepreneurial Strategies: Develop merchandise assortments for multiple brands based on sales data and market trends that align with brand strategies, demonstrating innovative thinking and a proactive mindset.
• Collaborate Effectively: Convey product ideas to divisional leaders and the cross-functional team, fostering collaboration across departments to meet category needs specific to toys and specialty hardgoods.
• Optimize Financial Performance: Collaborate with the sourcing team to build products that meet customer expectations and satisfy brand KPIs, using your strong financial acumen to ensure profitability.
• Conduct In-Depth Research: Initiate and manage consumer, market, industry, and competitor research to identify business opportunities while staying attuned to existing and prospective customer needs within assigned market segments.
• Partner Across Functions: Collaborate with teams in marketing, e-commerce, creative services, sourcing, and planning to ensure that our category execution is seamless and meets business objectives.
• Engage in Strategic Discussions: Engage in high-level business discussions, leveraging your understanding of the business landscape to adapt strategies and solve challenges effectively.

Qualifications

To be successful, you must have experience in direct mail order, retail, or internet sales. We're looking for someone who embodies entrepreneurial spirit, strong organizational skills, and financial expertise, along with solid merchandise management experience. Ideally, you will have a bachelor's degree in business administration, retail consumer science, marketing, or a related discipline.
In addition, we are looking for:
• A creative individual who can conceptualize merchandising strategies and develop products that support the brand vision.
• 5+ years of strong merchandising, marketing, financial, and general business knowledge.
• A strong aptitude for researching and analyzing business opportunities.
• The ability to collaborate effectively with multiple cross-functional partners.
• An ability to think ahead and plan over a 1 to 5-year horizon.
• Exceptional organizational skills to manage multiple priorities/tasks and lead complex projects to completion.
• A demonstrated ability to lead teams and achieve positive results through others.
• A deep understanding of integrated business processes and their interrelationships.
• We value collaboration and believe that it often happens best in-person. All members of the Merchandising team are required to work onsite at our Monroe, WI Design Center.

If you're ready to leverage your entrepreneurial mindset and make a meaningful impact in our hardgoods division, we'd love to hear from you!

About Us

Colony Brands, Inc. is one of North America's largest, multi-channel, direct-marketing companies. The company maintains an extensive portfolio of affiliates, brands, and products ranging from cheese and petit fours to apparel and kitchen appliances, while maintaining its roots as a private, customer-centric business based in Monroe, WI. We're financially sound, yet our success is not just defined by our profits; it's about living our Core Values, giving our employees the opportunity for growth and providing a better place to live and work! To that end, Colony Brands generously supports the communities we work in and offer many benefits and programs that support the well-being of our employees.

Benefits Details

Colony Brands is not just about growing our profits - We are about giving our employees the opportunity for growth and providing a better place to live and work. We also offer our employees many great rewards in addition to monetary compensation:

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

A robust Wellness Program including Onsite Healthcare

Superb Retirement Plans (401K & a company-funded Pension Plan)

Extensive Paid Time Off (PTO) benefits

Seven 4-day work weeks in the summer months to give our employees additional time off

Educational Assistance

Company Profit-Sharing

Company Product Discounts

And, so MANY more!

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