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Merchandise Planning and Inventory Director - Merchandising Group
Nordstrom
Seattle, WA, United States
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Nordstrom is a fashion specialty retailer founded on a simple idea: offer each customer the best possible service, quality, value and selection. We are looking for experienced individuals to join the merchandising team and ensure the best fashion selection in our Nordstrom stores, Nordstrom Racks and online.
At Nordstrom, providing great customer service goes beyond the selling floor. It takes a team of individuals with a variety of talents and skills to continuously improve service and our results. At our Seattle Headquarters, we work in partnership with other areas of the Company to support our frontline salespeople and customers. When you join Nordstrom, you are welcomed into a family dedicated to creating memorable and rewarding shopping experiences for our customers.
The MPI Director is responsible for the development and management of financial plans, buy plans, inventory management and the successful implementation of the customer-centric merchandising strategies for their division. Together with their GMM, the MPI Director ensures financial plans, buy plans and business reviews are managed to achieve desired goals.
Responsibilities
• Partner with GMM to design annual and multi-year divisional growth strategies that support the customer strategy and produce competitive advantage and superior results
• Provide strategic direction and leadership to foster innovative and evolved business practices
• Proactively identify the need for division-wide initiatives and implement appropriate plans
• Ensure alignment on priorities and direction by partnering with appropriate groups and leaders
• Ensure fiscal discipline is practiced throughout the division
• Lead planning teams to drive higher levels of performance and overall results based on objective standards
• Identify and develop merchant leaders who are promotable throughout the Nordstrom Merchandising Group
• Act as a change leader to support company initiatives and ensure adoption by merchandising team
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• Minimum 3 years of retail planning/inventory management or related experience
• Minimum 2 years retail buying experience
• Minimum 1 year retail experience interacting directly with customers
• Nordstrom experience preferred
• Expertise in merchandise category
• Demonstrated understanding of retail and the service environment of Nordstrom
• Proficiency in MS Office suite
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication and strong interpersonal skills
Since 1901, Nordstrom has offered a wide variety of quality apparel, shoes and accessories for men, women and children at our stores across the country. We're proud to be named to Fortune™ magazine's list of '100 Best Companies to Work For.' We believe this recognition comes from our desire to empower our employees to set their sights high and deliver exceptional service to customers.
As a Nordstrom employee, you can feel confident that your health and well-being are among our highest priorities. We offer a comprehensive, flexible employee benefits package that includes medical/vision and dental coverage, a generous merchandise discount, an employer-matched 401(K) savings and profit sharing plan and much more.
We are an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a diverse environment.
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.