ARI (Axcel Recruiting Inc.) is hiring: Director Retail, Assortment & Space in Ci

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Your primary area of focus is merchandising, leveraging our industry leading customer insights to drive merchandising strategies that are relevant to our customers. This includes: omni-channel assortment, space management, visual display, and the customer experience.
Our Enterprise Stores, Assortment & Space Mission aims to drive long-term growth, loyalty and a positive customer experience by delivering customer-centric strategy and science. As a Director, you will be accountable to shape the cross-mission assortment and space strategy and science.
This job responsibilities include:

• Responsibility for Assortment & Space Science, Execution & Measurement, and the holistic Product (assortment) strategy in partnership with Analytics, Science, and cross-mission teams
• Creation of a cross-mission roadmap for Assortment & Space strategy through leadership of a cross-mission team including Stores, Assortment & Space, Customer Driven Supply Chain, Digital, Enterprise Price & Promotion, and Category Management Transformation
• Influence on retail assortment and space planning process and enterprise omni-channel assortment strategy

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE:
Successful candidates will thrive in a fast-paced environment:

• 8-12 years of relevant experience
• Critical thinking skills
• Influencing skills
• Relationship management skills
• Strong Business/commercial acumen
• Strong communication skills
• Tools and process acumen