Division Merchandise Manager, Kitchen

Are you a visionary retail leader with a passion for transforming categories and building high-performing teams? Do you thrive in fast-paced environments and know how to turn kitchen merchandising into a strategic growth engine? If so, we want you to lead our Kitchen division into its next chapter of innovation and success.

What You'll Do

As the Divisional Merchandising Manager for Kitchen, you'll own the strategy and execution across small appliances, cookware, food prep, food storage, bakeware, and flatware.

You'll be the driving force behind assortment planning, vendor partnerships, and promotional strategy—leading with agility, insight, and a relentless focus on results.


* Set and execute merchandising, marketing, and vendor strategy for the Kitchen category


* Lead assortment selection and fashion procurement with a customer-first mindset


* Develop and manage large-scale budgets, driving sales and profit across divisions


* Build and mentor a high-performing team of buyers and planners


* Partner with vendors and internal teams to deliver compelling private label offerings


* Champion eCommerce initiatives and digital merchandising growth


* Analyze KPIs and P&Ls to identify opportunities and drive performance


* Conduct enterprise-wide store tours and participate in corporate strategy sessions

What You Bring

We're looking for a bar-raiser—someone who inspires others to elevate their game and sets new standards for excellence.


* Proven track record of transforming businesses and delivering strong KPIs


* Deep industry knowledge in kitchen merchandising or related retail categories


* Experience managing large budgets and complex vendor relationships


* Agile leadership style with flexibility and resilience


* Strong team-building and coaching capabilities


* Bachelor's degree in business or related field, with 6-10 years of merchandising/operations experience


* Responsible for setting and executing overall merchandising, marketing, assortment and vendor strategy for a GM department or sub-departments.

Develop annual sub-department budget for each division; accountable for meeting sales and profit goals.

Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Minimum


* Bachelor's degree in business or related field, plus 6-10 years merchandise/operations manager experience; or combination of relevant education and experience


* Familiarity with merchandising techniques


* Ability to work in a fast-paced environment


* Accuracy/attention to detail


* Ability to organize/prioritize tasks/projects


* Familiarity with industry/technical terms and processes


* Proficient with Microsoft Office, Report Management and Distribution System (RMDS), and Dallas

Desired


* Familiarity with commodity markets


* Experience directing/participating on project teams



* Work with Planners and/or DMM...