Regional Merchandise Manager

Saks

Senior Manager, Merchandising driving merchandise strategy at Saks Global stores. Collaborating with various stakeholders to optimize vendor matrix and assortment based on unique store requirements.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $128,000 - $163,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develops productive partnerships that serve to drive business forward, including but not limited to: Saks Global stores, Buyers, and Planners with a focus on: High volume and/or high potential strategic merchandise opportunities
Captures high-level merchandise feedback from store visits, corroborates recommendations with data, and develops action plans (i.e. category expansion, floor productivity, brand matrix edits)
Identifies merchandise category opportunities in key markets utilizing: ○ Evolving customer, market, and competitive trends ○ Division, group and/or specific vendor knowledge
Provides Saks Global stores and executives with custom reporting and presentations including, but not limited to: Seasonal launches, category initiatives, store relayer proposals
Assists in preparing weekly business review for stores in collaboration with the SVP, Accelerated Store Growth
Holds stakeholders accountable to execute action plans and deliver results. Reports out results to pertinent leadership in a timely manner
Ad hoc responsibilities as needed

Requirements

What you’ll need

College degree preferred
A minimum of 5 years of experience in retail merchandising and planning required
Prior store-line management experience preferred
Strong business and financial analysis skills, with a demonstrated mastery of retail math
A proven ability to assess and address challenges and develop recommendations and execute strategic actions plans.
Strong communication/negotiation skills and the ability to persuade stakeholders in a direction that achieves objectives.
The ability to develop strong relationships across all levels of an organization, and the poise to manage-up to senior leadership
Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Google Suite required

Benefits

Comp & perks

Benefits package for all eligible full-time Associates (including medical, vision and dental)
An amazing Associate discount

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Hard Skills & Tools

retail merchandisingretail planningbusiness analysisfinancial analysisretail mathstrategic action planscategory expansionfloor productivitybrand matrix editscustom reporting

Soft Skills

communication skillsnegotiation skillsrelationship buildingstakeholder managementpersuasionaccountabilitycollaborationproblem-solvingleadershiporganizational skills