Director of Product Merchandising

Swanson Health

Director of Product Merchandising leading category strategies and innovation at Swanson Health Products. Driving growth, profitability, and collaboration across multiple sales channels.

Posted 6/11/2026full-timeRemote • Illinois, Minnesota, North Dakota • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own category vision, strategy, and performance across multiple channels
Lead assortment architecture, governance, and SKU rationalization initiatives
Monitor category performance and implement improvement plans
Identify growth opportunities, portfolio gaps, and emerging market trends
Leverage consumer, competitive, industry, and internal insights to inform strategic decisions
Own innovation roadmaps and product pipelines for both owned and partner brands
Oversee product launches, reformulations, and discontinuations
Partner cross-functionally to commercialize innovation initiatives
Evaluate launch performance and optimize future innovation investments
Lead, coach, and develop Associate and Assistant Merchants
Establish clear priorities, accountability, and performance expectations
Build organizational capability and succession plans
Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, continuous improvement, and results
Represent Merchandising across enterprise initiatives and strategic projects
Influence decisions across Innovation, Marketing, Pricing, Analytics, Purchasing, Ecommerce, Marketplace, and International teams
Align stakeholders around category priorities and business objectives
Drive category growth, profitability, and portfolio optimization
Manage innovation performance and product lifecycle strategies
Utilize analytics and financial insights to guide business decisions
Support enterprise growth initiatives across all sales channels

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of progressive merchandising or category management experience
Demonstrated success managing category performance, innovation pipelines, and cross-functional business initiatives
Strong analytical, financial, and strategic planning capabilities
Experience owning financial performance and driving business results
Proven experience managing product lifecycles and innovation portfolios
Executive presence with the ability to influence senior leaders and stakeholders
Exceptional communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills
Strong leadership, coaching, and talent development abilities
Ability to navigate ambiguity and lead through organizational change
Bias toward action, accountability, and results
Experience working across multiple sales channels, including DTC, marketplaces, and international markets a plus
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Management, or a related field.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive Benefits
Fitness Center Reimbursement
Product Discounts

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Hard Skills & Tools

category managementmerchandisingSKU rationalizationproduct lifecycle managementinnovation pipeline managementfinancial performance managementanalytical skillsstrategic planningportfolio optimizationperformance monitoring

Soft Skills

leadershipcoachingcommunicationcollaborationrelationship-buildinginfluencingaccountabilityresults-orientednavigating ambiguitytalent development

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in BusinessBachelor’s degree in MarketingBachelor’s degree in Management