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The Merchandising Manager will be responsible for working with the Commercial Director to develop merchandising and sales promotion tactics and strategies that enable sales execution across channels.He or she is responsible for managing the promotion and commercial plan, aligned with the Product Line's annual budget ambitions, and work closely with the Marketing and Sales teams for shared business results for all product lines and EMA brands. The merchandising manager will be responsible for the merchandising of the Food Preservation Product Line.

What you'll do:

• Manage promotional investment analysis, leveraging financial modeling and performance insights to recommend pricing and promotional strategies that maximize ROI, profitability, and market share.
• Coordinate and communicate withmarketing, pricing and sales U.S merchandising activities.
• Develop and distribute formal quarterly Go-To-Market plans.
• Maintain consistent EMA Brand & Product line logics, competitive market line logics for comparison and planning, including gap analysis on categories candidate is responsible for.
• Participate in generation plan reviews for understanding of opportunities, integration into the EMA merchandising line logic and communications.
• Interact with sales regarding merchandising line reviews and promotional campaigns.
• Market visits to stay in touch with the competitive environment.
• Manage and coordinate to a final PLAP schedule.
• Analysis of market data (AHAM, Open Brand, RSI, and floor data) to assist in creating winning merchandising communications, compelling promotional campaigns and product focused initiatives.
• Analyze post promotions results for achievement of predicted return on investment for sales revenue and desired profit margin. Will also provide regular market data updates from the market data analysis for communication across functions.
• Monitor execution of promotions across Sales Channels.
• Participate in developing effective national merchandising efforts with sufficient lead times to enable successful co-marketing.
• Track flooring of key models across product lines and channels
• Ad-hoc presentations and updates as needed.
• All other duties as required

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in related field required
• Experience in financial modeling and planning, business analysis, or similar data-driven function
• 4 years of sales, marketing, finance or merchandising experience

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated financial modeling skills in Excel
• Self-starter with demonstrated leadership skills and strategic thinking.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Must have excellent customer management and networking skills.
• Ability to handle multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Must have a full knowledge of PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
• A high degree of organization is a must
• Ability to respond quickly and positively to change and changing priorities
• Unquestionable business ethics and integrity
• Strong interpersonal skills - ability to thrive in a "matrix" organization

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to operate computer keyboard and telephone. The employee frequently is required to walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

It is the policy of Electrolux North America, Inc. ('ENA') to select, develop and promote employees based on the individual's ability and job performance. It has been, and shall continue to be, the policy of ENA to provide Equal Employment Opportunity to all people in all aspects of the employer/employee relationship without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex/gender, national origin, citizenship, age (40 or older), disability (mental, physical or visual), genetic information, sexual orientation, status as a disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era or as a member of the National Guard or Military Reserve, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law. This policy affects decisions including, but not limited to, an employee's compensation, benefits, terms and conditions of employment, opportunities for promotion, training and development, transfer and other privileges of employment. It has been, and shall continue to be, the policy of ENA to maintain a working environment free of harassment and illegal intimidation. It is further the policy of ENA to comply with all applicable Federal, State, and Local statutes concerning Equal Employment Opportunity.