Merchandising Manager Green Rabbit Holdings

Job Description

Green Rabbit (Recently acquired by Vistar; a Performance Food Group Company) is the trusted cold chain logistics provider for fast, safe, sustainable fulfillment and delivery of perishable goods and groceries. The company's proprietary technology automates and manages the entire supply chain process to ensure that heat-sensitive items are delivered fresh, cost-effectively, and environmentally conscious.

The Merchandising Manager owns the product lifecycle of new items, supports in the management of vendor relationships, and is a critical stakeholder in digital merchandising strategy for key customers.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in developing and maintaining vendor partnerships, including item-onboarding, operational set-up, and helping to develop programs

• Gain an understanding of Green Rabbit's systems and processes for new items up

• Coordinate the process for new brand/new product reviews

• Own the new item set-up process; both from an operational perspective and in conjunction with digital content specialist for customer portals

• Participate in assortment decision-making with vendor relationship manager and present to business unit managers

• Maintain new merchandise samples and coordinated for photography

• Communicate with the procurement team to ensure inventory is available at time of launch

• Utilize relevant analytics, category, competitor, and customer data to evaluate item performance and maximize Green Rabbit assortment across all customers

• Curate a best-in-class e-commerce shopping experience within assigned categories

• Assist with creating and developing new products including, snack boxes, kits, bundles and seasonal items.

• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Bachelors of Science

Preferred Qualifications

Owns the product lifecycle of new items, supports in the management of vendor relationships and is a critical stakeholder in digital merchandising strategy for key customers.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in developing and maintaining vendor partnerships, including item-onboarding, operational set-up, and helping to develop programs

• Gain an understanding of Green Rabbit's systems and processes for new item-set up

• Coordinate process for new brand/new product reviews and own the new item set-up process; both from an operational perspective and in conjunction with digital content specialist for customer portals

• Participate in assortment decision-making with vendor relationship manager and present to business unit managers

• Maintain new merchandise samples and coordinate for photography

• Communicate with procurement team to ensure inventory is available at time of launch

• Utilize relevant analytics, category, competitor, and customer data to evaluate item performance and maximize Green Rabbit assortment across all customers

• Curate a best-in-class e-commerce shopping experience within assigned categories

• Assist with creating and developing new products including, snack boxes, kits, bundles and seasonal items.

• Other duties as assigned