Director of Merchandising

The Director of Merchandising owns the end-to-end sourcing and buying strategy from vendor identification and negotiation through assortment planning pricing and inventory performance. This role sits at the intersection of supply demand and margin: you help decide what we buy who we buy it from what we pay and how much we carry.

This is a full-time in-office player-coach leadership role reporting to the VP of Purchasing. You will manage and develop a team of buying and sourcing professionals own the category budget and annual plan build the analytics and KPI framework the team is measured against and lead cross-functional projects from scope through launch.

The right person is equally comfortable building a cost model in a spreadsheet negotiating annual terms across the table running a weekly performance review with a direct report and presenting a budget variance to the executive team.

Come work with us not for us!

2nd Swing is a one of a kind forward thinking customer-centric golf retail company. Our employees are highly-valued while working hard in a positive and supportive culture. At 2nd Swing you will find:

• Vast Exposure to the Golf Industry
• A Commitment to Total Well-Being
• Opportunities to Discover Your Fit and Make an Impact
• A Collaborative and Flexible Environment

Responsibilities:

Team Leadership & Performance

• Lead coach and develop a team of buying and sourcing professionals
• Establish the teams KPI framework set targets define measurementmethodology and build the scorecards and dashboards that make performance visible

Budget Planning & Analytics

• Own the annual category budget revenue gross margin inventory investment and cost-savings targets and manage performance against it throughout the year
• Build andmaintainthe open-to-buy plan by category aligned to sales forecasts and financial targets; reforecast monthly and quarterly as demand supply and cost conditions shift
• Design andmaintainthe reporting infrastructure the team runs on: category dashboards vendor scorecards sell-through and margin reporting and cost-savings tracking
• Translate analysis into recommendations identifythe trendsizethe opportunity or risk and bring a decision-ready point of view to leadership

Vendor & Supply Management

• Identify negotiate and onboard new suppliers;maintaina diversified vendor base that balances cost quality lead time and risk
• Monitor supplier performance against scorecard metrics (fill rate on-time delivery defect rate chargebacks) and drive corrective action where needed
• Proactively manage supply risk single-source exposure tariff and duty changes capacity constraints and lead-time volatility

Assortment Pricing & Inventory

• Develop assortment strategy: good/better/best structure price-point architecture breadth vs. depth and exclusive or private-label opportunities
• Set pricing markdown and clearance strategy with Finance and Merchandising and execute cost-savings initiatives against target
• Analyze sell-through attach rates and category trends to inform reorders expansions and discontinuations; partner with Merchandising and Marketing on launches and promotional calendars
• Manage inventory to balance in-stock service targets against carrying cost and aged-inventory exposure; partner with Distribution and Store Operations on allocation replenishment and new-store opening buys

Process & Project Execution

• Break complex initiatives into workstreams with named owners dependencies and milestone dates; escalate blockers before they become delays
• Drive process improvement across the buying function reduce manual work tighten cycle times improve PO accuracy lead-time reliability and data integrity at the source
• Identifywhere processes and systems are breaking down then partner with Development and Operations to scope prioritize and see fixes through to implementation and adoption
• Maintain project documentation and standardized playbooks so repeatable work becomes repeatable not reinvented

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Business Supply Chain Management Merchandising Finance or a related fieldrequired
• 7 years in buying sourcing or category management including 3 years managing a team
• Demonstrated ownership of a category budget or P&L annual planning forecasting and variance management
• Track recordof building KPIs and scorecards and using them to drive accountability and measurable improvement
• Success negotiating supplier agreements and delivering measurable cost savings or margin improvement
• Strong analytical skills advanced Excel comfort with large data sets and experience with ERP orpurchasingsystems (NetSuite SAP Oracle Dynamics)
• Proven project management capability leading multi-stakeholder initiatives from scope through delivery
• Active knowledgeable golfer who understands the major OEM brands and what separates one club from another;wellteachthe industrymechanics to the right buyer

Preferred Qualifications:

• Golf industry experience buying merchandising or fitting at a retailer OEM green-grass shop or distributor
• Pre-owned trade-in or recommerce sourcing and grading
• Retail e-commerce or omnichannel background or another enthusiast hard-goods category where productexpertisedrives the sale
• Experience using BI and planning tools

Physical Requirements:

• This is a full-time in-office role on-site at our corporate office; remote and hybrid arrangements are not available
• Regular use of a computer and phone in an office setting
• Ability to thrive in a very fast-paced constantly changing environment where priorities shift and decisions are made with incomplete information
• Occasional time in warehouse distribution center or retail store environments
• Domestic travel up to 25% including some overnight and weekend travel for trade shows and vendor visits

Full-Time Benefits:

Compensation:

Annual Salary of $110000 - $160000 depending on qualifications

Required Experience:

Director