Senior Merchant, New Formats, Whole Foods Market, Meat & Seafood Merchandising

Job description

Whole Foods Market is seeking a customer-centric merchant and program owner to lead initiatives for new formats and programs in Austin, TX.

In this high visibility role, you'll develop category goals, strategies, and assortments tailored to our customers. You'll collaborate cross-functionally to deliver business results through data-rich, customer-centric assortment optimization and new program launches.

You'll be part of a team that is leading the industry in advancing sustainability and animal welfare standards and is purpose driven in serving people and the planet.

Key job responsibilities

- Strategize & Innovate: Create data-driven customer centric category strategies that leverage customer insights, market trends, and competitive analysis.

- Drive Success: Take ownership of the financial performance for assigned programs and initiatives

- Curate Assortments: Collaborate with suppliers to bring the best products to our stores and online channels.

- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Merchandising Planning, Operations, Procurement, and other teams to ensure smooth execution of category goals.

- Analyze & Adapt: Monitor category performance and adapt strategies based on data insights. Lead testing initiatives to continuously improve our offerings.

- Brand Advocacy. Consistently represent and promote our brand values, products and mission, acting as a trusted representative internally and externally.

- Mentorship: Share your knowledge and experience by coaching other team members.

A day in the life

-Optimizing a new format assortment

-Defining ideal product packaging and fixtures to support a new program concept

-Partnering with E-Commerce on a new initiative

-Reviewing existing instore programs to determine whether to cancel, refine, or to launch a new initiative within that footprint

About the team

The Whole Foods Market merchant team is highly purpose driven around our desire to positively influence the food system, animal welfare, and to drive sustainability improvements across land and sea.