Merchandise Manager | Cirque du Soleil - Compass Group, North America

Levy Sector






Salary: $60,000 - $75,000





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About Levy

The disruptor in defining the sports and entertainment hospitality experience, Levy is recognized as the market leader and most critically acclaimed hospitality company in its industry. Twice named one of the 10 most innovative companies in sports by Fast Company magazine and one of the top three Best Employers for Diversity in America by Forbes, Levy’s diverse portfolio includes award-winning restaurants; iconic sports and entertainment venues, zoos and cultural institutions, theaters, and convention centers; as well as the Super Bowl, Grammy Awards, US Open Tennis Tournament, Kentucky Derby, and NHL, MLB, NBA, NFL, and MLS All-Star Games.




Job Summary



The successful Merchandise Manager candidate will have an ability to infuse his/her team with a high level of excitement and sensibility to visualize and tailor merchandising efforts towards a focused, appropriate assortment of product. Creativity, innovation, newness, passion and drive are essential to the position. The Merchandise Manager must possess strong leadership and developmental skills to all team members, provide a sound business judgement, strong managerial skills, as well as a keen sense of customer identity, service, and product relevance. The Merchandise Manager will report directly to the Director of Retail.


Essential Duties:


MERCHANDISING/MARKETING:



+ Evaluating and analyzing product performance and developing necessary strategies


+ Serves as merchant leader for consumer and trend awareness


+ Transforms consumer feedback and fashion trends into winning product assortments


+ Encourages and leads the expansion and distortion of inventory or creation of new product to develop assortments that respond to current trends


+ Develops processes and practices around pricing promotions and markdowns to meet sales and margin targets. Establishes pricing strategies by store type


+ Ensures beneficial vendor alliances


+ Identifies new business opportunities consistent with Rank + Rally short and long-term business strategies


+ Oversight for product mix, distortion, gross margin, promotional expenditures, and markdowns


+ Collaborate with Director of Retail and Cirque du Soleil on the merchandise planning and allocation



MERCHANDISE CONTROL AND ANALYTICS:



+ Establish and maintain effective merchandise control systems including replenishment, open-to-buy, seasonal, liquidation plans, spot checks, etc.


+ Ensure appropriate inventory management, where purchase orders are placed in a timely manner, inventory is aligned with customer selling, goods are flowing at the necessary rate, cancelable backups are in place and goods can be received earlier if selling dictates


+ Ensure the timely flow and presentation of merchandise to store locations through close coordination with the merchandise team



Preferred Attributes, qualifications, and skills:



+ Appreciates and leads passion, accountability, collaboration, and humility


+ Strategic thinker and innovator; one who creates and communicates a long-term vision and purpose


+ Keeps team's work aligned with organization's goals


+ Ability to take ownership and drive business performance


+ Ability to develop and manage financial plans including budgets, capital plans, and ROI metrics


+ Strong communication skills


+ Minimum educational level of a BA / BS degree in Retail management, Business management or an analytical focus is preferred


+ Must have 5+ years of experience in retail merchandise planning; 2+ years of experience in a lead or supervisory role is preferred


+ Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel required, including v-lookups, pivot tables, and basic macros; must be able to manipulate large quantities of data in Microsoft Excel to drive business decisions


+ Excellent time-management and high-level organizational skills


+ Ability to effectively communicate, written and orally, with all levels of employees


+ Working knowledge of retail math, including return on investments, gross margin, initial markup, etc. is essential






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Levy is a member of Compass Group USA. Compass Group/Levy is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass/Levy, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.



Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity.



We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history (including relevant driving history), in a manner consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York Fair Chance Act. We encourage applicants with a criminal history (and driving history) to apply.


Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.


At Levy, team = family. And we’ll always take care of family, learn more about Levy benefits offered.






+ Medical


+ Dental


+ Vision


+ Life Insurance/ AD


+ Disability Insurance


+ Retirement Plan


+ Flexible Time Off Plan


+ Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)


+ Associate Shopping Program


+ Health and Wellness Programs


+ Discount Marketplace


+ Identity Theft Protection


+ Pet Insurance


+ Commuter Benefits


+ Employee Assistance Program


+ Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)



Levy maintains a drug-free workplace.