We are partnering with a rapidly growing, multi-channel retail organization seeking an accomplished Executive Vice President of Merchandising to lead its next phase of expansion. This is an exceptional opportunity for a strategic, hands-on executive who combines financial discipline, creative merchandising instincts, and a proven ability to build and scale retail operations. Executive Vice President of Merchandising Benefits and Compensation: · Competitive base salary of $240,000-$260,000 · Equity participation opportunity · Future executive incentive opportunities · Comprehensive benefits package · Hybrid work schedule · Direct collaboration with executive leadership · Significant influence over company growth and expansion Executive Vice President of Merchandising Requirements & Qualifications: · 10+ years of progressive merchandising, buying, inventory planning, or commercial leadership experience · Proven leadership experience within a multi-location retail organization · Strong expertise in inventory forecasting, open-to-buy, allocation, replenishment, and inventory turns · Experience using inventory management systems to improve merchandising performance · Demonstrated success developing and executing merchandising strategies that drive profitable growth · Strong financial acumen with responsibility for revenue, gross margin, and inventory productivity · Proven ability to build and scale merchandising teams, processes, and operational infrastructure · Experience balancing analytical decision-making with creative merchandising and product strategies · Hands-on leadership style with the ability to operate effectively in a growing, entrepreneurial environment · Experience developing high-performing teams and future leaders Key Responsibilities: · Lead merchandising strategy across multiple retail and digital sales channels · Oversee buying, inventory planning, allocation, replenishment, and merchandise operations · Analyze sales, margins, inventory aging, and sell-through to optimize assortment, pricing, and inventory decisions · Identify emerging consumer trends and develop innovative merchandising strategies · Build and strengthen strategic vendor and supplier partnerships · Develop scalable merchandising processes, systems, and teams to support continued expansion · Partner with executive leadership to drive revenue growth, profitability, and operational performance Executive Vice President of Merchandising Preferred Background & Skills: · Experience in a startup, founder-led, entrepreneurial, or high-growth retail organization · Hands-on buying experience, including vendor negotiations, pricing, and inventory investment decisions · Background in specialty retail, consumer products, lifestyle brands, or other product-driven retail environments · Experience supporting new store openings, geographic expansion, or multi-channel growth · Experience developing exclusive, proprietary, or private-label products · Strong understanding of customer behavior, product trends, and assortment innovation · MBA or advanced business degree JOB ID: 182630 #post Rogers Hornsby