• Analyze and re-forecast departmental budget to ensure financial reward for ourshareholders, i.e. sales, mark-up, inventory, turn.
• Plan, evaluate and provide monthly projections for core items to maintain our 95% in-stock goal.
• Assist all teamshare partners in matters that are directly or indirectly involved with merchandising, i.e. accounting, reorder, retail, distribution, import, logistics and vendors.
• Maintain accurate vendor and item information to best control procurement and logistical flow of merchandise until it reaches our customer.
• Research and negotiate vendor base to identify the best value for our customer.
• Penetrate new market share while maximizing shareholders reward. Evaluate, select, design, and develop merchandise for both core and non-core distribution and presentation in store.
• Supervising, training and developing our team partners to support total development.
• Develop line review and generate plan-o-grams for department and communicate these for proper presentation to our customer.
• Make necessary vendor, market, and store visits.

• Knowledge of assortment/item negotiations, promotional growth, markdown and assortment funding.
• Ability to develop assortment plans and execute tactics against a strategic plan.
• Advanced analytical and financial skills (e.g. ability to read a profit & loss statement).
• Ability to manage strategic assortments across limited category disciplines.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively through verbal, written and listening skills so that Merchandising’s mission of customer satisfaction is achieved.
• Demonstrated planning and executing of annual budget to ensure positive shareholder risk.
• Demonstrated ability to be a team player and customer service driven, while maintaining the values of Dollar General.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively monitor and develop team partners to ensure a partnership in total development.
• Thorough knowledge of specific categories, including market trends, item cost, competitive issues and logistical issues to help facilitate customer satisfaction.
• Ability to demonstrate moral integrity and professionalism while negotiating issues to help facilitate customer satisfaction.
• Ability to make decisions in a rapidly changing environment while maintaining an enthusiastic sense of mission.
• Travel may be required.

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

• 3 to 5 years of merchandising experience required, preferably as a Replenishment Buyer, Assistant Buyer, or Planning Manager. College degree strongly preferred.