Manager, Merchandising - National Accounts

Company: The HON Company
Location: Muscatine
Posted on: July 19, 2021

Job Description:

The HON Company, the largest operating company of HNI Corporation and North America’s leader in providing workplace furnishing solutions, is in search of a?Manager, Merchandising – National Accounts?to join our team in Muscatine, IA or Chicago, IL! 
 
The Manager, Merchandising – National Accounts is dedicated to supporting HNI’s largest trade partners by providing strategic leadership and initiatives across all aspects of the business. Critical aspects of the role include establishing the account vision, developing influential relationships across all levels of the account, driving year-over-year sales and profit growth, and driving flawless daily execution between companies. 

Some of the essential aspects of the position include: 

• Develop and successful execute strategic vision, annual product sales objectives, eCommerce strategy, and goals to support profitable growth within HNI National Accounts. 
• Champion initiatives to drive National Account business to include establishing programs, pricing, promotions, and incentives to support National Account in conjunction with internal stakeholders. 
• Builds strong collaborative and consultee relationships with key exercising flexibility in approach to ability to negotiate with internal/external stakeholders. 
• Manages trade partner communication (and impact) associated with assortment changes, product discontinuations, price adjustments, and promotional activities. 

What it takes: 

• Bachelor's Degree required, preferably in Business, Communications, Finance or related field. 
• At least?3 years of relevant business experience required, 5 years preferred. 
• Experience with major market or national account management preferred. 
• Preference for merchandise expertise in categories with emphasis on design and style. 
• Effectively manages areas of responsibility to achieve financial targets based on knowledge of merchandising concepts. 
• Strong financial acumen, analysis and synthesis skills with track record of success and exceeding results. 
• Builds and maintains productive cross-functional partnerships to realize high quality, well communicated, predictable outcomes. 

We look forward to hearing from you!? 

Why HNI Corporation?

HNI Corporation (NYSE: HNI) is a manufacturer of workplace furnishings and building products, operating under two segments.  The workplace furnishings segment is a leading global designer and provider of commercial furnishings, going to market under multiple unique brands.  The residential building products segment is the nation’s leading manufacturer and marketer of hearth products, which include a full array of gas, electric, wood, and pellet-burning fireplaces, inserts, stoves, facings, and accessories. 

As one of the larger employers in Iowa, HNI Corporation has been ranked by Industry Week magazine as one of the “Top 100 Best Managed Companies in the World”, by Fortune magazine as “The Most Admired Company” in the furniture industry; and named by Chief Executive Magazine as one of the world’s best companies for leadership development.

We invite you to visit us at www.HNICorp.com for the best visual overview of our organization.

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