Duration: Permanent

Education Four Year Degree

Experience: 5-10 Years

Salary: Commensurate - Commensurate,

Location: Hoffman Estates, Illinois, 60179

Sears Holdings Management Corporation provides corporate services to Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) and its family of companies, including Sears Roebuck and Co. and Kmart Corporation. Sears Holdings Corporation is the nation's fourth largest broadline retailer with approximately 3,900 full-line and specialty retail stores in the United States and Canada. Sears Holdings is the leading home appliance retailer as well as a leader in tools, lawn and garden, home electronics and automotive repair and maintenance. Key proprietary brands include Kenmore, Craftsman and DieHard, and a broad apparel offering, including such well-known labels as Lands' End, Jaclyn Smith and Joe Boxer, as well as the Apostrophe and Covington brands. It also has the Country Living collection, which is offered exclusively by Sears and Kmart.

It also has Martha Stewart Everyday products, which are offered exclusively in the U.S. by Kmart. We are the nation's largest provider of home services, with more than 12 million service calls made annually. Sears Holdings Corporation operates through its subsidiaries, including Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Kmart Corporation. For more information, visit Sears Holdings' Web site at http://www.searsholdings.com .

Sears Holdings is undergoing a dramatic transformation of our ecommerce team. We are looking for passionate, dynamic candidates to lead this transformation for apparel. Successful candidates will demonstrate passion for apparel product, brands and strategies, coupled with a knack for expressing this passion in the online marketplace.

Qualifications:

• Supports apparel business to develop seasonal business strategies that exceed financial goals and customer expectations.
• Create simple, compelling product statements which inspire customers to buy.
• Assist in the development/decision of the product assortment, merchandise point of view, brand strategies, key item positioning, and promotional plans.
• Ensure that the collection is compelling, commercially viable and supports the overall business objectives.
• Support online exclusive businesses strategies through strategic product development, promotional strategies, and product presentation.
• Understand basic components of driving the online business based on daily and weekly sales, margin performance and on-line consumer feedback.
• Work with manager and team to react to business in a timely manner.
• Develop the ability to recap business and articulate learning to cross-functional partners.
• Assist with web management to create a compelling product experience on the site, to include inspirational merchandise presentation, simple and intuitive category navigation, and clear and accurate product details.
• Responsible for timely workflow of web management deliverables and timelines; includes overseeing and validating the work completed by the merchandise coordinator. Possess clear understanding of the importance of high quality work and accuracy and its impact on the customer's site experience.
• Communicate changes in merchandise assortments and messaging to the appropriate members of the cross-functional team on a timely basis; actively listen to all members of the cross-functional team to ensure that tasks are well integrated.
• Create an open communication with brand counterparts by attending divisional/cross functional meetings and class reviews. Stay aware of changes in brand assortments and strategies.
• Negotiate vendor contracts, margin agreements and key selling strategies.
• Demonstrate strong teamwork skills through cooperating with cross-functional teams, both brand and on line.
• Builds strong partnerships cross-functional team members.
• Ad hoc analysis as needed.

JOB EXPERIENCE:

• Honed analytic capabilities balanced with strong customer, product and brand point of view.
• Strategic planning capabilities.
• Resolution driven. Team leader with high energy.
• Ability to partner with all levels of cross-functional teams to drive business transformation.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Working knowledge of retail math.
• Formulate short-term tactical plans that are cost-effective, efficient and realistic.
• Possess a strong sense of urgency when appropriate, along with the ability to prioritize projects when necessary.
• Possess strong listening, verbal and written communication skills, including follow-up communication to supervisor and/or cross-functional partners.
• Develop a point of view about product assortment and business opportunities.
• Analyze a problem and formulate a logical rationale for the decision.
• Demonstrate the organizational ability to facilitate multi-tasking in a fast paced environment.
• Possess computer literacy and facility with Microsoft Office and Excel.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 5-10 years of merchandising experience in apparel.

As a Sears professional, your career path options will be determined by your performance as well as your desire to advance further within the Sears organization. You'll also get some of the best benefits in the industry:-Medical, Dental and Legal Plans -Flexible Spending Accounts -Associate Discounts -Group Universal Life Insurance -Long-Term Disability Insurance -Long-Term Care Insurance -Business Travel Accident Insurance -Short-Term Disability -Vacation/Personal and National Holidays -WorkLife Solutions Please Note: Different eligibility rules apply to certain benefits. Some businesses do not offer all benefits shown.

A comprehensive and competitive benefit program is designed to meet the needs of our associates and their families. Benefits eligibility depends on employment classification, location, and other variables.

Benefits offered include:

• Medical and Dental Plans
• Health Care and Dependent Daycare Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Company Paid and Optional Life Insurance
• Business Travel Insurance
• Merchandise Discount
• Adoption Assistance
• Kmart Advantage Rx
• ConSern Loans for Education
• Worklife Solutions
• Voluntary Benefits
• Commuter Benefits
• Sears Holdings Corporation Associate Stock Purchase Plan
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Vacation Time with Personal Days
• National Holidays

An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

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