Manager, Merchandising & Marketplace Products

Manager of Merchandising & Marketplace Products

The salary range for this role is $105,000 to $136,000/annually and is a remote (EST) role.

Manager of Merchandising & Marketplace Products

You’ll never be bored in this role - Managing a software development & support team and collaborating across multiple lines of business to ensure the delivery of technology products that provide value to our customers and team members. This leader will develop and deliver the technology enablement plan for products across multiple business lines including IT Enterprise Products, Merchandising, Supply Chain, Omni-Channel, Real Estate, and others as needed with a complete understanding of the business objectives.  These include increasing the profitability of existing technology products and helping develop new products and processes for the company. This leader will build products from existing ideas and help to develop innovative ideas based on industry experience and contact with customers and prospects.  The individual must possess a unique blend of business and technical savvy; a big-picture vision, and the drive to make that vision a reality.

The Details

What You Need:

• Strong research, analytical, and computer skills.
• High proficiency of Microsoft Excel and other MS applications (Visio, PowerPoint, and SQL).
• Familiarity of Agile methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly adapt to learn new systems.
• Excellent analytical and technical skills with high attention to detail: demonstrated strength in problem-solving.
• Demonstrated strong customer focus.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and analyses.
• Proficiency in data-analysis preferred.
• Positive attitude and ability to work in cross-functional teams.
• Business acumen – Knowledge, insight and understanding of business concepts, tools and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company's business; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.
• Communication – Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools, and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors. This includes the ability to describe or explain complex processes and issues in a concise manner.
• Critical thinking – Understanding of the issues related to the decision-making process; ability to analyze situations fully and accurately and reach productive decisions. Demonstrated strength in problem solving with high attention to detail.

What You’ll Do:

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Managing the entire product line life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities.
• Directly manage a team of diverse professionals including but not limited to, Software Engineers, Quality Assurance Engineers & Analysts, Business Analysts, and other team members as added or necessary.
• Gather and analyze customer/stakeholder needs and market trends and use that knowledge to drive features and enhancements that provide Aaron’s customers and associates with exceptional value.
• Define, monitor, and analyze key performance metrics of products.
• Create business requirements from multiple inputs across the organization.
• Create both internal and external product documentation and release notes.
• Act as the subject matter expert of product domain.
• Maintain and manage a broader set of products within a domain.
• Understand both the near and long-term product strategy.
• Mediate between the overall business and technology to understand business needs and technology requirements.
• Developing and implementing a go-to-market plan, working with all departments to execute.
• Analyzing potential partner relationships or building decisions for the product.

Additional Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Business Management, Engineering, or related field.
• 8 - 10 years of related business experience.

Aaron’s Total Rewards

Our team members are our greatest asset. As an expression of our appreciation, Aaron’s is proud to offer outstanding career training, competitive performance incentives, excellent advancement opportunities, and a distinctive benefits package which includes**:

• Paid time off, including vacation days, sick days, and holidays
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan with contribution matching

*Note that the pay range provided above is the lowest to highest rate we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future.  An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs. Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

**Benefits vary based on full-time and part-time employment status.