# Product Merchandising Manager

*/JobTypes/Product_Merchandising_Manager*

## Neighborhood

### Related (delivered by)

- [Manage ancillary services](/Processes/Manage_ancillary_services) — delivered by · Processes

### Required knowledge

- [Retail Merchandising](/Knowledge/Retail_Merchandising) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Pricing and Margin Concepts](/Knowledge/Pricing_and_Margin_Concepts) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Merchandising Principles](/Knowledge/Merchandising_Principles) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Inventory Planning](/Knowledge/Inventory_Planning) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Consumer Behavior](/Knowledge/Consumer_Behavior) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Consumer Purchasing Behavior](/Knowledge/Consumer_Purchasing_Behavior) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Inventory And Margin Management](/Knowledge/Inventory_And_Margin_Management) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Ecommerce Conversion Funnels](/Knowledge/Ecommerce_Conversion_Funnels) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Category Management](/Knowledge/Category_Management) — requires knowledge · Knowledge

### Engage in

- [Develop promotional strategies or plans.](/Activities/Develop_promotional_strategies_or_plans.) — engage in · Activities
- [Plan product assortment and selection](/Activities/Plan_product_assortment_and_selection) — engage in · Activities
- [Set merchandising placement and promotions](/Activities/Set_merchandising_placement_and_promotions) — engage in · Activities
- [Optimize Category Page Layouts](/Activities/Optimize_Category_Page_Layouts) — engage in · Activities
- [Curate Product Assortment Mix](/Activities/Curate_Product_Assortment_Mix) — engage in · Activities
- [Plan product assortment and category line-up](/Activities/Plan_product_assortment_and_category_line-up) — engage in · Activities
- [Analyze sell-through and adjust assortment mix](/Activities/Analyze_sell-through_and_adjust_assortment_mix) — engage in · Activities

### Perform

- [Formulate pricing policies for merchandise, according to profitability requirements.](/Tasks/Formulate_pricing_policies_for_merchandise,_according_to_profitability_requirements.) — perform · Tasks
- [Analyze sales and sell-through performance](/Tasks/Analyze_sales_and_sell-through_performance) — perform · Tasks
- [Coordinate with buying and marketing teams](/Tasks/Coordinate_with_buying_and_marketing_teams) — perform · Tasks
- [Manage pricing and markdown strategy](/Tasks/Manage_pricing_and_markdown_strategy) — perform · Tasks
- [Optimize the selling layout and presentation](/Tasks/Optimize_the_selling_layout_and_presentation) — perform · Tasks
- [Set merchandising placement and promotions](/Tasks/Set_merchandising_placement_and_promotions) — perform · Tasks
- [Analyze Sell Through And Conversion](/Tasks/Analyze_Sell_Through_And_Conversion) — perform · Tasks
- [Optimize Category Page Layouts](/Tasks/Optimize_Category_Page_Layouts) — perform · Tasks
- [Coordinate Seasonal Buying Plans](/Tasks/Coordinate_Seasonal_Buying_Plans) — perform · Tasks
- [Plan Promotional Campaigns](/Tasks/Plan_Promotional_Campaigns) — perform · Tasks
- [Curate Product Assortment Mix](/Tasks/Curate_Product_Assortment_Mix) — perform · Tasks
- [Forecast Category Demand](/Tasks/Forecast_Category_Demand) — perform · Tasks
- [Manage Cross Sell And Upsell Placements](/Tasks/Manage_Cross_Sell_And_Upsell_Placements) — perform · Tasks
- [Analyze sell-through and adjust assortment mix](/Tasks/Analyze_sell-through_and_adjust_assortment_mix) — perform · Tasks
- [Arrange product presentation and on-site merchandising](/Tasks/Arrange_product_presentation_and_on-site_merchandising) — perform · Tasks
- [Coordinate seasonal and promotional campaigns](/Tasks/Coordinate_seasonal_and_promotional_campaigns) — perform · Tasks
- [Manage inventory depth against demand forecasts](/Tasks/Manage_inventory_depth_against_demand_forecasts) — perform · Tasks
- [Optimize category navigation and product placement](/Tasks/Optimize_category_navigation_and_product_placement) — perform · Tasks
- [Plan product assortment and category line-up](/Tasks/Plan_product_assortment_and_category_line-up) — perform · Tasks
- [Set pricing and promotional placement strategy](/Tasks/Set_pricing_and_promotional_placement_strategy) — perform · Tasks

### Required skills

- [Assortment planning](/Skills/Assortment_planning) — requires skill · Skills
- [Promotion and pricing strategy](/Skills/Promotion_and_pricing_strategy) — requires skill · Skills
- [Sell-through analysis](/Skills/Sell-through_analysis) — requires skill · Skills
- [Conversion Optimization](/Skills/Conversion_Optimization) — requires skill · Skills
- [Pricing Analysis](/Skills/Pricing_Analysis) — requires skill · Skills
- [Demand Forecasting](/Skills/Demand_Forecasting) — requires skill · Skills
- [Pricing Strategy](/Skills/Pricing_Strategy) — requires skill · Skills
- [Promotional Planning](/Skills/Promotional_Planning) — requires skill · Skills
- [Visual Merchandising](/Skills/Visual_Merchandising) — requires skill · Skills

### Uses software

- [Retail merchandising system](/Software/Retail_merchandising_system) — uses software · Software
- [Power BI](/Software/Power_BI) — uses software · Software
- [Google Analytics](/Software/Google_Analytics) — uses software · Software
- [Shopify](/Software/Shopify) — uses software · Software
- [Tableau](/Software/Tableau) — uses software · Software
- [Microsoft Excel](/Software/Microsoft_Excel) — uses software · Software
- [Oracle Retail](/Software/Oracle_Retail) — uses software · Software
- [SAP](/Software/SAP) — uses software · Software
- [Salesforce Commerce Cloud](/Software/Salesforce_Commerce_Cloud) — uses software · Software

### Requires ability

- [Aesthetic sense for presentation](/Ability/Aesthetic_sense_for_presentation) — requires ability · Ability
- [Analytical reasoning](/Ability/Analytical_reasoning) — requires ability · Ability
- [Commercial judgment](/Ability/Commercial_judgment) — requires ability · Ability
- [Number Facility](/Ability/Number_Facility) — requires ability · Ability
- [Category Flexibility](/Ability/Category_Flexibility) — requires ability · Ability
- [Mathematical Reasoning](/Ability/Mathematical_Reasoning) — requires ability · Ability
- [Originality](/Ability/Originality) — requires ability · Ability
- [Visualization](/Ability/Visualization) — requires ability · Ability

### Type of

- [Marketing Managers](/Occupations/Marketing_Managers) — type of · Occupations
- [Marketing Manager](/Occupations/Marketing_Manager) — type of · Occupations
- [Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers](/Occupations/Merchandise_Displayers_and_Window_Trimmers) — type of · Occupations

### Problems this exposes

- [size-curve and color allocation per door tuned with stale weekly sales feeds](/Problems/size-curve_and_color_allocation_per_door_tuned_with_stale_weekly_sales_feeds) — exposes problem · Problems
- [markdown/promo timing set against sell-through reports pulled manually from the merchandising system](/Problems/markdown%2Fpromo_timing_set_against_sell-through_reports_pulled_manually_from_the_merchandising_system) — exposes problem · Problems
- [planogram compliance across stores verified by field-rep photos, slow to catch out-of-stock or misplaced facings](/Problems/planogram_compliance_across_stores_verified_by_field-rep_photos,_slow_to_catch_out-of-stock_or_misplaced_facings) — exposes problem · Problems
- [cross-functional sign-off (buying, planning, marketing) on the floor set lives in email threads and decks](/Problems/cross-functional_sign-off_(buying,_planning,_marketing)_on_the_floor_set_lives_in_email_threads_and_decks) — exposes problem · Problems
- [assortment and buy decisions reconciled across vendor line sheets, open-to-buy, and prior-season sales by hand](/Problems/assortment_and_buy_decisions_reconciled_across_vendor_line_sheets,_open-to-buy,_and_prior-season_sales_by_hand) — exposes problem · Problems