This job helps REI succeed by leading the design, development, and delivery of key business capabilities. These capabilities will support REI’s future Co-op Brands (Private Label) strategies and initiatives. Using exceptional collaboration skills and a merchandising background, you will work with Co-op Brands teams. You will also work with Information Technology and the larger REI business community to design, deliver, and support new business capabilities.

The SBPA role guides future solution design and supports current Co-op Brands applications. This role uses a deep understanding of Co-op Brands business goals, processes, and operations. It combines technical skills, a process improvement mindset, and project management to deliver value and insights. The SBPA helps evaluate and prioritize projects within budget, resources, and REI's requirements. The focus is on growing sales and margin, increasing efficiency, and improving end-to-end processes. The role also offers product expertise to the organization. 

• Manages and participates in business process design workshops. Advocates for business users and understands industry-leading best practices across multiple merchandising disciplines. Enables these best practices.
• Partners with technology teams to support all Merchandising & Co-op Brands strategies and initiatives
• Interprets business needs. Builds business requirements or user stories. Guides solution development for Merchandising & Co-op Brands teams.
• Prepare requirements, functional specifications, user stories, business processes, and requests for proposals (RFPs) associated with Merchandising & Co-op Brands projects
• Develop and maintain complete knowledge and documentation of Co-op Brands' current and future processes, gaps, pain points, and applications. Include business functionality, interfaces, data flow, and functional architecture.
• Manage backlog grooming/prioritization sessions to ensure sign-off by business and development teams

Qualifications

• 3+ years professional experience preferably in Merchandising, product design & development, process improvement or similar for related business units.
• 3+ years of project-oriented experience in Merchandising, Supply Chain, or Retail Operations
• Experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions such as Enovia, Centric, or similar. Experience with SAP and enterprise Merchandising solutions such as o9, Blue Yonder, Oracle, JDA, or similar.
• Certification or deep knowledge of PMP, Scrum, Agile and SAFe project frameworks preferred
• Demonstrated experience with facilitating end-user sessions
• Demonstrated ability to self-educate and learn while doing in a highly complex and rapidly changing environment
• Project management skills include creating project plans and timelines. Ability to manage multiple programs at the same time. Drive completion of action items on time.
• Proficient presentation materials development and delivery including sr. management presentations
• Effective and articulate communication in all modes and all levels in an organization.

At REI, we believe the outdoors is for all. We are committed to becoming a fully inclusive, anti-racist, multicultural organization. We know that there's strength in our diversity – that each employee brings unique skills, experiences, and perspectives. Every day you are driving change, fostering a culture of respect, and knowing you're backed by benefits that support your whole life. To work towards this commitment and fulfill our brand promise of inspiring and enabling a life outside for everyone, we seek employees who demonstrate different ways of working, create a sense of belonging, and actively listen and learn.

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We are committed to practices that promote pay equity and transparency. As required by applicable Pay Transparency laws, REI provides a range of compensation for roles that may be hired in locations under these requirements. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include a wide array of factors, including: your specific skills and experience, geographic location or other relevant factors.

REI offers all regular employees a generous employee discount, access to health benefits, a retirement savings plan and accrued time off. Click here for a detailed overview of benefits plans by employee profile.