Division Merchandise Manager - San Diego or Park City

YOUR FUTURE BEGINS AT THIS PREMIER DESTINATION At Event Network, we believe the experience matters. As the leading operator of retail experiences at some of the most iconic and inspiring destinations across the United States, we infuse passion, creativity, and purpose into everything we do. Our team is dedicated to providing engaging and memorable retail environments that enhance the guest experience, while reflecting the unique mission and values of each location we serve. Division Merchandise Manager Opportunity: Convenience & Packaged Food Category Event Network creates retail experiences inside some of the country's most memorable cultural, educational, and entertainment destinations. As Division Merchandise Manager, you will lead enterprise category strategy across assigned divisions, using collective scale, intelligence, and buying power to improve cost of goods, strengthen vendor partnerships, and create product opportunities. This role combines exceptional merchandising, negotiation, and people leadership. You will develop Buyers, build strategic vendor relationships, stay connected to market and manufacturing innovation, and partner with General Merchandise Managers and the Creative Center of Excellence to turn business needs into differentiated, commercially compelling products. We prefer someone located in either San Diego, CA or Park City, UT. However, for the right individual we are also open to someone working this role remotely. CURIOSITY Stay relentlessly connected to the marketplace; seek new products, vendors, capabilities, and ideas and ask how they can create greater value. GENEROSITY Share intelligence, relationships, capabilities, and opportunities across the organization; invest deeply in Buyer development and shared success. CREATIVITY Challenge conventional sourcing and product solutions and connect enterprise scale with innovative, differentiated product experiences. Leadership Mandate Lead enterprise category strategy, cost of goods, vendor relationships, product innovation, and Buyer development. Create measurable value through scale while protecting the relevance, differentiation, and storytelling each partnership requires. Core Responsibilities Lead Category and Cost of Goods Strategy Develop category strategies that improve product, cost, quality, terms, and scalability. Use enterprise spend, volume, and vendor intelligence to identify leverage and opportunities beyond a single business unit. Drive improvement through sourcing, negotiation, product engineering, volume leverage, vendor consolidation, and alternative solutions. Balance value, quality, speed, innovation, and business-unit needs; challenge fragmented or legacy approaches when a stronger enterprise solution exists. Build Strategic Vendor Partnerships Lead significant negotiations and establish commercial relationships that create sustainable value. Negotiate cost, terms, minimums, lead times, quality expectations, and capabilities with confidence and discipline. Build a strong supplier network, evaluate competitive alternatives, and create access to innovation, flexibility, and long-term opportunity. Set clear performance expectations and coach Buyers to manage relationships effectively. Lead Product Innovation and Market Intelligence Maintain a forward-looking view of product, consumer, category, and marketplace trends. Seek emerging vendors, brands, materials, manufacturing techniques, formats, and capabilities that expand what is possible. Partner with GMMs to connect business-unit needs to strong category and sourcing solutions, surface enterprise opportunities early, and collaborate with the Creative Center of Excellence on proprietary and custom product. Build and Lead the Buying Team Develop a high-performing team of Buyers with category expertise, merchant judgment, financial fluency, negotiation skill, and strong execution. Set clear expectations for discovery, sourcing, vendor management, product development, performance, ti…

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