Merchandise executive vs senior director

The differences between merchandise executives and senior directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 8-10 years to become both a merchandise executive and a senior director. Additionally, a senior director has an average salary of $152,047, which is higher than the $99,911 average annual salary of a merchandise executive.

The top three skills for a merchandise executive include customer service, merchandise displays and plan-o-grams. The most important skills for a senior director are healthcare, analytics, and patients.

Merchandise executive vs senior director overview

	Merchandise Executive	Senior Director
Yearly salary	$99,911	$152,047
Hourly rate	$48.03	$73.10
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	71,188	131,871
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	10	10

Merchandise executive vs senior director salary

Merchandise executives and senior directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Merchandise Executive	Senior Director
Average salary	$99,911	$152,047
Salary range	Between $65,000 And $153,000	Between $105,000 And $219,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Apple
Best paying industry	-	Pharmaceutical

Differences between merchandise executive and senior director education

There are a few differences between a merchandise executive and a senior director in terms of educational background:

	Merchandise Executive	Senior Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Georgia	University of Georgia

Merchandise executive vs senior director demographics

Here are the differences between merchandise executives' and senior directors' demographics:

	Merchandise Executive	Senior Director
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 47.2% Female, 52.8%	Male, 66.6% Female, 33.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.0% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian, 8.2% White, 74.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 3.0% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian, 8.2% White, 74.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between merchandise executive and senior director duties and responsibilities

Merchandise executive example responsibilities.

Manage a team of buyers who are responsible for the planning and buying for 29 brick & mortar stores and e-commerce.
Develop comprehensive marketing plan including print and digital, utilizing negotiate funding to support events and driving additional revenue and margin.
Assist in all administrative responsibilities including opening and closing store, organization standards, scheduling and payroll processing.

Senior director example responsibilities.

Lead the expansion for support of public sector business in EMEA and APAC.
Create and deliver pitch decks, while being task with managing RFP responses.
Organize scrum certification training, lead departmental reorganization around scrum teams and act as scrum coach.
Lead assessment, design, and implementation of operational governance capabilities for the EMEA & ASIA regions.
Manage ongoing ITIL certification program for UK operations as required by government regulation.
Help project managers understand financial responsibilities and lead them in increase product delivery and ROI.

Merchandise executive vs senior director skills

Common merchandise executive skills

Customer Service, 43%
Merchandise Displays, 18%
Plan-O-Grams, 6%
Increase Sales, 5%
Store Associates, 5%
Product Knowledge, 4%

Common senior director skills

Healthcare, 6%
Analytics, 6%
Patients, 6%
Portfolio, 5%
Oversight, 5%
Project Management, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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