Overview
Job Location : Ukiah Store - Ukiah, CA
Position Type : Full Time
Salary Range : $19.00 - $25.00 Hourly
Join Friedman’s, where our mission is to Deliver the Human Side of Home Improvement. Named a “Best Place to Work” and voted Sonoma County’s Best Home Improvement Store 14 years in a row, we’re built on a positive, team-oriented culture built on decades of trust and service.
We offer bundled benefits; eligibility for a discretionary bonus; 401(k) match. You’ll also enjoy a generous employee discount and tuition reimbursement to support your career path. At Friedman’s, you’re not just starting a job, you’re joining a team that leads, grows, and builds something bigger together.
Summary : The Visual Merchandiser performs in-store merchandising service activities in support of merchandising planning, maintenance, overhead organization, display construction and display / signage maintenance designed to enhance the customer’s experience.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Execute merchandising strategies and ensure products are displayed correctly and stocked properly to provide the customer the best possible shopping experience
- Assist with merchandising display planning, resets, and projects in the Store Fixture Staging Area; keep parts area clean and workable; track store use of parts and replenish as needed to ensure ample supplies for upcoming resets and projects
- Utilize Zebra scanning equipment for ongoing updates and auditing of product location data (Facings Scans) as required in a timely manner according to SOPs
- Execute and maintain End Cap product placement and replenishment. Communicate questions, proposed changes, or issues with Merchandising team. Follow up to ensure desired results. Re-home End Cap products back into their relative run. Collaborate with Signage Team Member to ensure proper signage is displayed and up to date
- Participate, assist and support with Special Events / Promo Projects and On / Off site events, including product delivery, set-up, building on-site displays and signage. On-Site responsibilities include, but not limited to : work with the Assistant Store Manager on placement of Special Event / Promo products
- Execute placement of Special Event / Promo signage
- Ensure all supplies for on-site events are present (tables, power, pop-ups, etc.)
- Maintain and secure overhead racking of merchandise and displays above the sales floor, ensuring safety procedures; merchandise and displays must be secured by vinyl coated aircraft cable and netting, and must be maintained, installed, or removed by VM
- Responsible for Product Change Notice (PCN) of merchandise for new product per Merchant team’s request; coordinate with Receiving Department to establish staging area for new product / PCNs; manage changes to display space and any changes to adjacent items
- Partner with Receiving Department for new product arrival
- Erect and install uprights, beams, grid deck, stickers for Store Warehouse, multi-function displays, and gondola; build and install gondola and multi-function at standard and custom sizes
- Repair, remove, and replace store and multi-function displays, gondolas as needed due to damage or merchandising needs and / or Merchant request at all locations
- Maintain focus on safety, accuracy and efficiency while performing general and maintenance merchandising services, projects and / or product resets
- Build and maintain strong relationships with store Team Members and provide superior customer service to both internal and external customers
- Regular and predictable attendance is a requirement of the position
- Assist with special projects and other duties as assigned
Education / Experience
High School Diploma or GED certificate and 1 year of retail experienceA combination of education and experience that demonstrates the required qualifications and skills is acceptableKnowledge, Skills and Abilities
Certified on JLG, forklift, picker, and pallet jackFamiliarity with D365Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)Limited product knowledgeAbility to lift up to 50 poundsPhysical Demands and Work Environment
Work environment will be stationed in one of the Friedman’s Home Improvement retail store locationsWhat’s in Friedman’s toolbox for Team Members
Employee discount on all merchandiseStore bonus eligibilityTeam Member of the Quarter opportunitiesTuition reimbursement to further career path401(k) match up to 3% and 50 cents on the dollar for any amount greater than 3% up to 5%This is a non-exempt position. Shifts are available in a multitude of full-time and part-time schedules according to a retail schedule of Sunday – Saturday to meet business needs.
Friedman’s Home Improvement is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. Friedman’s Home Improvement will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal convictions in a manner consistent with AB 1008.
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