Merchandising Assistant

Entry-Level Merchandising Position

This is an entry-level position that will support our Merchandising staff in all areas of merchandising.

Provides support to buying staff

Provides analysis of product sales

Supports the Buyer by monitoring the results of competitive shopping and pricing

Owns item maintenance, maintains records including item, description, cost

Travel to stores, and collaborate with stores to ensure they have all pertinent information for all products

Ensures accuracy of merchandise reports and assortment sheets

Assists the Buyer with all necessary pricing ladders to achieve sales, margin, and turnover targets for total office and area of responsibility

Responsible for populating any necessary documents for decision-making

Coordinates vendor meetings and communication

Update system for retail changes, cost changes

Working with the buyer to learn to determine the overall mix of market and private label products for each buying area to ensure the final mix is ultimately customer-oriented

Assisting the buying team to proof web copy

Identifying photos on the web to be reshot to drive sale

Education and Experience :

Bachelor's degree in business or merchandising, and 2+ years prior work experience in furniture retail or interior design environment; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills and Abilities :

Ability to apply effective communication skills, reading, verbal and written, to interact with customers, colleagues, and stakeholders.

Demonstrated knowledge of PC's.

Demonstrated knowledge of software, including Microsoft Office.

Excellent verbal and written communication, and listening skills.

Outstanding customer service skills.

Demonstrated knowledge of furniture

Ability to travel independently to stores regularly with occasional overnight travel.

This position is on-site Monday - Friday, 8 : am - 4 : 30 pm