Merchandising Project Manager

Houston's Inc. has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer to join our team, working in our corporate office in Wilsonville, Oregon (Hybrid). This is a great opportunity for candidates with strong programming and troubleshooting skills to join a skilled IT team in a growing dynamic company with strong values, good work-life balance, and a great company culture. We want our employees to enjoy coming to work every day!

Purpose: Houston's Merchandising Project Manager be responsible for ensuring the smooth operation and high standards of merchandising accounts by implementing and upholding merchandising practices. This role also includes leading in-field projects, special projects, new store openings, resets, and remodels.

Functions or Duties:

• Responsible for rolling out and overseeing projects to completion as directed by senior leadership, ensuring all objectives have been met, and post-project evaluations have been conducted.
• Responsible for leading new store openings, resets, and remodels, while providing progress updates and input on the direction of projects to senior leadership throughout the process.
• Responsible for manager, supervisor and merchandiser coverage when/where needed.
• Utilize knowledge of company needs, goals, policies and procedures to enforce senior leadership directives.
• Utilize judgement, creativity, and authority to identify, address and resolve issues that arise during the project, ensuring minimal disruption to project goals.
• Report to senior leadership on any obstacles to a program’s success, including operational issues, staff performance, client relations, and product issues.
• Monitor account inventory levels and preform store audits.
• Oversee specified Merchandising accounts and end-user relations.
• Build and maintain promotional displays.
• Use hand held devices to input/submit orders.
• Provide exceptional customer service and work closely with personnel.
• Assists managers with the hiring process, including conducting interviews and training new employees.
• Maintain project documentation, including plans, reports, and status updates.
• Assist with creating and maintaining detailed project schedules.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Valid government-issued identification
• Leadership, coaching and mentor skills
• Ability to analyze problems, set priorities and meet deadlines
• Knowledge of order taking, product rotation and inventory management
• Excellent organizational skills, self-motivated and dependableMaintain a clean and neat appearance

Education and Experience:

• High School graduate or GED
• 5 years of management experience preferred

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:

• Lifting, loading, pushing and pulling products weighing upwards of 50 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds
• Climbing stairs or ladders, as well as walking, squatting, kneeling, bending or reaching while merchandising and moving products
• Be exposed to loud noise and machinery, plus able to judge distances and read signs; therefore, hearing and vision are required
• Be exposed to cold or heat while preforming job duties

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Travel:

• Required daily driving (personal vehicle) to access multi-store locations within assigned shift. May include driving at night, and/or in the dark, especially in winter months. Mileage is reimbursed to and from store location.
• Overnight travel required
• Must have valid driver’s license, plus insurance current at all times on your vehicle(s)

Organizational Data:

• This position reports to:Merchandising District Manager
• This position directly supervises: No supervisory responsibilities

EEO Statement:

Houston’s Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Houston’s Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, and transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Houston’s Inc. expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Cell phone reimbursement
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Mileage reimbursement
• On-the-job training
• Opportunities for advancement
• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overnight shift

Experience:

• Merchandising: 5 years (Preferred)
• Management: 5 years (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Wilsonville, OR 97070 (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Wilsonville, OR 97070

Salary : $80,000 - $85,000