Associate Merchant

The Associate Merchant is primarily responsible for the management of daily business operations and supporting the team to meet the goals of the company.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for refining and executing promotional plans including direct mail, digital, social, and in-store marketing.
• Determine impacts of pricing, various promotions, store placement, off-shelf merchandising, and new product launches as it relates to the product category performance.
• Manages daily correspondence with vendors including project management, sample ordering, and communicating concerns.
• Assists in proofing product copy, catalog layouts, and website for launches.
• Develops understanding of building competitive merchandise assortment aligned with our customer needs and brand positioning.
• Performs sales, margin, ROI analysis reporting for the overall category and sub-categories.
• Ownership of new item set up, gathering accurate product information, and price changes.
• Becomes knowledgeable about market trends and competitor's products; could attend domestic trade shows, as applicable.
• Willingness to grow and understand product development, sourcing, packaging design and quality.
• Research and understand customer and market trends as it relates to optimizing category performance to make strategic business recommendations.
• Assist Merchant in the roll out of new programs.
• Develop, analyze, and draw conclusions and make recommendations to management team for process improvement opportunities, ideas to increase sales, and other ways to improve the business and organization.

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:

• 1-3 years merchandising experience within the Early Education sector with demonstrable success.
• Ability to manage programs, processes, and projects with minimal direction.
• Extremely detail-oriented and organized.
• Shows leadership and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to work as a team.
• Exercise judgment to prioritize and communicate to meet and exceed project deadlines and commitments.
• Identify critical tasks and makes decisions on appropriate prioritization.
• Ability to function in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Comfortable presenting to business leaders and management.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Ability to travel very occasionally, domestically and overseas

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $41,000.00 - $48,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Grandview, MO 64030: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Merchandising: 1 year (Preferred)
• Purchasing: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Grandview, MO 64030

Salary : $41,000 - $48,000