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VEVRAA Federal Contractor
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POSITION SUMMARY
Responsible to provide direction and support to retail department managers to drive category performance and achieve sales, growth and profitability objectives. Monitor and access store performance, develop and implement new processes, procedures and programs to increase productivity, and assist in new and re-model store opening, set-up, training and operations.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
DEGREES
Associate's Degree (Required) Marketing
Business Administration or other related field or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
JOB EXPERIENCE
Three years experience in merchandising or management in a retail setting.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES
Responsible for assigned retail stores to meet and deliver established sales and profitability through merchandising plans and processes.
Ensure the successful and consistent implementation of category business plans and merchandising plans in collaboration with department management; plans include the areas of assortment, pricing, promotion and shelf placement.
Participate in the operational execution of retail policies, plans and programs in areas of inventory and asset management, merchandising, facilities maintenance, safety and security.
Monitor and access assigned retail stores performance vs. budgeted goals and objective; analyze and identify opportunities for improvements and assist to develop strategies that position stores to perform at or above budget levels.
Responsible to work with assigned group of stores to manage and control the location(s) operations to ensure consistency with Company standards, policy and expectations.
Collaborate with internal departments (i.e. Marketing, Merchandising, Promotions, etc.) to support consistent execution of approved advertising plans and store promotions.
Responsible for providing coaching, training, direction and support to retail department associates. - Instruct and align associates functions and duties to meet the productivity standards.
Maintain current knowledge of industry trends and best merchandising practices; make recommendations to improve current programs and processes.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and levels of work being performed as assigned for this job. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and requirements; additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS ABILITIES
Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to develop positive working relationships with both internal and external customers. Strong organizational, prioritization, project management and analytical skills. Ability to provide work direction to associates and coordinate team workload. Ability to drive, develop and execute new programs to create sales and profits for future growth. Basic knowledge of retail stores and grocery department functions. Ability to maintain a strong customer focus and a high degree of professionalism when dealing with internal customers and leaders. Strong proficiency in MS office applications (i.e. Word, Excel, etc.). Ability to travel up to 75% to retail locations to include local and overnight travel.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. May be required to lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. The associate is frequently required to sit/stand/walk. Must be able to travel. While performing the duties of this position, the associate is subject to an office environment and/or distribution or retail setting and is rarely exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment varies; office and retail setting may be low to moderate; distribution center setting may be moderate to high.
EQUIPMENT
General office equipment (i.e., computer, telephone, copy/facsimile machine, etc.).
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