Merchandising Assistant

***** Position SummaryThe Merchandising Assistant should be proficient at developing and maintaining budgets, negotiation, point-of-sale planning, product pricing, and communication. The Merchandising Assistant will assist the department with maintaining a level of standardization within all stores branded under the iMS corporation. The Merchandising Assistant will also coordinate with the Sales Department to ensure that this standardization is maintained.  Primary Job Function – Analysis and Reporting

Analyze product placement and make recommendations for improvement based upon margin, average unit sales price, ticking assortments, private label, square footage return

Analyze business as it relates to juvenile, guest, master, luxury

Develop store formats for A,B,C,D

Develop and maintain weekly requested reports for Purchasing director and Director of Merchandising

 Primary Job Function – New Stores and New Store Format

New stores – development of store grids

Product placement-ensure that all new products ordered for stores

 RequirementsGeneral Requirements:  Must posses the ability to make independent decisions, follow instructions, and to accept constructive feedback.  Must have patience, tact, and enthusiasm.  Must possess the ability and willingness to work and interact professionally with other personnel, vendors, business communities, and guests.  Must function independently and have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively.  Superior communication skills.  Must be able to articulately provide written and oral instructions.  Must possess the ability to respond to common inquiries, complaints, and/or requests from internal and external sources.  Must demonstrate the ability to effectively present information to top management and public groups. The Merchandising Assistant should have the skills to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw conclusions and recommend solutions.  Special Requirements: Demonstrated knowledge of principles and methods for showing, pricing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. Demonstrated   Education:  Bachelors degree preferred.  Experience:  Minimum of three (3) years experience relating to merchandising in the mattress wholesale industry preferred negotiation skills, analytical abilities, and product knowledge is mandatory.
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Country: USA, State: West Virginia, City: Winfield, Company: Innovative Mattress Solutions.