Merchandiser

27138

Full Time

Division: Rack Room Shoes Corporate

Job Title: Merchandiser

Accountability: Reports to Director of Merchandising supporting the Buying team

 

Rack Room Shoes is seeking a Merchandiser to join our team.  The Merchandiser’s responsibilities include the allocation of merchandise to the stores as it is received at the Distribution Center, monitoring store inventories; communicating with store management concerning merchandise needs; and maintaining ideal inventory levels by way of allocations, transfers and replenishment. Merchandiser should be able to evaluate current trends and fashion to edit Store assortments.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Duties and Responsibilities vary depending on the Department, but typically include:

• Liaising with buying teams, Store analyst, Regional and District managers, and store management.
• Track trends in consumer consumption to determine which products should be sold by store.
• Maintain stock levels; supporting current trends by store.
• Evaluate prior sales to establish future fulfillment needs by department and product class.
• Analyze incoming receipts to ensure inventory is properly allocated.
• Attend Buyer and Merchandising meetings weekly reporting on current product trends specific and conference calls monthly.
• Analyzing the previous season’s sales and report on the current season’s sales trends to buying teams.
• Analyzing and report on the departments bestselling Brands and styles on a weekly/monthly basis.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Education/Experience: BA/BS degree; 2-3 years retail background and/or merchandising experience.
• Excellent communication skills
• Basic retail math
• Intermediate in Microsoft Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint)
• Highly motivated and creative problem solver
• Team player who works effectively with others to accomplish company/department goals
• Thrive in a feedback driven environment and eager to utilize feedback and developing skills, both professionally and personally

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential function of this job. The primary location of this position is a typical office environment. However, the responsibilities may require being energetic, motivated, meetings, conferences and traveling as needed.

Physical Demands:

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions: the employee must regularly require to lift and/or move up to 20lbs, sit and write to operate a computer and printer, fax machine, photocopier, calculator and use of telephone communication devices, climb or balance up to ladder, kneel, crouch or crawl.

Store Number: HQ

Headquarters

Pay Range:

8310 Technology Drive

About Rack Room Shoes

Great shoes for men, women and children in comfort, dress, casual, and athletic categories make Rack Room Shoes the family footwear retailer of choice. The company offers a wide selection of nationally recognized brands known for their quality. Rack Room Shoes also offers an assortment of exclusive private brands commissioned from the best manufacturers in the business. Our private brands offer customers great styles and outstanding values, which translates into satisfied, loyal, repeat customers.

Charlotte, North Carolina US

Rack Room Shoes provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, military service, or any other characteristic that is protected by applicable law. This policy of equal employment opportunity extends to all aspects of employment including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, reassignment, demotion, discipline, discharge, performance evaluation, compensation and benefits.