Merchandiser

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina US

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3722

Full Time

Rack Room Shoes is seeking a Merchandiser to join our in-house 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 transfers and replenishment. Merchandiser should be able to evaluate current trends and fashion.

 

What responsibilities does this position have?

  • Liaising with buyers, analyst, stores, suppliers and distributors.
  • Track trends in consumer consumption to determine which products should be sold.
  • Maintain stock level; Manage product price mark downs and ups by keeping up with trends.
  • Evaluate prior sales to establish future fulfillment needs.
  • Research suppliers and negotiate contracts for product fulfillment processing.
  • Place orders and ensure inventory is properly distributed.
  • Attend vendor meetings weekly and conference calls monthly.
  • Involve stores for contest to get sales goals and idea for the fashion trends.
  • Be able to negotiate terms with vendors and cost prices, ordering stock, agreeing timescales and delivery dates and completing the necessary paperwork.
  • Analyzing the previous season’s sales and reporting on the current season’s lines.
  • Gathering information on customer’s reactions to products.
  • Managing, training and supervision junior staff.

 

Requirements

 

  • Education/Experience: BA/BS degree; at least 2-3 years of merchandising office experience
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Basic retail math.
  • Intermediate in Microsoft Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint) and Oracle system.
  • Creative problem solver
  • Team player who works effectively with others to accomplish goals
  • Thrive in a feedback driven environment and are eager to utilize feedback and developing skills, both personally and professionally.

 

What kind of individual are we looking for?

 

  • Professional craftspeople. They keep up with best practices by reading industry blogs, leading authors’ books on design, fashion, and shoes, and leading and emerging websites about industry trends.
  • Passionate practitioners. They love all things buying.  They care deeply about not only doing a job well but doing it right.  They care if their tracking documentation is complete and accurate, if they are building relationships with vendors, and if they are successfully resolving product issues.
  • People hungry for what’s next. They are aware of what’s going on in the field now and even have some idea of what’s on the way, but follow leaders in the field about what they see coming and how we can make it relevant to our business.

Why Join Rack Room Shoes?

 

If shoes aren’t enough to entice you to join our team, then perhaps working with a team full of forward-thinking, smart problem solvers who are looking to provide the best and trendiest products for their customers... Sound appealing now?

How about our extensive benefits package for all full-time employees (which includes medical, dental, vision, and 401k)?

Who Are We?

 

We’re the large and growing Buying team for Rack Room Shoes and Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse. Our mission is to provide the highest quality and most fashionable shoes at the best prices. We are always looking to the future for the next biggest trend and what new products will excite shoppers.

Fun Facts

 

  • A brand new state of the art building.
  • New workspaces, ergonomic chairs and plenty of space dedicated to collaboration.
  • Fitness Center with locker rooms and Employee Lounge on premises.
  • Fresh fruit provided weekly.
  • All the Starbucks coffee you can drink!

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.

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