Assistant Merchandising Manager

Job Description:

Assistant Merchandising Manager Ensures that team members are equipped with the necessary tools to perform their duties as required. Furthermore, team members must be flexible enough to perform the duties of other team members as described in their job descriptions.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develops and sustains an imaginative design for the store and merchandise display.
• Works together with the Team Leader to attain targets in revenue, purchase, and labor expenses.
• Assists the Team Leader in evaluating sales, labor, and reports.
• Shows an impressive comprehension of product features and consistently keeps up with the latest products.
• Develops and maintains positive relationships with suppliers, cultivates fresh vendor relationships, and guarantees that all necessary paperwork is comprehensively prepared for vendor processing.
• Assists the Team Leader in resolving team-related concerns or issues using a collaborative approach.
• Fulfills the duties of the Team Leader and assumes the role of departmental head in his or her absence.
• Ensures adherence to the highest standards of retail execution for success.
• Upholds a congenial ambiance of incredible teamwork, mutual deference, and outstanding motivation.
• Communicates and embodies the WFM vision and objectives through consistent actions and behaviors.
• Remains aware of the customers' behavior and preferences and gives instructions to the team to cater to their needs and wants; reacts quickly to customer concerns and inquiries.
• The selection, instruction, growth, encouragement, and guidance of team members play a crucial role in preserving a team that performs optimally while reducing the rate of attrition.
• Provides performance evaluations that are well-rounded, poignant, and prompt.

Job Skills:

• Shows a fervent and animated nature, along with a clear appreciation for our goods, essential values, and corporate viewpoint.
• A growth mindset enables people to take ownership of their actions, which leads to a greater sense of accountability.
• Ambition to support others in their growth journey through coaching and mentoring.
• Possesses remarkable interpersonal and team building skills, cultivating a positive and productive work environment while maintaining satisfied clientele.
• Capable of educating others while maintaining a positive and uplifting approach.
• Product knowledge.
• Highly developed knowledge of regulatory and safety policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Proficiency in mathematics is essential for appraising financial performance, ensuring profitability, and controlling stock levels.
• Demonstrating a talent and aptitude for making sound decisions, leading teams effectively, and prioritizing and delegating tasks efficiently.
• Adeptness with using email for communication, skillfulness in making the most out of Microsoft Office applications, and knowledge of how to run operations-related software.

Experience:

• Someone who has worked in the retail industry as a team member for at least 18 months and has managed a team for six months or more.

The position requires the ability to work on their feet for extended periods of time, which may cause muscle tension and discomfort:

• You must have the physical strength to carry an object weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Personnel are anticipated to stand or walk for around 6-8 hours out of an 8-hour workday.
• The human hand is capable of a wide range of actions, which can be categorized into single-handed grasping, delicate manipulation, and exerting force through pushing and pulling.
• To carry out tasks related to work, it is essential to engage in physical actions that may include bending, twisting, squatting, and reaching.
• The act of being subjected to cleaning agents approved by the FDA for usage in households.
• Temperatures exceeding 90 degrees Fahrenheit can be uncomfortable and even dangerous for humans, especially during heatwaves.
• The skill to carry out tasks effectively in both wet and dry atmospheres.
• The job requires an individual who is able to work a schedule that is adaptable, including weekends, nights, and holidays.
• Aptitude to utilize various tools and equipment, including knives, box cutters, electric pallet jacks, and other heavy machinery, with ease and skill.
• Ladders may be utilized to reach higher levels.