Associate Merchant at BJ's Wholesale Club

Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Junior (1 to 2 years), Mid-level (3 to 4 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Retail, WholesaleIndustries

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in business or operations related field
  • 2-5 years of professional merchandising or retail operations experience
  • Knowledge of vendor negotiation techniques
  • Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to multi-task and work effectively

Responsibilities

  • Collaborates on the development of sales and margin plans and sales forecasts for assigned categories
  • Manages and controls open-to-buy positioning and buys merchandise for assigned categories
  • Participates in negotiations directly with vendors on merchandise pricing, quantity, delivery, and terms
  • Identifies and implements merchandise packaging and presentation techniques that enhance productivity and execution
  • Objectively assesses merchandise mix based on consumer trends and business needs to develop planograms and provide recommendations on assortments
  • Reviews advertising and promotion analytics to evaluate performance, refine merchandise plans, and suggest adjustments to strategy
  • Responsible for the implementation of category pricing strategy and executes exit strategies on slow-selling items
  • Assesses pricing based on knowledge of the competitive landscape, sales and margin objectives, and price indexing and targets
  • Researches competitive landscape and consumer trends to ensure alignment with strategy
  • Identifies merchandising risks and opportunities and presents recommendations
  • Provides effective and supportive direction and guidance to Merchant Assistants
  • Performs other duties as assigned

Skills

Merchandising
Vendor Negotiation
Sales Forecasting
Margin Planning
Planograms
Retail Operations
Analytical Skills
Critical Thinking
Communication Skills
Multi-tasking

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