A Merchandiser assists with marketing or promoting merchandise in a retail store. Advises on trends and styles; designs and creates merchandise displays in a store, to generate or improve customer sales. Works with sales associates, merchandise managers and product vendors. Monitors customer preferences and sales data.
Ashley is the #1 Furniture and Mattress company in North America. Red Mountain Retail owns and operates Ashley in North and Central Alabama. Our Visual Merchandiser owns the staging of our stores! Visual Merchandisers receive and maintain merchandise and ensure the merchandising standards are met.
Responsibilities:
Maintain the overall appearance and shopability of the store by ensuring the store is continuously recovered, remerchandised, and tagged Facilitate new product shipments and deliveries to the store Work with team members to prepare the store for receipts and, at times, assembly of merchandise Ensure the necessary resources and tools are available for merchandising teams to effectively perform their daily tasks Maintain the shopability of the sales floor to prompt sales Monitor inventory count and conduct cycle reports to maintain desired stock levels and discover/resolve any discrepancies
Requirements:
Experience or education in merchandising, inventory, art, design, and/or retail sales Strong communication and collaboration skills Creative and adaptable with strong decisionmaking and problemsolving skills Enthusiastic selfstarter with a great eye for details Ability to follow direction and process constructive feedback. Creative and adaptable with strong decisionmaking and problemsolving skills Able to take initiative, be selfdirected and use time management. Capable of lifting and moving furniture (min. 50lbs) / climbing ladders Able to work holidays and occasional overtime and weekends Furniture experience preferred but not required We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. About Red Mountain Retail dba ASHLEY Founded in 1987, Red Mountain Retail (RMR) is owned and operated by Woody Marks of the Marks-Fitzgerald furniture family of Alabama. Marks-Fitzgerald has a 75 year legacy of providing excellent customer service in our area. Ten (10) Ashley stores belong to the Red Mountain Retail organization with sales consistently exceeding $35+ million each year. Our stores are located across North and Central Alabama in Huntsville, Hoover, Scottsboro, Birmingham, Florence, Fultondale, Anniston, Tuscaloosa, Cullman and an Outlet store in Trussville. Our Distribution Center is located in Bessemer, AL. The company currently employs approximately 200 employees in our corporate headquarters. Our distribution center, retail, and customer care associates are dedicated to transforming our customers' shopping experience by providing superior customer service and quality products!!!
