Merchandising Coordinator
Job Description
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Crecera Brands is the driving force behind Sportsman's Guide, Salt Strong, The Golfer's World, Play Baseball and Play Softball, five of America's leading retailers of outdoor gear, sporting goods and golf supplies. For nearly 45 years, our companies have been dedicated to helping our customers enjoy the fun, freedom, and traditions of the great outdoors. From hunting and fishing to playing ball and hitting the links, the companies of Crecera Brands deliver the gear you need to succeed. Our websites include sportsmansguide.com, tgw.com, saltstrong.com, playbaseball.com and playsoftball.com.
ABOUT THE POSITION
Our Merchandise coordinators work closely with SG's Merchandise Managers, Buyers and Assistant Buyers assisting in all business functions related to the buying process, catalog pagination, Internet ad creation and product development. This role plays a critical part in ensuring the accurate setup, maintenance, and optimization of products within the hunting, shooting, ammunition, and firearms categories to drive sales, compliance, and a best-in-class customer experience.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
โข Develops an understanding of merchant team strategies and goals and relays them into actionable tasks that will assist in daily planning and administrative responsibilities of assigned categories
Ensure accuracy and completeness of product data across firearms, ammunition, optics, shooting accessories, as well as Fishing and Camping assortments.
โข Works effectively with internal and external cross functional teams to create best in class product content and sales
โข Provides exceptional presentation in all sales channels that allow customers to make informed purchasing decisions
โข Will organize and translate data to support the merchant team's decision-making strategy
โข Assists in creation of presentations to communicate merchant team initiatives throughout the organization
โข Will develop a detailed product knowledge and understanding to support in item setup and develop presentation strategies
โข Will obtain a strong understanding of the outdoor industry; customers, trends and brand landscape to drive effective communication to internal and external partners
โข Responsible for tracking product samples
โข Will be responsible for prioritizing and tracking various merchandising tasks
โข Maintains effective communication with supervisor to report developments, issues, and other related information
โข Coordinates plans and activities with others, as appropriate to support a positive work effort and collaborative approach
โข Performs other related work as assigned
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
โข Experience in merchandising, eCommerce, retail, or related field.
โข Knowledge and experience in the outdoor industry prefered
โข Has a Resilient and entrepreneurial approach
โข Ability to work independently and in a team environment
โข Ability to work collaboratively across functional areas
โข Ability to manage multiple projects effectively
โข Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
โข Ability to recognize and communicate product value propositions
โข Ability to analyze and organize data and translate the knowledge into actionable tasks and decisions
โข Willingness to learn and take on new tasks as needed to grow skill set
โข Excellent computer skills to include Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
This is an hourly position with a pay range of $25 -$28 per hour DOQ
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