Apparel and Merchandising Assistant

Auburn University•Auburn, AL

10d

About The Position

The Apparel and Merchandising Assistant supports the Auburn University Bookstore clothing and buying team with a variety of store tasks. The role involves merchandising and maintaining the sales floor and stockroom, helping promote products, and providing customer service. Assistants must be available to work home football game days and be able to climb ladders.

Requirements

Be enrolled as a student at Auburn University.
Be available to work home football game days.
Be able to climb ladders.
Be detail-oriented.
Have effective communication skills.
Have organizational skills.
Be able to work individually and cooperatively with others.
Have multitasking skills.

Responsibilities

Create displays and merchandise the sales floor with products that tell the Auburn story.
Coordinate with the marketing department to ensure merchandise is promoted effectively.
Stay apprised of current trends to influence merchandise assortment and product display.
Organize and maintain products in the stockroom efficiently.
Provide sales-floor customer service, answer product questions, and help customers locate items based on their needs.
Engage with customers, listen, and ask questions to understand their wants and needs.
Regularly walk the sales floor to ensure it and the merchandise are clean and in order.
Process received merchandise and move it to the sales floor in a timely manner.
Ensure merchandise is tagged correctly, scans at the right price, is free of damage, and is brought to marketing for website placement.