Associate Merchant - Late Christmas/Late Lawn & Garden

Dollar Tree•Chesapeake, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

As a DT Associate Merchant at Dollar Tree’s corporate office, you’ll support the Category Director and Category Merchants by providing assistance with all merchandising business processes for all channels (including assortment development, execution of the merchandising strategy, and implementing merchandising plans for Dollar Tree Stores).

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree
1-3 years of related Merchandise/Buying experience
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
Spreadsheet and word processing skills
Detail oriented
Strong organizational skills
Able to work independently
Creativity
Ability to build strong relationships and work well within a team.

Nice To Haves

Retail/discount merchandising experience

Responsibilities

Providing analysis and research to assist in the development of the Category Strategy.
Providing analysis and research to assist in the definition of the assortment.
Developing copy and text in support of Marketing for Category product.
Providing input to the selection of products from their respective Category to be included in a promotional program.
Development and approval of all plan-o-guides, display guides, flow guides, and planners for their respective Category.
Providing input to the Weekly Business Reviews and Monthly P&L of their respective Category.
Evaluating vendor performance and recommending sources of supply to the Category Merchant and Category Director.
Preparing analysis and reporting to support vendor meetings.