Field Merchandising Specialist - Evansville, IN

Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores•Oklahoma City, OK

11d•Onsite

About The Position

At Love's, our values go beyond our name.  We look for those same values in our people. The Field Merchandising Specialist will provide direct support to field operations and corporate departments to facilitate the implementation of projects, processes, programs, and tests related to Merchandising. We pride ourselves on innovation, quality, and reliability, driving our commitment to exceed customer expectations.

Requirements

2+ years of merchandising experience preferred.
2-5 years of experience as a retail general manager or assistant general manager required; multi-unit experience preferred.
A valid driver’s license and ability to successfully complete a pre-employment drug screen, background, and motor vehicle check.
Frequent travel required within assigned region.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a customer satisfaction focus.
Exceptional customer service, positive rapport building, expert salesmanship, and ensuring satisfaction by managing operations and employee-vehicle deployment.
Strong organizational and multitasking abilities with attention to detail.
Effective teamwork skills.
Regular talking and hearing.
Active involvement requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing.
Occasional lifting/moving of items over 50 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required.

Responsibilities

Supervise and support the execution of annual planogram updates, store-level inventory counts, and inventory control initiatives to ensure compliance with vendor agreements and maintain accurate on-hand levels.
Facilitate and monitor inventory related training programs for store teams and ensure timely completion and effective rollout of updates.
Partner with vendors and store teams to maintain consistent in-stock levels and foster strong working relationships that drive profitable merchandising performance.
Provide hands-on assistance to field teams in executing merchandising programs, tests, and initiatives, including new store and SRI setups.
Collaborate with Field Auditor teams to refine loss prevention strategies and support the development of Inventory Management Coordinators.
Manage personal scheduling, travel logistics, expense reporting, and vehicle maintenance while assembling/disassembling fixtures and communicating daily with field leadership on merchandising issues