Front End Coordinator

The TJX Companies, Inc.•Rockford, IL

20h•$16 - $17•Onsite

About The Position

Sierra, a part of TJX Companies, is seeking a Front End Coordinator to join their vibrant team. This role is responsible for executing receiving and merchandising standards while ensuring Associates are processing efficiently and effectively, and working as a team. The Front End Coordinator will ensure an excellent customer experience by engaging and interacting with all customers, and maintaining a clean and organized store. This role models exceptional customer service, creates a positive internal and external customer experience, and promotes a culture of honesty and integrity while maintaining confidentiality. The position orchestrates truck delivery, prioritizing the processing of merchandise onto the sales floor, and trains and mentors Associates on established merchandising and processing principles. The Front End Coordinator ensures merchandise is properly tagged, hung, secured, and coded, and communicates with the Coordinator on Duty to ensure efficient flow of goods to the sales floor. They ensure Associates complete tasks and activities according to the store plan, prioritizing as needed, and monitor the productivity of the team, coaching as necessary. The role involves organizing and rotating back stock for easy replenishment, maintaining and upholding merchandising philosophy and signage standards, and maintaining all organizational, cleanliness, and recovery standards for the backroom area. The Front End Coordinator ensures compliance with recycling and, where applicable, hazardous waste programs, communicates accurately and effectively with management and Associates when setting and addressing priorities, and provides progress updates. They provide and accept recognition and constructive feedback, partner with Management on Associate training needs to increase effectiveness, and ensure adherence to all labor laws, policies, and procedures. The role also promotes credit and loyalty programs, supports and participates in store shrink reduction goals and programs, and promotes safety awareness and maintains a safe environment. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Able to work a flexible schedule, including nights and weekends
Superior communication and organizational skills with attention to detail
Capable of multi-tasking
Able to respond appropriately to changes in direction or unexpected situations
Team player, working effectively with peers and supervisors
Capable of lifting heavy objects with or without reasonable accommodation
Able to train others
1 year retail experience
6 months of leadership experience

Responsibilities

Executing receiving and merchandising standards
Ensuring Associates are processing efficiently and effectively, and working as a team
Ensuring an excellent customer experience by engaging and interacting with all customers
Maintaining a clean and organized store
Orchestrating truck delivery, prioritizing the processing of merchandise onto the sales floor
Training and mentoring Associates on established merchandising and processing principles
Ensuring merchandise is properly tagged, hung, secured, and coded
Communicating with the Coordinator on Duty to ensure efficient flow of goods to sales floor
Ensuring Associates complete tasks and activities according to store plan; prioritizing as needed
Monitoring productivity of team and coaching as necessary
Organizing and rotating back stock for easy replenishment
Maintaining and upholding merchandising philosophy and signage standards
Maintaining all organizational, cleanliness and recovery standards for the backroom area
Ensuring compliance with recycling and, where applicable, hazardous waste programs
Communicating accurately and effectively with management and Associates when setting and addressing priorities; providing progress updates
Providing and accepting recognition and constructive feedback
Partnering with Management on Associate training needs to increase effectiveness
Ensuring adherence to all labor laws, policies, and procedures
Promoting credit and loyalty programs
Supporting and participating in store shrink reduction goals and programs
Promoting safety awareness and maintaining a safe environment