Merchandise Coordinator

TJMaxx•Sykesville, MD

22h•Onsite

About The Position

The Merchandise Coordinator at TJ Maxx is responsible for executing receiving and merchandising standards, ensuring Associates process merchandise efficiently and effectively, and fostering teamwork. This role is crucial for delivering an excellent customer experience through engaging interactions and maintaining a clean, organized store. The coordinator is expected to role model exceptional customer service, promote a culture of honesty, and maintain confidentiality. Key duties include orchestrating truck deliveries, prioritizing merchandise processing to the sales floor, and training and mentoring Associates on merchandising principles. They ensure merchandise is properly tagged, hung, secured, and coded, and communicate with the Coordinator on Duty for efficient goods flow. The role also involves monitoring team productivity, organizing back stock, upholding merchandising and signage standards, and maintaining cleanliness in the backroom. Compliance with recycling and hazardous waste programs, labor laws, policies, and procedures is also a responsibility. The coordinator provides and accepts feedback, partners with management on training needs, promotes credit and loyalty programs, supports shrink reduction goals, and maintains a safe environment.

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

Responsible for executing receiving and merchandising standards while ensuring Associates are processing efficiently and effectively, and working as a team
Ensures an excellent customer experience by engaging and interacting with all customers, and maintaining a clean and organized store
Role models exceptional customer service
Creates a positive internal and external customer experience
Promotes a culture of honesty and integrity; maintains confidentiality
Orchestrates truck delivery, prioritizing the processing of merchandise onto the sales floor
Trains and mentors Associates on established merchandising and processing principles
Ensures merchandise is properly tagged, hung, secured, and coded
Communicates with the Coordinator on Duty to ensure efficient flow of goods to sales floor
Ensures Associates complete tasks and activities according to store plan; prioritizes as needed
Monitors productivity of team and coaches as necessary
Organizes and rotates back stock for easy replenishment
Maintains and upholds merchandising philosophy and signage standards
Maintains all organizational, cleanliness and recovery standards for the backroom area
Ensures compliance with recycling and, where applicable, hazardous waste programs
Communicates accurately and effectively with management and Associates when setting and addressing priorities; provides progress updates
Provides and accepts recognition and constructive feedback
Partners with Management on Associate training needs to increase effectiveness
Ensures adherence to all labor laws, policies, and procedures
Promotes credit and loyalty programs
Supports and participates in store shrink reduction goals and programs
Promotes safety awareness and maintains a safe environment
Other duties as assigned

Benefits

Associate discount
EAP
smoking cessation
bereavement
401(k) Associate contributions
child care & cell phone discounts
pet & legal insurance
credit union
referral bonuses
401(k) match (for those who meet service or hours requirements)
medical/dental/vision (for those who meet service or hours requirements)
HSA (for those who meet service or hours requirements)
health care FSA (for those who meet service or hours requirements)
life insurance (for those who meet service or hours requirements)
short/long term disability (for those who meet service or hours requirements)
paid parental leave (for those who meet service or hours requirements)
paid holidays/vacation/sick (for those who meet service or hours requirements)
auto/home insurance discounts (for those who meet service or hours requirements)
scholarship program (for those who meet service or hours requirements)
adoption assistance (for those who meet service or hours requirements)
competitive salary and benefits package