Merchandising Assistant
About The Position
Join the Ashley Team – Support the Merchandising That Drives the Business! At Ashley Furniture, the #1 home store in North America, as the Merchandising Assistant, you’ll play a critical role in keeping our product, pricing, and inventory accurate and competitive by supporting the backend systems and physical merchandising tasks that allow our sales and merchandising teams to operate efficiently. Who We Are: Bruegge and Co is a family-owned business with 154 years of furniture expertise, proudly serving Central Illinois with locations in Champaign, Bloomington, East Peoria, Mount Vernon, Peru, and a Distribution Center in Normal. Founded in 1876, we’ve continued our legacy of quality craftsmanship. In 2006, we took on the Ashley name to bring even more value to our customers. Join our team and be part of our storied tradition. What We’re Looking For: Do you have strong attention to detail and enjoy working with data and systems? Do you have solid computer skills, including proficiency in Excel? Are you organized, dependable, and able to manage multiple priorities? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have the ability to safely lift and move heavy furniture? The Role: As the Merchandising Assistant, you’ll provide critical merchandising support through tasks including: Creating and maintaining key spreadsheets to track and support visual merchandising execution across locations, including tools such as Best and Bernhardt cheat sheets Tagging uploads, performing catalog imports, and creating purchase orders from floor order forms Assisting with inventory labels and scanning processes to maintain accurate tracking of merchandise Importing price changes and special-order pricing into VIA and Storis Running in-stock reports and generating Worth the Wait lists to track inventory availability and support proactive merchandising planning Updating sales information for stock reporting and distributing reports to leadership Running daily sold-off-the-floor reports and communicating status to the Merchandising Manager to support purchasing decisions Assisting with merchandising and organizing showroom displays, lifting and arranging furniture as needed to maintain a clean, visually appealing, and customer-ready sales floor.
Requirements
- strong attention to detail
- enjoy working with data and systems
- solid computer skills, including proficiency in Excel
- organized, dependable, and able to manage multiple priorities
- thrive in a fast-paced environment
- ability to safely lift and move heavy furniture
Responsibilities
- Creating and maintaining key spreadsheets to track and support visual merchandising execution across locations, including tools such as Best and Bernhardt cheat sheets
- Tagging uploads, performing catalog imports, and creating purchase orders from floor order forms
- Assisting with inventory labels and scanning processes to maintain accurate tracking of merchandise
- Importing price changes and special-order pricing into VIA and Storis
- Running in-stock reports and generating Worth the Wait lists to track inventory availability and support proactive merchandising planning
- Updating sales information for stock reporting and distributing reports to leadership
- Running daily sold-off-the-floor reports and communicating status to the Merchandising Manager to support purchasing decisions
- Assisting with merchandising and organizing showroom displays, lifting and arranging furniture as needed to maintain a clean, visually appealing, and customer-ready sales floor.
Benefits
- Pay: $15/hr - $17/hr
- A supportive team culture - our employees say one of the best parts of working here is each other. We have fun!
- Build your career within the Ashley Family – whether you grow locally or move across the U.S., you’ll have the opportunities to continue your career with Ashley.
- Paid Time Off (PTO) – Start accruing right away
- Up to 3% SIMPLE IRA Match
- Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- $5,000 Continued Education Stipend per year
- Employee Discounts
- Enjoy a flexible schedule, including weekday and/or weekend/holiday shifts.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
