Merchandising Assistant

HOUCHENS FOOD GROUP INC•Bowling Green, KY

About The Position

This role assists with maintaining weekly store playbooks, communicating with other departments for price promotions and retail pricing, and inputting data into Excel for store operators. The Merchandising Assistant will also help collect pre-books, balance multiple projects, and support the Merchandising Team with scheduling and other tasks. Responsibilities include assisting with the Houchens Contract System, executing DSD vendor contracts, building Excel reports for store resets, keying store allocations and ad surveys, setting up new items and suppliers, authorizing and setting retails for items, and troubleshooting store emails. Employees are expected to participate in after-hours events to promote company culture. Additional projects and duties may be assigned by supervisors.

Requirements

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to create, analyse, interpret, and report analysis results.
Strong analytical and statistical skills.
Able to manage multiple deadlines in a changing environment with a sense of urgency.
High level of creativity and leadership qualities.
Exceptional time management, prioritization, and organizational skills.
Excellent communication skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to present to senior leaders and field operations.
Possess Microsoft Office Platform experience and skills.
Possess excellent oral and written communication, organizational, analytical, and multi-tasking skills.
A self-starter with proven ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
Must demonstrate flexibility, initiative, good judgment, a sense of urgency and a strong attention to detail.
Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint).
Must be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously and be able to manage constant organizational change.

Responsibilities

Assists with maintaining the weekly store playbooks.
Communicate with other departments to set up price promotions and retail pricing.
Work with the Category Managers to input data into Excel in a format that is easily communicable to store operators.
Assists with collecting the weekly store playbook pre-books.
Balance multiple projects at once.
Assist Merchandising Team as needed with scheduling appointments, travel, and other items as needed.
Assist within the Houchens Contract System and executing DSD vendor contracts.
Build Excel reports to assist in store resets.
Key store allocations and ad surveys.
Set up all new items and new suppliers through the DC Sales Team and Houchens Accounting.
Authorize and set retails for items on wholesaler website under direction of supervisor, for convenience channel.
Troubleshoot and respond to store emails.
All employees are expected to actively participate and contribute to after-hours events throughout the year. This includes company parties, store visits, and other relevant activities scheduled outside of regular working hours. Employee attendance at these events is fundamental to promoting a positive company culture. Your participation is valued and contributes to a cohesive work environment.
Additional projects/duties as assigned.