merchandising lead

Walmart • Edison, NJ

2d • $23 - $31 • Onsite

About The Position

The Merchandising Lead provides member service by identifying member needs, supporting use of self-service technology, helping members make purchasing decisions and locate merchandise, resolving concerns, and promoting company products and services. The role assists management with supervising associates, including assigning duties, communicating goals and feedback, training, coaching, scheduling, recruiting, hiring, and evaluating associates.

The position receives and stocks supplies and merchandise, organizes and maintains the sales floor, and completes required documentation. It maintains facility safety and sales-floor presentation, including handling claims and returns, zoning and stocking, arranging and pricing merchandise, maintaining displays, and identifying shrink or damaged goods. The role also monitors food and merchandise quality and sanitation, and oversees picking and staging club pickup orders.

The Merchandising Lead develops and implements work processes in collaboration with managers, coworkers, customers, and business partners. The role models company ethics, compliance, and values; leads and participates in teams; supports associate development; and contributes to continuous improvement and the company's goal of becoming a regenerative company.

The position is based at the Sam's Club location at 883 US Route 1, Edison, NJ 08817. The hourly wage range is $23.00 to $31.00, with possible premiums of $0.35 to $3.00 per hour in specified circumstances. Competitive pay, performance-based bonus awards, and benefits are offered. The employer maintains a drug-free workplace and a no-tolerance policy for illegal drugs and alcohol on the job.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• At least 6 months of retail experience and 6 months of customer service experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading a team.
• Supervisory experience, including hiring, evaluating, mentoring, developing, and managing others' workload.

Responsibilities

• Provide member service by identifying needs, supporting self-service technology, helping with purchasing decisions and merchandise location, resolving issues, and promoting company products and services.
• Assist management in supervising associates by assigning duties, communicating goals and feedback, training, directing, coaching, scheduling, recruiting, hiring, promoting, and evaluating associates.
• Receive and stock supplies and merchandise and organize and maintain the sales floor using equipment, merchandising practices, and required documentation.
• Maintain facility safety by conducting safety sweeps, following forklift spotting and hazardous-material procedures, applying steel standards, and correcting or reporting unsafe situations.
• Maintain sales-floor conditions and merchandise presentation by handling claims and returns, zoning, stocking, arranging and organizing merchandise, setting up and cleaning displays, removing damaged goods, signing and pricing merchandise, identifying shrink and damage, and securing fragile and high-shrink merchandise.
• Monitor food and merchandise quality, product rotation, code dating, recalls, and sanitation standards; merchandise, stock, zone, and clean departments.
• Oversee the picking and staging of club pickup orders and ensure products are selected and staged according to company procedures.
• Develop, communicate, and implement processes and practices to meet business needs; collaborate with stakeholders, analyze information, monitor results, and identify improvement opportunities.
• Demonstrate and support compliance with company policies, procedures, ethics, and integrity standards, and assist management in addressing ethical and compliance issues.
• Lead and participate in teams by coordinating work, sharing resources and information, supporting quality and timelines, and helping others adapt to change.
• Promote a respectful, inclusive workplace; build trusting relationships; communicate effectively; mentor and develop others; and recognize contributions.
• Put customers and members first, make informed decisions, support team results, learn new skills and technologies, and drive continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k).
• Stock purchase benefit.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off (PTO and/or PPTO), with use that may include vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes.
• Parental leave.
• Family care leave.
• Bereavement leave.
• Jury duty leave.
• Voting leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Company discounts.
• Military Leave Pay.
• Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Live Better U company-paid education program for eligible full-time and part-time associates, including tuition, books, and fees for qualifying programs.
• Performance-based bonus awards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed