Merchandising Sales Lead - Center Store

Save A Lot•Saint Ann, MO

8d•$55,500 - $72,500

About The Position

The Merchandising Sales Lead drives profitable sales for Save a Lot, Retail Partner Category Departments, and wholesale customers by procuring incremental items and events. The role facilitates product quotes and procurement with Save a Lot merchandising teams, supports incremental profitable sales, and builds positive relationships with Retail Partners and the Wholesale team to create sales opportunities. The position independently handles complex issues, develops appropriate solutions, and manages results against performance indicators. The role maintains long-term relationships with Retail Partner ownership groups, Category Teams, and the Wholesale team; acts as the primary sales contact for an assigned Save a Lot department; and supports advertising programs and special events. It collaborates with Marketing, regional field teams, Regional Directors, supply chain, merchandising, Category Managers, and Supply Chain Planners to coordinate promotions, procurement, sales-gap plans, deal execution, and retail partner inventory sell-off programs. The position also maintains upward communication and performs other duties as assigned. The role requires relevant work experience and a background in store operations or merchandising, financial and analytical skills, familiarity with category business planning, procurement, logistics, and inventory management, and strong communication and relationship-building abilities. Some travel may be required, including weekends and evenings. Work involves retail store visits and office-based duties in a temperature-controlled environment.

Requirements

1–3 years of relevant work experience.
Previous store operations experience or similar experience providing a strong understanding of operations and merchandising approaches.
Financial, mathematical, statistical, marketing, merchandising, and consumer research background to interpret how internal and external factors influence financial results.
Ability to read and interpret profit and loss statements and understand how managed categories are affected.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, initiative, and ability to make decisive and appropriate decisions.
Strong planning and organizing skills.
Written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills to develop and maintain effective business relationships within and outside the company.
Familiarity with Category Business Planning.
Familiarity with procurement, logistics, and inventory management.
Computer familiarity, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and the Internet.
Ability to demonstrate, understand, and apply the company's workplace values.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain long-term relationships with Retail Partner ownership groups, Category Teams, and the Wholesale team, building trust and integrity.
Act as the primary sales contact within the assigned Save a Lot department for Category Teams.
Support national, local, and regional advertising programs and special events created by Marketing, the Save a Lot regional field team, and Retail Partners.
Support regional advertising groups and coordinate advertising adjustments with Regional Directors.
Work with supply chain on one-off deals to ensure successful execution.
Work with the Merchandising team to coordinate procurement of relevant local or regional items.
Work with the Merchandising team to identify sales gaps by category, subcategory, department, Retail Partner, and corporate store, and formulate plans with the Category Team, ABC, and Operations Team to drive sustainable sales.
Maintain formal and informal channels of upward communication and encourage, review, and appropriately act on new ideas, suggestions, and feedback.
Work with Category Managers and Supply Chain Planners to eliminate at-risk inventory through management of the retail partner sell-off program.
Perform other duties as assigned.