Visual Merchandiser Assistant

Rooms To Go•Concord, NC

About The Position

The Visual Merchandiser Assistant helps the Area Visual Merchandiser and/or Regional Visual Merchandiser create and maintain showroom visual and merchandise presentations. The role includes coordinating furniture and accessory placement according to the Standards Manual, implementing floor moves to accommodate weekly transfers, and hanging artwork and mirrors. The position reports directly to the Area Visual Merchandiser and/or Regional Visual Merchandiser. It is selected and reviewed by the Regional Visual Merchandiser and the Director of Visual Merchandising. The assistant monitors assigned stores to ensure merchandising, angles, general maintenance, and other standards are maintained. The role also supports stores during yearly and mid-year inventories, publishes weekly work schedules, and may perform other duties as required. Travel and extended hours may be required to meet deadlines, handle unusual workloads, or address organizational priorities.

Requirements

1–3 years of direct experience.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with all organizational levels, agencies, and vendors.
Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities, meet demanding deadlines, and adjust to sudden workflow changes.
Excellent analytical skills, independent thinking, and the ability to take corrective action and resolve employee inquiries and requests for information.
Detail-oriented and flexible in a high-pressure, deadline-heavy environment with continuous process and system changes.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to address problems involving several variables in a variety of situations.
Ability to act independently, take initiative, solve problems, implement solutions, and create new processes.
Ability to maintain job-related information confidentially and privately.
Mathematical aptitude for calculations and data analysis.
Proficiency developing and maintaining spreadsheets, databases, and reporting tools.
Excel proficiency, including formulas, VLOOKUPs, and pivot tables.
Ability to travel.
Ability to work extended hours when required to meet deadlines, handle unusual workloads, or accomplish organizational priorities.
Ability to sit for prolonged periods in one location, which may be restricted to the employee’s workstation.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred, or an equivalent combination of experience and education.
Microsoft Access experience, including developing queries, tables, and reports.

Responsibilities

Communicate with the Area Visual Merchandiser and/or Regional Visual Merchandiser to support showroom presentation in accordance with the Standards Manual.
Follow merchandising directives and implement floor moves to accommodate weekly transfers, with assistance from house personnel.
Communicate floor moves to store management verbally and in writing.
Maintain open and professional communication with visual merchandising leadership and store management.
Rotate furniture and accessories to maintain a fresh presentation according to visual merchandising directives.
Hang artwork and mirrors according to the Standards Manual, with assistance from house personnel.
Monitor assigned stores to ensure merchandising, angles, general maintenance, and other standards are maintained.
Support stores during yearly and mid-year inventories.
Publish weekly work schedules and maintain excellent attendance and time management.
Perform other duties as required.