Sears Outlet Pricing and Merchandising Specialist, Part Time - NEW STORE OPENING SOON

Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores is a national retailer primarily focused on selling home appliances, hardware, tools and lawn and garden equipment. We operate through two segments - the Sears Hometown and Hardware segment and the Sears Outlet segment.

Apply online at www.shos.com and Req ID 1262507

The Pricing & Merchandise Specialist is responsible for maintaining in-store presentation and controlling inventory pricing practices to meet or beat planned inventory shrink and improve margins. The Pricing & Merchandise Specialist supports the Sales Team by maintaining accurate pricing on products, ensuring proper tagging, signing, and use of starbursts to convey value to customers. The Pricing & Merchandising Specialist provides store leadership, a key resource to improve communications and business performance. They are accountable for complying to the Code of Business Conduct and overall business practices. The Pricing & Merchandising Specialist must have day, evening and weekend availability to work. The Pricing & Merchandise Specialist is a member of the Sales Team.

Education: HS graduate or equivalent 1-2 years experience

Responsibilities

Updates 991 tags to maintain accurate cadence pricing; Maintains price tag presentation by retagging/replacing distressed tags; Processes Price Change Notifications by updating merchandise tags; Sets end-cap displays and signing; Works 991 Exception report and maintains integrity of items on the 991 table; Assists with store-level Marketing efforts, including postings on Craigslist and local flyer distribution; Follows the Web-to-Store process for items that are sold from the store through Searsoutlet.com; Creates promotional signs; Sets weekly ads and updates pricing of items in the store weekly, including Great Value Items and "Crazy Deal" items; Supports leadership by performing the following activities: updates the Communications Board, as needed, posts schedules for store Associates, and pulls and posts Key Reports; Reviews supply quantities and orders replenishment needs weekly (in stores without a Sales Administrative Lead); Prepares deposits, handles receipts and disbursements and issues checks for local payments (in stores without a Sales Administrative Lead); Performs audits on sales/refunds and disbursement detail (in stores without a Sales Administrative Lead); Processes mail, invoices through Dallas Accounts Payable (in stores without a Sales Administrative Lead); Adheres to pricing and merchandising processes; Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

Strong drive for results; Action oriented with strong execution skills; Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously; Knowledge of store and retail operations; Excellent communication skills; Ability to pay attention to detail; Computer literacy