Fishing and Outdoor Merchandiser

Scheels Company Goals:

We strive to be the best retailer in the USA in the eyes and minds of our customers, associates, and business partners. 

Overview: 

SCHEELS is looking for passionate, motivated, and detail-oriented individuals to join our ECommerce Merchandising team! As a Digital Fishing / Outdoor Product Specialist, you will get to work closely with our buying office to partner on product launches, vendor dropship programs, identifying key trends, inventory planning, buying, etc. and uploading brand and product data to our website using all forms of digital media. You will be responsible for working within the team to build a world-class online shopping experience for all things fishing and outdoor activities. SCHEELS associates enjoy great benefits, including the best associate discount in the industry and the opportunity to become an employee-owner of SCHEELS! If you’re ready to start a fulfilling career, become an expert in your passions, and have fun while winning, join the SCHEELS E-Commerce Digital Merchandising Team!

Responsibilities: 

• Management of brands and specialty fishing and outdoor shops on scheels.com
• Collect, enter, and upload brand and product data from vendors to the website including images, copy, product specifications, and all forms of digital media
• Daily management of brand/category marketing efforts, pricing, promotions, and strategies
• Provide a strong understanding of retail systems, buying, and digital merchandising
• Work closely with our buying office to partner on product launches, vendor dropship programs, identifying key trends, inventory planning, and buying
• Remain highly organized with ability to follow-up on the smallest details and strong initiative for continuous improvement
• Maintain a strong, proven ability to communicate well and work independently as well as with a team
• Must be flexible to work 40 hours between the open office hours of 8a.m. and 5p.m., Monday through Friday, with some evenings and weekends as needed. 
• Some customer service shifts will be required throughout the year and during the holiday season

Requirements: 

Customer Service

• Genuinely and consistently treat co-workers, customers and business partners like they are the most important person including eye contact, a smile and a genuine “Thank you”

Culture

• Approach daily tasks, projects and follow-up communication with energy and sense of urgency

• Cultivate a deep desire to become a knowledge expert in their role with the ability to apply their knowledge and experience with great impact

• Show respect and appreciation for others and Scheels

• Arrive to work and meetings 10 minutes early

Team Mentality

• Genuine interest and action in helping others before yourself, regardless of recognition or reward

Teach-ability

• Consistent eagerness to listen, learn, apply knowledge and accept critical feedback

• Ability to adapt to a changing work environment

• Ability to apply concepts of basic math, grammar, punctuation and spelling

Dress Code

• Meets Scheels dress and grooming expectations in support of professional, clean and welcoming environment for customers, co-workers and business partners

Efficiency

• Demonstrate pride and ownership of their work while meeting expected deadlines

Education & Experience:

• Associate’s degree in a related field and/or 2 years of retail, sales, e-commerce, or similar experience. 

Physical Requirements/Lifting Requirements:

Must be able to sit, stand, bend at the waist, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, walk, push/pull, lift, talk, and hear with or without reasonable accommodation

Sedentary work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Roles are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Scheels cares about the health and safety of our Associates.  Associates are expected to follow all safety procedures and perform their job duties in a fashion that minimizes the risk of injury

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 

Scheels is an equal employment opportunity employer providing equal employment opportunities to individuals regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Scheels will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals when appropriate.