What are the responsibilities and job description for the Merchandising Assistant position at Star Furniture, LLC.?
About Star Furniture:
At Star Furniture, we know it’s not simply furniture. It’s Thanksgiving dinner, late-night chats, gameday get-togethers, and more. At Star Furniture, we set the stage for where life happens. With deep Texas roots, we’ve spent over 100 years perfecting a premium shopping experience—one that’s built on quality products, a broad selection, and honest practices. We put our customers first, and they feel it at every touchpoint.
WE’RE TOLD WE’RE DIFFERENT. AND WE AGREE—WE’RE DIFFERENT BY DESIGN.
Our Mission:
Our mission is to be the preferred home furnishings provider for Texas families who value style, quality, and affordability. By providing exceptional service to our guests and community.
Company Values
As a Company, we're guided by four core values. They impact our long-term strategy, day-to-day business interactions, and our relationships, while helping us stay true to ourselves and Vision.
- INTEGRITY / SERVICE / ACCOUNTABILITY / RESPECT
About The Role:
The Merchandise Assistant reports to the Buyer and is responsible for providing analytical, operational, and clerical assistance to support all areas of the Buyer’s businesses.
Reports To: Buyer
Essential Functions:
- Assists the Buyer to meet sales, profit, inventory, and turnover goals.
- Generates new product set up sheets, creates sku’s and processes purchase orders for new items.
- Writes, places, and tracks purchase orders to include custom order product.
- Organizes and maintains current and accurate product assortment line-up.
- Review “on order” and make proper adjustments to ensure the company is maximizing opportunities and minimizing liabilities.
- Maintains vendor relationships and monitors supplier execution.
- Assist in managing price changes and markdowns.
- Partner with buyer in completing all marketing/advertising initiatives.
- Manage website additions and approvals.
- Various projects as assigned.
Requirements:
Education & Qualifications:
Relevant work experience can supplement any of the educational experience below
- High School Diploma, GED, ability to read, write and perform math at these levels is required
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience preferred
- Minimum of 2 years in a retail environment
- Experience in AS400 or other related technology preferred
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook
Competencies:
- Ability to handle multiple tasks with ease, set appropriate priorities, and manage time effectively while paying strict attention to detail.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills with the ability to present information.
- Ability to identify issues, recommend and implement strategies to resolve problems.
- Excellent planning and prioritization skills.
- Eagerness to learn.
- Ability to develop and maintain strong cross-functional relationships and a cooperative team environment that promotes high performance standards and attainment of goals.
Supervisory Responsibility: None.
Work Environment: This position operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, tablets, and other office equipment.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and/or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms.
Position Type / Expected Hours of Work: Given the nature of the position, there may be occasions that extra hours may be required.
What Star Offers: Benefits are an important part of the total compensation that Star offers. Star is dedicated to offering competitive compensation enhanced by a variety of benefits that allow team members to choose whether to participate based on their needs. Some of the benefits offered include:
- Comprehensive health care options (medical, telemedicine, dental and vision)
- 401(k)
- Paid Time Off
- Voluntarily Long-Term Disability
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- Generous Employee Discount
(Waiting periods may apply to the above)
