What are the responsibilities and job description for the Merchandising Team Lead - Full Time position at Belk Stores of Virginia LLC?
The Merchandising Team Lead is primarily responsible to drive store sales through the execution of in-store merchandising standards. The merchandise lead will partner closely with the operations, sales, and visual teams to ensure new receipts are merchandised in a way that aligns with our brand, appeals to our customer and encourages her to buy. Understanding company directives and the ability to interpret merchandise guidelines is essential to success in this role. The lead reports directly to the Merchandising Team Manager or ASM-Merchandising, serves as a key holder for the store and leads the merchandising team. • Ensure new receipts are merchandised on the sales floor following company guidelines while interpreting the directives to best align with the brand and your store architecture. • Support the Customer Experience through store merchandising, signing and Omni support. • Lead merchandise associates to achieve and maintain merchandising excellence, discuss new product and changes to presentation. • Perform duties such as maintaining store standards, including rotation of products, displaying merchandise properly, pricing and restocking as necessary. • Execute and model best practice for markdowns and signing process to meet store compliance and sell thru goals • Coordinate gathering and moving materials, merchandise, fixtures and equipment necessary for the assigned project work. Work proactively with others to complete projects. • Must be proficient in running the register and able to assist in and sell during designated periods of high volume or low floor coverage. • Attend all store meetings and training sessions as scheduled • Maintain a neat and professional appearance in compliance with the current dress code • Ability to work in other areas or complete assigned duties as requested • Model best practices when training of new associates when requested and assigned • Follow all safety and risk management guidelines and policies and model best practices to associates Minimum Education & Experience: • 1 Year in Merchandising and/or Visual Merchandising or comparable experience Physical Requirements: • Ability to stand most of the work day • Ability to climb ladders to merchandise and set high wall areas • Ability to move merchandise on the sales floor • Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs • Ability to push / pull receiving equipment weighing up to 500 lbs such as rolling flats, z-racks and pallet jacks We’d love to have your smiling face on our team but not until you’re 16! Since you’re here you might as well do a little shopping. www.belk.com We set trends through our merchandise and, more importantly, through the way we work. At Belk you will find a positive, inclusive, vibrant and fast-paced environment where you have access to all the tools and resources necessary to be effective in your job. Furthermore, we know access to senior leadership is critical to making company-wide initiatives a reality and getting great ideas to the forefront of our business. Time and time again, our associates are grateful for the opportunities they have to meet with Belk´s senior most leaders. Diversity is about embracing our differences and realizing they are what makes us stronger. We believe in an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and welcomed to bring their whole selves to work or to shop. We are on a mission to break down inequality and leverage our influence to make a position impact against racism every day. Above all else, here you’ll find opportunities to make huge impact. It´s the result of dynamic initiatives, financial and structural support, and strong investments in the areas that are taking Belk to new heights. Back to Belk Careers Home Back to Belk Store Jobs List Accessibility Guidelines Belkcareers.com is committed to making the online application experience easy and accessible to individuals with disabilities. We’re constantly making improvements to comply with the "Americans with Disabilities Act" and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. If you can’t access information on belkcareers.com due to a disability, please email HRSharedServices@Belk.com. Please provide the location of the inaccessible information and the format you wish to have the information presented and we’ll be happy to send it to you, either via your email address or a separate mailing address you provide. 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