What are the responsibilities and job description for the Field Merchandising Specialist - Little Rock, AR position at Love's Travel Stops?
Basic Purpose
The Field Merchandising Specialist will provide direct support to field operations and corporate departments to facilitate the implementation of projects, processes, programs, and tests related to Merchandising. We pride ourselves on innovation, quality, and reliability, driving our commitment to exceed customer expectations.
Major Responsibilities
All offers of employment may be conditioned on receipt of a background check report, drug screening, and/or motor vehicle report that is acceptable to Love’s.
Typical Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to outdoor elements in all seasons. Occasionally, the employee may also be exposed to fumes, particles, moving mechanical parts, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment can be loud at times. The employee may also be exposed to dirt, dust, grime, grease, oil, gas, high-concentrated cleaning solutions, etc.
Travel
Regional travel will be required.
Our Culture
Fueling customers' journeys since 1964, innovation leads the way for this family-owned and operated business headquartered in Oklahoma City. With nearly 40,000 team members, travel stops are the core business along with products and services that provide value for professional drivers, fleets, traveling public, RVers, alternative energy and wholesale fuel customers. Giving back to communities and an inclusive workplace are hallmarks of the award-winning culture.
Love's is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans encouraged to apply.
Job Category: Corporate
The Field Merchandising Specialist will provide direct support to field operations and corporate departments to facilitate the implementation of projects, processes, programs, and tests related to Merchandising. We pride ourselves on innovation, quality, and reliability, driving our commitment to exceed customer expectations.
Major Responsibilities
- Supervise the completion of the annual Instore planogram updates count program to ensure the company’s compliance with vendor agreements.
- Follow up on the execution of store level inventory count programs ensuring the company’s compliance while maintaining consistent retail inventory balance on hand levels.
- Follow up with vendors while in stores to ensure in-stock levels maintain consistency.
- Follow up on store level OM1 Training to ensure completed and/or on track.
- Provide support to field teams to execute merchandising initiatives, programs and tests.
- Support field teams with inventory control and awareness.
- Assist in facilitating the training and rollout of changes to inventory receiving and counts programs.
- Partner with Field Auditor team to refine store level loss prevention best practices
- Partner with Field Auditor team to train and develop the Inventory Management Coordinators.
- Assemble and/or disassemble fixtures and merchandising displays.
- Communicate with merchandising field leadership teams on all aspects of merchandising issues and follow-up items daily to ensure consistency.
- Foster a collaborative working relationship with vendor partners and store teams to ensure positive and profitable merchandising performance.
- Oversee inventory for new stores/SRI locations while providing training to new store/SRI management team and Inventory Management Coordinators.
- Coordination and support the field teams of new store and SRI set up.
- Maintain expense records and submissions for reimbursement as needed. Create a personal work schedule and be responsible for logistic and travel plans. Record maintenance of vehicle and mileage.
- Assemble and/or disassemble fixtures and merchandising displays.
- Communicate with merchandising field leadership teams on all aspects of merchandising issues and follow-up items daily to ensure consistency.
- Medical/Dental/Vision and Life Insurance Plans
- Flexible Scheduling
- Road to Success Program for career development
- On-the-job training
- Competitive salary
- Holiday pay
- 401(k) with matching contributions
- Pet insurance
- Parental leave
- Adoption assistance
- Employee Assistance Program
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- 2 years of merchandising experience preferred.
- 2 to 5 years of experience as a retail general manager or assistant general manager required; multi-unit experience preferred.
All offers of employment may be conditioned on receipt of a background check report, drug screening, and/or motor vehicle report that is acceptable to Love’s.
Typical Physical Demands
- Frequent travel required.
- Regularly required to talk and hear.
- Requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing.
- Occasional lifting of up to 50 lbs.
- Specific vision abilities required, including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to outdoor elements in all seasons. Occasionally, the employee may also be exposed to fumes, particles, moving mechanical parts, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment can be loud at times. The employee may also be exposed to dirt, dust, grime, grease, oil, gas, high-concentrated cleaning solutions, etc.
Travel
Regional travel will be required.
Our Culture
Fueling customers' journeys since 1964, innovation leads the way for this family-owned and operated business headquartered in Oklahoma City. With nearly 40,000 team members, travel stops are the core business along with products and services that provide value for professional drivers, fleets, traveling public, RVers, alternative energy and wholesale fuel customers. Giving back to communities and an inclusive workplace are hallmarks of the award-winning culture.
Love's is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans encouraged to apply.
Job Category: Corporate
