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Temporary Product Specialist - New Store Assortment (6-Month Term) Job in Kent, VT
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Kent, VT
Full-time | Merchandising
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Temporary Product Specialist - New Store Assortment (6-Month Term)
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Posted Date: Dec-11-2019
Job ID: 16289
Job Type: Full Time
Job Function: Merchandising
City: Kent
State: Washington
Store: REI Headquarters is moving to Bellevue, Spring 2020!
What's cool about this job
This is a great opportunity for a detail-oriented individual to learn more about merchandising systems and processes at REI! This job contributes to REI’s success by providing Merchandising’s assortment planning teams with assortment data entry and management to ensure new stores are set up with accurate styles. You will manage and organize large amounts of data, and coordinate with other team members on impacts of their work and hand-offs.
! Enters assortment information from copy stores to new stores in the assortment planning tool (Aptos).
! Ensures copy store and new store information is accurate by developing processes for checking data.
! Communicates timelines for completion and process for informing Merchandising partners about new store information that will impact their assorting.
! Works closely with new store team and Sr. Assortment Analyst to coordinate timelines and handoffs.
! Other duties as assigned.
Bring your passion and expertise
1-2 years merchandising, retail or direct sales experience preferred.
College degree preferred.
PC proficiency in Microsoft Windows, Office: Excel, Word, Outlook, Explorer.
Proven ability to process numerical data entry for extended periods of time with a high degree of accuracy.
Actively participates and collaborates with others on one's own team and across REI for the achievement of business goals.
Flexible in one's viewpoints and positions in order to support the direction taken by others at REI.
Uses business knowledge, innovative thinking, and sound judgment in the solution of problems or the pursuit of business opportunities.
Consolidates information from various sources including feedback from others to reach sound decisions.
Considers the ultimate impact of decisions and actions on internal and external customers.
Works smart by setting effective work goals, establishing priorities, and planning well in order to produce quality work.
Executes effectively by using resources efficiently, meeting deadlines, and keeping others informed of work plans and progress toward goals.
Clearly conveys and accurately receives information by a variety of methods and in various situations.
Builds rapport with all kinds of people inside and outside the organization.
Acts upon opportunities and involves and influences others in the accomplishment of worthwhile organizational goals.
Challenges the status quo, champions change and influences others to change.
At REI we offer an enviable work environment that has been recognized on the "100 Best Companies to Work For" list since the award's inception – 22 years in a row! Sure, we work hard, but it’s balanced with time off to play—a strategy that works for us as we continue to grow and thrive. Want to enjoy a workplace where you can be yourself, be heard and be respected while having a job that challenges you? This is the place.
With more than 150 retail locations (and growing), REI offers unique competitive benefits to its more than 13,000 employees, including healthcare, gear and apparel discounts, free equipment rentals and challenge grants to help employees reach personal outdoor goals, generous retirement plan contributions, public transit subsidy, adoptions assistance, paid sabbaticals, and more.
REI is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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Posted Date: Dec-11-2019
Job ID: 16289
Job Type: Full Time
Job Function: Merchandising
City: Kent
State: Washington
Store: REI Headquarters is moving to Bellevue, Spring 2020!
What's cool about this job
This is a great opportunity for a detail-oriented individual to learn more about merchandising systems and processes at REI! This job contributes to REI’s success by providing Merchandising’s assortment planning teams with assortment data entry and management to ensure new stores are set up with accurate styles. You will manage and organize large amounts of data, and coordinate with other team members on impacts of their work and hand-offs.
! Enters assortment information from copy stores to new stores in the assortment planning tool (Aptos).
! Ensures copy store and new store information is accurate by developing processes for checking data.
! Communicates timelines for completion and process for informing Merchandising partners about new store information that will impact their assorting.
! Works closely with new store team and Sr. Assortment Analyst to coordinate timelines and handoffs.
! Other duties as assigned.
Bring your passion and expertise
1-2 years merchandising, retail or direct sales experience preferred.
College degree preferred.
PC proficiency in Microsoft Windows, Office: Excel, Word, Outlook, Explorer.
Proven ability to process numerical data entry for extended periods of time with a high degree of accuracy.
Actively participates and collaborates with others on one's own team and across REI for the achievement of business goals.
Flexible in one's viewpoints and positions in order to support the direction taken by others at REI.
Uses business knowledge, innovative thinking, and sound judgment in the solution of problems or the pursuit of business opportunities.
Consolidates information from various sources including feedback from others to reach sound decisions.
Considers the ultimate impact of decisions and actions on internal and external customers.
Works smart by setting effective work goals, establishing priorities, and planning well in order to produce quality work.
Executes effectively by using resources efficiently, meeting deadlines, and keeping others informed of work plans and progress toward goals.
Clearly conveys and accurately receives information by a variety of methods and in various situations.
Builds rapport with all kinds of people inside and outside the organization.
Acts upon opportunities and involves and influences others in the accomplishment of worthwhile organizational goals.
Challenges the status quo, champions change and influences others to change.
At REI we offer an enviable work environment that has been recognized on the "100 Best Companies to Work For" list since the award's inception – 22 years in a row! Sure, we work hard, but it’s balanced with time off to play—a strategy that works for us as we continue to grow and thrive. Want to enjoy a workplace where you can be yourself, be heard and be respected while having a job that challenges you? This is the place.
With more than 150 retail locations (and growing), REI offers unique competitive benefits to its more than 13,000 employees, including healthcare, gear and apparel discounts, free equipment rentals and challenge grants to help employees reach personal outdoor goals, generous retirement plan contributions, public transit subsidy, adoptions assistance, paid sabbaticals, and more.
REI is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Apply
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