Pricing & Merchandise Specialist - Full-time / Part-time

The Pricing & Merchandise Specialist is responsible for maintaining in-store presentation and controlling inventory pricing practices to meet or beat planned inventory shrink and improve margins.  The Pricing & Merchandise Specialist supports the Sales Team by maintaining accurate pricing on products, ensuring proper tagging, signing, and use of starbursts to convey value to customers.  The Pricing & Merchandising Specialist provides store leadership, a key resource to improve communications and business performance.  They are accountable for complying to the Code of Business Conduct and overall business practices.  The Pricing & Merchandising Specialist must have day, evening and weekend availability to work.

Job Duties:

• Updates 991 tags to maintain accurate cadence pricing
• Maintains price tag presentation by retagging/replacing distressed tags
• Processes Price Change Notifications by updating merchandise tags
• Sets end-cap displays and signing
• Works 991 Exception report and maintains integrity of items on the 991 table
• Assists with store-level Marketing efforts, including postings on Craigslist and local flyer distribution
• Follows the Web-to-Store process for items that are sold from the store through Searsoutlet.com
• Creates promotional signs
• Sets weekly ads and updates pricing of items in the store weekly, including Great Value Items and "Crazy Deal" items
• Supports leadership by performing the following activities: updates the Communications Board, as needed; posts schedules for store Associates; and pulls and posts Key Reports
• Reviews supply quantities and orders replenishment needs weekly (in stores without a Sales Administrative Lead)
• Prepares deposits, handles receipts and disbursements and issues checks for local payments (in stores without a Sales Administrative Lead)
• Performs audits on sales/refunds and disbursement detail (in stores without a Sales Administrative Lead)
• Processes mail, invoices through Dallas Accounts Payable (in stores without a Sales Administrative Lead)
• Adheres to pricing and merchandising processes
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required Skills:

• Strong drive for results
• Action oriented, with strong execution skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Knowledge of store and retail operations
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to pay attention to detail
• Computer literacy