Training and Revision Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

American Greetings is a global leader in the Celebrations marketplace.

Celebrate with us and join our team today!

As a Lead Retail Trainer, you are a vital part of our company’s purpose: helping people celebrate holidays, each other, and all of life’s special moments, by making the world a more thoughtful and caring place every single day. We are looking for a motivated and energetic Lead Retail Trainer to help manage and train merchandisers servicing our greeting card departments in retail locations. This is a part-time role responsible for the training and development of our merchandisers along with coordinating revisions within a specified geographical area.

Pay

The starting pay is $20.40 per hour with two increases during the first year of employment (the listed rates are subject to change based on work location).

• After 6 months of employment the pay rate will increase to $22.20

• After a year of continued employment, the pay rate will increase to $24.00

•401(k) with company match

Hours

The weekly average hours are 10 hours per week. The weekly hours may increase to an average of 20 hours per week around holidays. **Ideal candidate will have daytime business hours availability. **

Location

Working Zip Code(s) for location: Medford, OR 97501

Training Responsibilities of a Lead Retail Trainer

Partner with the Field Manager to identify training needs.

Communicate with new and existing merchandisers to schedule training as needed while mentoring and giving feedback.

Ability to train on duties including but not limited to, servicing an order, and inventory management and organizational activities. along with seasonal duties including but not limited to, seasonal changeovers, seasonal display maintenance, seasonal inventory management, seasonal outpost placement.

Build strong relationships with store personnel while promoting our brand.

Identify and arrange coverage for vacant stores within their area.

Continually work on improving your store and ensuring the merchandisers are successful.

Responsible for merchandising of own small route of stores.

Revision Responsibilities of a Lead Retail Trainer

Work with Field Manager and store personnel on major revision activity before, during and after setup.

Knowledge of all fixture types across different accounts and ability to build fixtures as needed. Along with understanding planograms, cabinet diagrams, and other revision specific materials to successfully execute a revision.

Can effectively assign tasks and effectively manage a team during revisions to complete the job.

Constant communication with Field Manager on all aspects of revision along with follow up throughout the process.

As the leader in meaningful connections, American Greetings is committed to making the world a more thoughtful and caring place. Founded in 1906, the creator and manufacturer of innovative social expression products offers paper cards, digital greetings, gift wrap, party goods and more to help consumers honor the people and moments in life that really matter. The Company's major greeting card brands are American Greetings, Papyrus, Recycled Paper Greetings and Carlton Cards. AmericanGreetings.com lets consumers shop and buy paper cards, ecards, printables, party supplies and gift wrap — along with providing useful content that educates and inspires visitors to connect more meaningfully. The 113 year-old Company is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, and its products can be found in retail outlets worldwide.