Associate Merchant

Associate Merchant

Your Work Matters

As an Associate Merchant, your decisions will shape what millions of customers see on our shelvesand how they experience their homes. You'll set the strategy, lead the category, and define the future of flooring assortments nationwide. This is a role where your insight drives real revenue and your impact is felt in every store.

Your Day Consists Of

• Leading the strategic vision for your category: planning, budgeting, forecasting, and maximizing margin.

• Building trend-right product assortments that reflect customer needs across all U.S. regions.

• Directly sourcing and negotiating with vendors to secure the best product at the best pricewithout compromise.

• Partnering with cross-functional teams like Inventory, Planning, Marketing, and Visual Merchandising to bring product strategies to life in-store and online.

• Collaborating with Regional Merchandising leads to ensure tailored assortments for each market.

• Driving decisions through data: analyzing performance, market trends, and customer behavior to make sharp, informed calls.

You'll Be Successful With

• 5+ years of hands-on merchandising experience paired with a strategic, solutions-oriented mindset.

• Deep knowledge of the vendor landscape, sourcing models, and pricing strategy.

• Strong negotiation skills that create long-term value for the business.

• Sharp commercial instincts and the ability to forecast market trends ahead of competitors.

• Leadership that drives cross-functional alignment and high-quality execution.

• Comfort managing multiple moving parts while delivering on both detail and deadlines

Working Conditions (travel, hours, environment)

• Limited travel may be required including air and car travel

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to a warehouse environment and moving vehicles.

• The noise level in the work environment is typically quiet to moderate.

Physical/Sensory Requirements

Sedentary Work Ability to exert 10 - 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time.

Benefits & Rewards

Bonus opportunities & career advancement opportunities at every level

Programs that help you reach your financial goals: 401k with company match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and Referral Bonus Program

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and other Insurance Plans (subject to eligibility criteria)

Work-life balance, including:

• Paid vacation and sick time for eligible associates

• Paid holidays plus a personal holiday

• Paid Volunteer Time Off that starts on Day 1

Equal Employment Opportunity

Floor & Decor provides equal employment opportunities to all associates and applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other category protected by law.

This policy applies to all areas of employment, including recruitment, testing, screening, hiring, selection for training, upgrading, transfer, demotion, layoff, discipline, termination, compensation, benefits and all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment. This policy and the law prohibit employment discrimination against any associate or applicant on the basis of any legally protected status outlined above.