Associate Merchant Retail

Job Description Time Type: Full time Role Details: Time Type: Full Time Starting Pay: $50,000 / YR Job Location: 1350 IH 35 N, San Marcos, TX 78667

SUMMARY Learns all aspects of Category Management, including, but not limited to, strategies and tactics, assortment planning and development, pricing, costing, payment terms, and promotions. Gains knowledge to impact the financial performance of assigned categories: Inventory Turnover, Gross Margin and Sales. Assists with the development and execution of Marketing and Advertising programs to support stores’ sales effort. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Supports Merchants and store operations within assigned categories.

Solicits Regional and Store Manager input regarding assigned categories while listening to problems, complaints, and compliments.

Responsible for learning categories as they become assigned and managing these assigned categories with oversight from the Senior Merchant and/or the Merchandising Manager once learned.

Provides data for Mac21 SKU creation in MacCoy’s system as directed.

Understands, at the store level, competitive cost and retail situations.

Understands, at the national, regional and local levels competitive supplier costs.

Works interdependently with Merchandising Services and Accounting Departments to ensure SKU and invoice accuracy.

Helps resolve invoice discrepancies by providing detailed research for assigned Merchants.

Researches and provides information to keep MacCoy’s system vendor cost, shipping, and company information synchronized.

Works interdependently with Inventory Management Replenishment Buyers and Store Associates to ensure inventory levels are appropriate for each store and season in assigned product categories based on knowledge of MacCoy’s replenishment program and factors.

Contribute ideas or suggestions of changes to replenishment factors that need to be considered.

Submits appropriate documentation to Merchandise Services for assigned vendors/categories.

Act on store requested items in a timely manner.

Works interdependently with store personnel to gather information to support good financial and assortment decisions.

Helps prepare, analyze, and present Program Financial Reviews and analyses for Stock and Special Order Sales in assigned categories.

Includes discussion and analyses of program performance, specifically Turnover, Gross Margin and Sales.

Also includes vendor performance analyses regarding lead time, error rates, quality and customer service.

Helps prepare, analyze, and present Program Line Reviews for Stock and Special Order Sales in assigned categories.

Line Reviews include all areas of Program Financial Reviews and comparison of existing vendor to competitors in the category.

Helps develop and implement Marketing and Advertising programs to promote assigned product categories.

Helps negotiate and collect co‑op advertising funds to support marketing and advertising expense.

Meets, with assigned Merchant(s), periodically with existing vendors to plan and review existing programs.

Communicates MacCoy’s program requirements, program performance, store requests, assortment changes, etc.

Helps develop and implement new products/programs as needed to support stores’ sales efforts.

Includes establishing performance goals, displays, set‑up or resets, negotiated minimums, payment terms, negotiating costs, researching and establishing competitive retails, etc.

Visits MacCoy’s Stores, competitors’ stores, and factories with Merchants to gain understanding of assigned categories.

Attends all team meetings and company training sessions as required.

QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor’s degree (B. or one to three years related experience and/or training; Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Basic computer skills including experience with word processing, spreadsheets, and point-of-sale systems. Experience with BI Tools (Cognos Analytics, BI10+ or related tools).

Must be available and willing to work such weekends and holidays as the employer determines are necessary or desirable to meet its business needs.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS This position requires occasional travel with overnight stays Must meet driver’s license requirements as required by the Company Must be able to legally obtain a rental vehicle in all states in which the company does business Must have current auto liability insurance.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodations in the application and/or interview process should contact a representative of the People Development Department at View phone number on click.appcast.io.

McCoy’s has career opportunities ranging from headquarters team positions to cashiers, yard crew, delivery drivers, retail management, and more. Our company spans across three states (Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico) with 85 stores, two millwork facilities, and several reload and distribution centers. Our headquarters is located in beautiful San Marcos, Texas between Austin and San Antonio.

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