Merchandise Specialist

Advanced Outsourcing and Business Services Inc.; Makati; On-site; PHP 279,000 - 469,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Outsourcing and Business Services Inc. is seeking a Merchandising Specialist to support category strategies and in-store execution in Taguig/Manila. You will coordinate projects, monitor budgets and progress, and work with agencies and suppliers to deliver impactful presentations and merchandising tools.

The role involves developing tools, training materials, and a comprehensive merchandising catalog to empower the salesforce and drive category growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, business or advertising.
• Experience with Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator.
• Experience in FMCG brand merchandising/marketing plan development.
• Project management experience.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Proficient in MS Office applications.
• Good communication and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the merchandising department’s initiatives with planning, executing, and tracking of merchandising projects.
• Monitor and coordinate merchandising projects, including progress, budget, actual execution, and impact on sales.
• Select and develop relations with creative agencies and other key suppliers to deliver best-in-class presentations in store of the company.
• Review vendors’ CE, prepare PO and payment request.
• Assist in deployment and develop Perfect Store project in Philippines. Develop Perfect Clinic and Perfect PRO.
• Assist internal stakeholders with new merchandising tools opportunities and support launches of new products by proposing and executing new merchandising tools.
• Work closely with all internal departments and external suppliers involved in Perfect Store project and Category growth.
• Assist in implementing merchandising plans to support marketing and promotion of products at their client locations.
• Assist in creating merchandising educational material for in-store trainings (design concepts, display standards, brand planograms, and proper maintenance of the overall visual display effort)
• Assist in building a comprehensive merchandising catalog and maintain availability for the salesforce.
• Negotiate with local vendors to ensure cost efficiencies without compromising on the quality of output.
• Coordinate orders of merchandising tools from France when needed.
• Manage the stock of merchandising materials in our storage(s) and optimize the usage.
• Together with partnered suppliers: execute visual presentation, move merchandise, shelving and fixtures when needed.
• Utilize the company layout software to support our salesforce and our customers regarding products layout and category vision.
• Assist in providing salesforce with a merchandising book that contains strategy, case studies, sales folders, and product layouts.

Skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Negotiation skills

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business or Advertising

Tools

Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator

Job description

URGENT HIRING: Merchandising Specialist in BGC, Taguig!

As a Merchandising Specialist, you will work closely with the Category Merchandising Manager to support the execution of merchandising strategies and initiatives across the field. You will play a key role in coordinating projects, tracking progress, and supporting cross-functional teams in delivering impactful merchandising solutions.

OVERSEE AND MEASURE

• Support the merchandising department’s initiatives with the planning, executing, and tracking of merchandising projects.
• Monitor and coordinate merchandising projects, including progress, budget, actual execution, and impact on sales.
• Select and develop relations with creative agencies and other key suppliers to deliver best-in-class presentations in store of the company.
• Review vendors’ CE, prepare PO and payment request.
• Assist in deployment and develop Perfect Store project in Philippines. Develop Perfect Clinic and Perfect PRO.
• Assist internal stakeholders with new merchandising tools opportunities and support launches of new products by proposing and executing new merchandising tools.
• Work closely with all internal departments and external suppliers involved in Perfect Store project and Category growth.
• Assist in implementing merchandising plans to support marketing and promotion of products at their client locations.

TRAIN OUR STAKEHOLDERS

• Assist in creating merchandising educational material for in-store trainings (design concepts, display standards, brand planograms, and proper maintenance of the overall visual display effort)

PROVIDE MATERIAL

• Assist in building a comprehensive merchandising catalog and maintain availability for the salesforce.
• Negotiate with local vendors to ensure cost efficiencies without compromising on the quality of output.
• Coordinate orders of merchandising tools from France when needed.
• Manage the stock of merchandising materials in our storage(s) and optimize the usage.
• Together with partnered suppliers: execute visual presentation, move merchandise, shelving and fixtures when needed.

SELL PROJECTS

• Utilize the company layout software to support our salesforce and our customers regarding products layout and category vision.
• Assist in providing salesforce with a merchandising book that contains strategy, case studies, sales folders, and product layouts.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in marketing or business or advertising
• Must Have ADOBE Photoshop/Illustrator experience.
• Experience in related FMCG brand merchandising/marketing plan development Project management
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Proficient in MS Applications
• Good communication and negotiation skills.