Assistant Merchant - Oral Care and Shaving

BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.; Marlborough (MA); Hybrid; USD 58,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Free BJ’s memberships

Generous Paid Time Off

Health benefits options

401(k) retirement savings with company

Job summary

BJ’s Wholesale Club in Marlborough, MA, is seeking a Merchant Assistant to support merchandising strategies and provide analytical insights to the merchandise team. You will learn long-range business tactics while handling vendor relationships and performance data.

This hybrid role requires a Bachelor’s degree in business or related field, 1–3 years of retail operations experience, and strong analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or operations related field.
• 1-3 years of professional merchandising or retail operations experience
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and work independently in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

• Function as liaison for vendors, merchandise, supply chain, operations and marketing to resolve issues.
• Generate financial reports and analyze data to provide insights and recommendations.
• Maintain purchase order activity based on merchandising plans.
• Monitor inventory levels and create SKUs for timely delivery.
• Participate in vendor selection and interview prospective vendors.
• Perform slow-turn analysis and recommend markdowns and price adjustments.
• Plan vendor communications, meetings, product demos, and promotions.
• Maintain detailed assortment plans and identify issues.
• Handle coupon management and advertising plan.
• Review advertising/promo results and present conclusions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or related field

Job description

A World-Class Team BJ’s Wholesale Club is powered by more than 30,000 team members who make a real impact every day. Whether you're stocking shelves, solving problems or shaping strategy, your work helps families save on what matters most. We’re a team built on purpose and opportunity. Join us and be part of something meaningful.

Why You’ll Love Working at BJ’s

At BJ’s Wholesale Club, our team members are at the heart of everything we do. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, well-being and future – both on and off the job. When you grow, we grow. Here’s just some of what you can look forward to:

• Weekly Pay: Get paid every week so that you can manage your money on your terms.
• Free BJ’s Memberships: Enjoy a complimentary The Club Card Membership, plus a free Supplemental Membership for someone in your household.*
• Generous Paid Time Off: Take the time you need with vacation, personal, sick days, holidays, bereavement, and jury duty leave.*
• Flexible and Affordable Health Benefits: Choose from three medical plans, and access optional dental, vision, Health Savings Account (HSA), and flexible spending account options to fit your lifestyle.
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan: Build your financial future with a company match (available to team members 18 and older).*
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Accumulate funds through after-tax payroll deductions that can be used to purchase shares of BJ’s common stock at a 15% discount.*

*Eligibility requirements vary by position.

The Merchant Assistant is responsible for process management, implementing merchandising policies and procedures, and providing analytical support, insights, and recommendations to the merchandise team while learning the long-range business strategy and tactics associated with the merchandising function. Additional responsibilities include: Functions as liaison and point of contact for vendors, merchandise, supply chain, operations and marketing teams to resolve issues and communicate expectations. Generates financial reports and analyzes data to draw conclusions and provide insights and recommendations to help reach and exceed sales and margin plan. Maintains and manages purchase order activity based on established merchandising plans for assigned categories. Maintains awareness of merchandise, consumer trends and competitive environment through competitive shopping, price checking, vendor meetings, trade shows, and demographic research. Monitors inventory levels and open-to-buy positions and creates and maintains SKUs to ensure timely and accurate delivery of merchandise. Participates in vendor selection process. Interviews prospective vendors and provides recommendations to the merchants. Performs slow-turn analysis, reviews sales and margin performance, and provides recommendations for markdowns and price adjustments based on trends and analyses. Plans and coordinates vendor correspondence, vendor meetings, product demonstrations/samples and promotional events. Maintains detailed assortment plan, identifies issues, and recommends solutions to the merchants. Responsible for coupon management and maintaining the advertising plan. Reviews and analyzes advertising and promotion results, summarizes findings, and presents conclusions to the merchants. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in business or operations related field
• 1-3 years of professional merchandising or retail operations experience
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and work independently in a fast-paced environment

This is a hybrid role. Tuesday through Thursday are in-office days at BJ's Club Support Center in Marlborough, MA and Monday and Friday are remote days.

In accordance with the Pay Transparency requirements, the following represents a good faith estimate of the compensation range for this position. At BJ’s Wholesale Club, we carefully consider a wide range of non-discriminatory factors when determining salary. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, education, experience, and qualifications. The pay range for this position is $58,000.00 - $74,000.00

We recognize the growing role of AI tools, including ChatGPT, and value familiarity with them. That said, we want to hear from your authentic self. Your application should reflect your own skills, experiences, and insights rather than AI-generated responses.

Who We Are

BJ’s Wholesale Club is driven by a powerful purpose: we take care of the families who depend on us. More than 8 million members rely on us for unbeatable value and convenience. Headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts, BJ’s is a leading membership warehouse club with over 250 clubs, nearly 200 BJ’s Gas stations and eight distribution centers across 21 states – and growing. BJ’s offers the highest-quality fresh produce, meat, deli and bakery items as well as apparel, electronics, home goods and more – all at unbeatable value. Our members shop how and when they want, whether it’s in our clubs, online or with curbside pickup.