Hybrid Merchant Assistant — Analytics & Merchandising

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

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Free membership

PTO

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase

Job summary

BJ's Wholesale Club is seeking a Merchant Assistant in Marlborough, MA. The role supports merchandising policy execution, analytics, and supplier coordination to drive sales and margins.

You will collaborate with vendors, merchandise, supply chain, and marketing teams to resolve issues and optimize purchasing decisions. Strong analytical skills and organization are essential in a fast-paced environment.

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

• 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.
• 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.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or operations related field

Job description

BJ's Wholesale Club is seeking a Merchant Assistant in Marlborough, MA. The role supports merchandising policy execution, analytics, and supplier coordination to drive sales and margins.

You will collaborate with vendors, merchandise, supply chain, and marketing teams to resolve issues and optimize purchasing decisions. Strong analytical skills and organization are essential in a fast-paced environment.