Merchandise Assistant (Percussion)

Guitar Center Stores, Inc.; Westlake Village (CA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Guitar Center is seeking a Merchandising Assistant to join our merchandising team in California. You will support product creation, manage digital assets, and ensure accurate data entry for product information, pricing, and marketing copy to maintain database integrity and drive merchandising efforts.

The role emphasizes developing retail and merchandising skills, with opportunities to grow into planning and merchandising functions within a large, multichannel musical instrument retailer.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 4 years of relevant work experience.
• Skilled proficiency with Microsoft Excel (V-lookups, formulas, filtering, sorting, formatting).
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
• Strong verbal and written communication.
• Ability to collaborate effectively to accomplish goals.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in data management and pricing.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the development of a successful merchandising strategy for select categories in the musical instruments industry.
• Manages the product information system for all new launches and existing product.
• Monitors and ensures product workflow for digital assets and copy to assist in the go to market process.
• Organize and manage web samples for timely turn-ins
• Analyze and develop weekly reports that reflect category and item selling and margin trends.
• Assists in the management of vendor communications.
• Assist in the creation and editing of product descriptions, and marketing assets
• Accurately maintain the pricing for all products

Skills

Excel

MS Office

Communication

Data management

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree or 4 years of relevant work experience

Job description

Key Responsibilities

We are seeking entrepreneurial and analytical candidates for a Merchandising Assistant. You will join our dynamic merchandising team. The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in supporting product creation, managing digital assets, and ensuring accurate data entry for product information, pricing, and marketing copy. This position is essential for maintaining the integrity of our product database and enhancing our merchandising efforts. The candidate will develop strong retail and merchandising skills and grow into a career in merchandising and planning.

• Participate in the development of a successful merchandising strategy for select categories in the musical instruments industry.
• Manages the product information system for all new launches and existing product.
• Monitors and ensures product workflow for digital assets and copy to assist in the go to market process.
• Organize and manage web samples for timely turn-ins
• Analyze and develop weekly reports that reflect category and item selling and margin trends.
• Assists in the management of vendor communications.
• Assist in the creation and editing of product descriptions, and marketing assets
• Accurately maintain the pricing for all products

Professional Experience & Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or 4 years of relevant work experience
• Skilled proficiency with Microsoft Excel (V-lookups, formulas, filtering, sorting, formatting)
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Ability to collaborate effectively to accomplish goals
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy in data management and pricing

Pay Rate: $28.00- $31.25/hr depending on background and experience.

The job posting is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific employee, which is always dependent on actual experience, education, and other factors. The pay range(s) listed are provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be different in other locations

Why join us?

With a career at Guitar Center, you become part of the world's largest multichannel musical instrument retailer. Whether at our Stores, Contact Centers, Distribution Centers, or Support Center, Guitar Center employees have a common goal: to help people find their sound and fill the world with more music.

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