Merchandising Assistant

Walgreens Co.; Deerfield (IL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Walgreens Co. is seeking a merchandising support professional to help maintain an appealing and properly priced merchandise offering across physical and digital channels.

You will assist with daily merchandising decisions and ensure product categories stay relevant to shoppers while supporting category sales goals. Under guidance, you will provide dependable support for day-to-day merchandising activities and collaborate with cross-functional teams to prepare promotions and update item data as

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of related experience.
• At least 6 months of experience applying retail merchandising principles to product assortments.
• At least 6 months of experience using Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Travel not required.

Responsibilities

• Updates product records to reflect approved assortment changes.
• Checks posted prices against approved pricing information.
• Reviews category sales reports for routine changes in product performance.
• Prepares item details for scheduled promotions.
• Compiles supplier product specifications for assortment reviews.
• Escalates discrepancies in merchandise information under established procedures.

Skills

Retail merchandising

Product assortment management

Data analysis

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Job Summary

Supports an appealing, appropriately priced merchandise offering across physical and digital channels. The role helps keep assigned product categories relevant to shoppers while contributing to category sales goals. Working with guidance, it provides dependable support for day-to-day merchandising decisions.

Job Responsibility

• Updates product records to reflect approved assortment changes.
• Checks posted prices against approved pricing information.
• Reviews category sales reports for routine changes in product performance.
• Prepares item details for scheduled promotions.
• Compiles supplier product specifications for assortment reviews.
• Escalates discrepancies in merchandise information under established procedures.

About Walgreens

Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for pharmacy, retail and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.

Basic Qualifications

• At least 1 year of related experience.
• At least 6 months of experience applying retail merchandising principles to product assortments.
• At least 6 months of experience using Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Travel not required.

Preferred Qualifications

We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Salary Range: $15 - $33.65 / Hourly