Merchandising Assistant

Sally Beauty; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life Insurance

Paid vacation and sick days

Paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) with company match

In-house salon services

Job summary

Sally Beauty in Plano, TX is seeking a detail‑oriented merchandising coordinator to support item setup, promotions, planograms, and cross‑functional collaboration. You will track status, communicate with stakeholders, and assist in merchandising projects to drive in‑store and online presentation.

The role emphasizes organization, time management, and proficiency with MS Office; prior retail experience is preferred and a bachelor’s degree is desirable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent work experience.
• Proficient with Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Excellent time management.
• Previous retail experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all new item setup and maintenance in systems at a SKU Level with tracking and reporting.
• Assists Buyer in setting up promotions, seasonal programs and vendor coops and communicates with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Assists the Buyer with creation and maintenance of planograms and visual displays.
• Assist in proofing marketing materials that will be available online or in store.
• Provides additional support on various merchandising projects as needed.

Skills

Proficient with Excel, Word, and Outlo

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent work experience

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all new item setup and maintenance in systems at a SKU Level. This includes tracking and reporting on the status of their assigned products as well as communicating consistently with various cross-functional stakeholders.
• Assists Buyer in setting up promotions, seasonal programs and vendor coops. This includes tracking and reporting on status of promotion set up in system and communicating with various cross functional stakeholders.
• Assists the Buyer with the creation and maintenance of planograms and visual displays.
• Assist in proofing marketing materials that will be available online or in store.
• Provides additional support on various merchandising projects as needed.

Knowledge, skills & abilities requirements

• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent work experience
• Proficient with Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent time management
• Previous retail experience preferred

Competencies & attributes

• Passionate Learner - learns from different situations; asks questions to gain further understanding; receptive to feedback; applies leanings to their role; shares learnings; allocates time to learning; seeks additional responsibility to develop skills and/or support others in learning
• Flexible & Agile Adapter - responsive and positive to change; works well with little direction; looks for solutions to achieve plan/task; keeps calm while under pressure; doesn't dwell on past
• Talent Builder - shares knowledge and builds skills within the team; actively involved in talent process; considers how to include others to create sense of involvement; invest times as informal/formal coach or buddy; looks for ways to acknowledge, motivate, and value the team
• Effective Communicator - articulates well when sharing information; self-aware of impact/style to engage others; effective in adapting style where necessary; shares information timely; encourages others to express views and opinions demonstrates active listening and uses probing questions
• Team Builder - understands importance of teamwork; shares information; provides support and collaborates with a wide number of colleagues/teams and customers; humble when operating within team; understands importance of collaboration and inclusion
• Customer Focused Partner - demonstrates solid understanding of the customer; uses customer insights to help improve; seeks to improve customer journey/experience; advocate of the customer; holds self (and others where relevant) to a good standard of customer service
• Strategic Thinker - brings new, strategic thinking and ideas to leader/team for consideration; contributes to ensure effective delivery of strategic plans; provides ideas and suggestions to improve upon strategies/plans to improve business performance and/or operations
• Big Picture Thinker - understands how the department and other key departments operate; contributes to and champions change plans to improve processes; knows how decisions could impact other departments
• Results Driver - holds self and team to good standard of delivery; gives ideas on how to make improvements; effective with own/team time management; focuses on the right priority; selfmotivated; adapts easily to change and demonstrates grit and determination
• Problem Solver & Decision Maker - uses the right information to make good decisions; gathers and examines relevant information; make recommendations and takes actions to solve problems; considers important/impact of decisions on department/operations and others

Working conditions & physical requirements

Location: Hybrid | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday at the Sally Beauty Support Center, Legacy West (Plano, TX); Remote Thursday and Friday

The typical working environment is in the support center office, and the work is sedentary. Typically, the associate may sit comfortably to do the job. However, some tasks and activities may be walking, standing, bending, carrying light items such as papers, files, books, and small parts, driving an automobile to a store location, etc. These activities are not frequent and do not require significant physical demands to perform the work.

While involving everyday risks or discomforts, the work environment is designed with standard safety precautions. These precautions, typical of offices, meeting and training rooms, retail stores, residences, or commercial vehicles, include using safe work practices with office equipment, avoiding trips and falls, observing fire regulations and traffic signals, etc. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated, ensuring the safety and comfort of our associates.

Benefits:

We offer a competitive salary and outstanding benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life Insurance, paid vacation and sick days, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement and 401(k) with company match. In addition, associates of SBH may take advantage of our in house salon with complementary services and a varied selection of food options a