Merchandising Assistant - Data, Pricing & Asset Management

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

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.