Assistant Merchant (General Merchandise)

About the position

A World-Class Team BJ’s Wholesale Club is powered by more than 30,000 team members who make a real impact every day. Whether you're stocking shelves, solving problems or shaping strategy, your work helps families save on what matters most. We’re a team built on purpose and opportunity. Join us and be part of something meaningful. Why You’ll Love Working at BJ’s At BJ’s Wholesale Club, our team members are at the heart of everything we do. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, well-being and future – both on and off the job. When you grow, we grow. Here’s just some of what you can look forward to: Weekly Pay: Get paid every week so that you can manage your money on your terms. Free BJ’s Memberships: Enjoy a complimentary The Club Card Membership, plus a free Supplemental Membership for someone in your household. Generous Paid Time Off: Take the time you need with vacation, personal, sick days, holidays, bereavement, and jury duty leave. Flexible and Affordable Health Benefits: Choose from three medical plans, and access optional dental, vision, Health Savings Account (HSA), and flexible spending account options to fit your lifestyle. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan: Build your financial future with a company match (available to team members 18 and older). Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Accumulate funds through after-tax payroll deductions that can be used to purchase shares of BJ’s common stock at a 15% discount. Eligibility requirements vary by position. The Merchant Assistant is responsible for process management, implementing merchandising policies and procedures, and providing analytical support, insights, and recommendations to the merchandise team while learning the long-range business strategy and tactics associated with the merchandising function.

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.
  • Participates in vendor selection process. 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.

Requirements

  • Bachelors 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

Benefits

  • Weekly Pay: Get paid every week so that you can manage your money on your terms.
  • Free BJ’s Memberships: Enjoy a complimentary The Club Card Membership, plus a free Supplemental Membership for someone in your household.
  • Generous Paid Time Off: Take the time you need with vacation, personal, sick days, holidays, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
  • Flexible and Affordable Health Benefits: Choose from three medical plans, and access optional dental, vision, Health Savings Account (HSA), and flexible spending account options to fit your lifestyle.
  • 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan: Build your financial future with a company match (available to team members 18 and older).
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Accumulate funds through after-tax payroll deductions that can be used to purchase shares of BJ’s common stock at a 15% discount.
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