Guam Pay-Less Markets

Job Purpose:

The Merchandising Manager will play a crucial role in developing and executing merchandising strategies to drive sales, enhance the in-store customer experience, and ensure the optimal display of products across all store locations. This position requires a data-driven professional who can manage store schematics, plan effective promotions, and collaborate with various departments to achieve the company’s merchandising goals.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required but is not intended to be a conclusive list. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Store Schematic Management:

   • Develop, implement, and maintain store layouts and planograms to maximize product visibility and sales.

   • Monitor and adjust store schematics based on sales data, trends, and customer traffic patterns.

   • Ensure that all store layouts adhere to brand standards and guidelines, providing a consistent shopping experience across all locations.

   • Work closely with store managers to ensure schematic execution and troubleshoot any display or merchandising issues.

2. Promotion Planning:

   • Plan and execute seasonal, weekly, and special promotions to drive sales and customer engagement.

   • Collaborate with the marketing team to develop in-store signage, displays, and promotional materials.

   • Analyze sales performance to evaluate the effectiveness of promotions and adjust strategies as needed.

   • Manage inventory levels to support promotional activities and prevent overstock or stockouts.

3. Data-Driven Decision-Making:

   • Analyze sales data, market trends, and customer insights to identify opportunities for product placement, promotions, and assortment optimization.

   • Utilize data analytics to make informed decisions regarding product selection, pricing, and merchandising strategies.

   • Prepare regular reports on sales performance, inventory levels, and promotional effectiveness, and present findings to senior management.

4. Collaboration and Communication:

   • Collaborate closely with suppliers, vendors, store managers, and other internal departments to ensure seamless execution of merchandising strategies.

   • Communicate merchandising plans, guidelines, and updates to store teams to ensure consistent implementation.

   • Collaborate with the purchasing team to optimize product assortments and manage the introduction of new products.

   • Participate in cross-functional meetings to align merchandising strategies with overall business objectives.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Education/Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing, Merchandising, or a related field.

• 3-5 years of experience in merchandising, retail management, or a related role, preferably within a grocery retail environment.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• • Strong analytical skills with a data-driven approach to decision-making.

• • Excellent organizational and project management skills.

• • Proficiency in merchandising software, planogram tools, and Microsoft Office Suite.

• • Ability to work collaboratively across departments and lead cross-functional projects.

• • Effective communication and interpersonal skills.

• • Detail-oriented with a creative eye for product displays and store layouts.

Safety & Health Responsibilities:

Pay-Less Markets is committed to providing and maintaining a safe, secure, and healthy work environment for all employees and customers. As part of this commitment, Pay-Less Markets has developed safety, security and occupational health policies, practices, and standards.

With this understanding, all employees are required to: Adhere to all local and federal safety and environmental codes, ordinances, standards and laws; adhere to all Pay-Less Markets and local safety plans, policies, practices and standards; be aware of and follow all safety rules of your work site; report any unsafe conditions or accidents to your supervisor and participate in mandatory or available safety training.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and respond to customers and employees. The employee frequently is required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to walk and sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.