Merchandise Assistant

Merchandise Assistant:

Job Summary: The Merchandise Assistant reports to the Buyer and is responsible for providing analytical, operational, and clerical assistance to support all areas of the Buyer’s businesses.

Reports To: Buyer

Essential Functions:

• Assists the Buyer to meet sales, profit, inventory, and turnover goals. Generates new product set up sheets, creates sku’s and processes purchase orders for new items.
• Writes, places, and tracks purchase orders to include custom order product.
• Organizes and maintains current and accurate product assortment line-up.
• Review “on order” and make proper adjustments to ensure the company is maximizing opportunities and minimizing liabilities.
• Maintains vendor relationships and monitors supplier execution.
• Assist in managing price changes and markdowns.
• Partner with buyer in completing all marketing/advertising initiatives.
• Manage website additions and approvals.
• Various projects as assigned.

Requirements:

Education & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 2 year in a retail environment
• Experience in AS400 or other related technology
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook

Competencies:

• Ability to handle multiple tasks with ease, set appropriate priorities, and manage time effectively while paying strict attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills with the ability to present information.
• Ability to identify issues, recommend and implement strategies to resolve problems. 
• Excellent planning and prioritization skills.
• Eagerness to learn.
• Ability to develop and maintain strong cross-functional relationships and a cooperative team environment that promotes high performance standards and attainment of goals.

Supervisory Responsibility: None.

Work Environment: This position operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, tablets, and other office equipment.

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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and/or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms.

Position Type / Expected Hours of Work: Given the nature of the position, there may be occasions that extra hours may be required.

What Star Offers: Benefits are an important part of the total compensation that Star offers. Star is dedicated to offering competitive compensation enhanced by a variety of benefits that allow team members to choose whether to participate based on their needs. Some of the benefits offered include:

• Comprehensive health care options (medical, telemedicine, dental and vision)
• 401(k) 
• Paid Time Off
• Voluntarily Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Generous Employee Discount (Waiting periods may apply to the above)

Job Location: 16666 Barker Springs Rd, Houston TX 77084

Equal Opportunity Employer