Merchandise Specialist

Merchandise Specialist
Simply Retail, Inc. is the nation's leading provider of Healthcare Retail. Based in Minneapolis, we are a retail consultancy and management company with expertise in both retail planning and implementation. We fully execute and manage what we recommend.

The Merchandise Specialist is primarily responsible for a combination of cultivating and maintaining vendor relationships, product resource and development, retail data collection and analysis, identifying retail trends and inventory management with a healthcare retail focus and mindset.

Responsibilities include:

Product Resource and Data Analysis
Continuous development of product and vendor resources for healthcare, wellness, gift, convenience and other unique products.
Develop product categories, product lists and identify customized product vendors for specific clients and store concepts for client hospital systems.
Complete and ongoing familiarity with all product offerings
Analyze, record and report product trends for all product concepts.
Make product recommendations, identify new vendor and product needs and recommend corrective action based on product and financial analysis
Attend national gift shows to source products.

Vendor Relations and Simply Products

Introduce clients to Simply Products.
Ability to clearly communicate the Simply Products value proposition to vendors, clients and other internal and external customers.
Develop and maintain relationships and written and verbal communications with product vendors.
Negotiate contractual agreements with product vendors to include commission rates, product offerings and other terms.
Track contract due dates.
Assist in the development of tools for clients to maintain and utilize Simply Products.
Assist in the development of the Simply Products web-site, product lists and catalogue including inputting and organizing vendor and product information, obtain product images.

Store Merchandising

Select merchandise for new store opening and new store concepts.

Create and coordinate with the Simply Retail Trek team the preparation, delivery and communication to the client of store merchandise plans.

Evaluate initial inventory purchase.

Determine merchandise price points.

Develop open-to-buy financial plans per store and per store concept

Track store and merchandise sales including Simply Retail commissions earned.

Develop additional retail management tools, reports, and processes for managed retail stores as needed.

Analyze store financial data and adjust merchandise or buying patterns to meet financial goals.

Simply Retail Culture

Acts in a timely and responsive manner to team members and management

Acts as a positive force for the Simply Retail brand

Communicate issues, concerns and problems in a solutions oriented manner

Act and maintain the highest standards of professional ethics, honesty, integrity and reliability

Communicates clear expectations, project goals, and details to outside partners, vendors and internal team members

Develop and execute clear and concise director level decisions

Ability to delineate decisions that need partnership with other team members and which belong within merchandise planning.

Qualifications:

3-5 years of retail merchandise and or buyer experience

High sense of urgency and initiative

Mastery of basis financial retail concepts and analytical skills

Adaptability to change and challenge

Superior time management and organizational skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to organize and prioritize work in a timely, professional and independent manner

Superior problem-solving ability

Excellent interpersonal skills

Ability to strategize effectively

Successful negotiation and contracting experience

The ability to travel

History of building and maintaining strong positive business relationships

About Simply Retail

Founded in 1994 by Mindy Thompson, Simply Retail, Inc. is a Minneapolis-based retail consulting firm specializing in healthcare retailing. Over the years, we have helped traditional retailers, such as shopping centers, independent stores and franchises, boost revenues through back-to-basics retail strategies. In recent years, Simply Retail has re-directed this retail expertise to the healthcare sector.Applying

Please send resumes to hr AT simplyretailinc DOT com

About Simply Retail
Founded in 1994 by Mindy Thompson, Simply Retail, Inc. is a Minneapolis-based retail consulting firm specializing in healthcare retailing. Over the years, we have helped traditional retailers, such as shopping centers, independent stores and franchises, boost revenues through back-to-basics retail strategies. In recent years, Simply Retail has re-directed this retail expertise to the healthcare sector.

Applying
Please send resumes to hr@simplyretailinc.com