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Job Description - Merchandise Assistant - Los Angeles Buying Office (21000J6H) **Job Description**
Merchandise Assistant - Los Angeles Buying Office ( **Job Number:**
21000J6H ) **Description**
Come join a team rich in tradition that is ready to adapt and evolve with the ever-changing retail landscape! We are a debt free, billion-dollar organization with over 600 retail stores across 22 states. With an eye to the future, we continue to enter new markets and expand our customer base!
We are excited to be back into the office and believe we are better when we are together. We invest in our associates with training and development and build careers through collaboration, strong relationships, and supportive leadership. Our company values, competencies and culture will continue to be strengthened by our associates working together.
Stable and fiscally savvy, Bealls has long been an organization that represents tradition, integrity, and sustainability. We are led by servant leaders who are genuinely grateful for our contributions every day. Our associates strive to exceed expectations and drive results through empowerment and ownership. Come join a team that brings a people-first approach to doing business!
**IMPACT ON OUR BUSINESS**
**This is a full-time position available at our downtown LA Buying Office**, The Merchandise Assistant will support one or more Buyers with purposeful and administrative tasks. The Merchandise Assistant is also responsible in providing continuous contribution in the communication with vendors, to assist a team of passionate retail professionals in driving their business. The position is mainly data entry, including such tasks as entering in purchase orders, declaring items in our system, making price changes and entering in marketing/advertisement data into the system. Other duties include using Microsoft Excel and Word to process tasks, including writing bulletins, memos, making plans and organizing trip itineraries for the Buyers. Your main function will be to support our Merchandising Team so we are looking for individuals who are organized, fast paced, have a great attention to detail, can multi-task, enjoy working with others and love the fast-paced environment of retail!
**EXPECTATIONS FOR SUCCESS**
* Perform data entry functions, such as item declaration, purchase order entry and maintenance/inquiry, price changes/markdowns and transfers.
* Perform word processing tasks, such as bulletin submittal forms, memos and recaps.
* Generate Buyers itinerary for their market trips.
* Filing, report and mail distribution, office administration.
* Provide vendors with selling information, order information, pre-ticket information, and check delivery of on-order.
* Resolve purchase order discrepancies with vendors.
* Reconcile invoices to purchase orders.
* Sample management including requests, returns to vendors and stores transfers.
* Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
**KEY ATTRIBUTES**
* High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
* Must have some retail experience.
* Must possess excellent written and verbal communications skills.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
* Fluent in English.
**PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS**
Must have adequate vision, speech, hearing and physical ability to perform essential job functions, with or without reasonable accommodations.
Must be able to lift up to 20 pounds.
Must have full body rotation and mobility (i.e., bending, stooping, etc.).
For more information, check out:
www.beallsinc.com
www.beallsoutlet.com
www.burkesoutlet.com
www.homecentric.com
www.beallsflorida.com