Merchandising Planner

Every day at TJX Companies provides new prospects for advancement, exploration, and success. You will be a member of our lively team that celebrates diversity, promotes cooperation, and emphasizes your progress. Regardless of whether you are stationed at our four worldwide Home Offices, Distribution Centers, or Retail Stores-TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Homegoods, Homesense, Sierra, Winners, and TK Maxx, there are numerous chances to learn, flourish, and create an impact. Join our TJX family-a prominent Fortune 100 enterprise and the primary off-price retailer in the world.

Job Description of Merchandising Planner:

Elevate Your Career with Potential for Growth

In charge of upholding standards related to receiving and displaying products, ensuring that team members are productive and cooperative while executing their responsibilities. Focuses on delivering a top-tier customer service experience through meaningful interactions with all clients, and by sustaining a tidy and structured store environment. Demonstrates a high level of customer service excellence.

• Cultivates a favorable customer service environment for all stakeholders
• Fosters an environment where honesty and ethical behavior are valued, all the while respecting secrecy
• Manages truck deliveries, with a focus on expediting the handling of products for display in the store
• Provides instruction and support to associates regarding established principles of merchandising and processing
• Verifies that products have appropriate tags, hangers, security measures, and identification codes
• Coordinates with the on-call coordinator to facilitate the effective movement of merchandise onto the sales floor
• Makes sure that associates fulfill responsibilities and tasks according to the store's blueprint, reorganizing priorities when necessary
• Monitors and evaluates the performance of the team while providing necessary guidance
• Arranges and rotates surplus items to facilitate convenient restocking
• Upholds the store's merchandising philosophy and standards for signage
• Maintains the standards for organization, cleanliness, and recovery in the backroom area
• Ensures adherence to recycling regulations and, where necessary, hazardous waste protocols
• Ensures precise and productive interaction with supervisors and colleagues during the process of determining and dealing with priorities, including sharing regular updates on advancements
• Provides and welcomes acknowledgment and valuable critique
• Works alongside management to identify and cater to the training needs of associates for improved effectiveness
• Makes sure that all labor laws, policies, and protocols are followed diligently
• Advocates for the promotion of credit and loyalty schemes
• Supports and takes part in efforts aimed at decreasing store shrinkage as per established goals and strategies
• Advocates for safety consciousness and ensures a protected setting
• Tasks as delegated

Qualification of Merchandising Planner:

• Pliable work hours, with the ability to work nights and weekends as necessary
• Excellent communication and organizational talents with a keen eye for details
• Capable of multi-tasking
• Possessing the ability to adapt effectively to alterations in direction or surprising events
• Demonstrating strong teamwork skills when interacting with peers and superiors
• Possessing the ability to handle heavy objects with or without additional support
• Capable of instructing others
• Experience of 12 months in a retail setting and half a year in a leadership position

Benefits of Merchandising Planner:

• Associate discount; EAP; smoking cessation; bereavement; 401(k) Associate contributions; child care & cell phone discounts; pet & legal insurance; credit union; referral bonuses.
• Those who meet service or hours requirements are also eligible for: 401(k) match; medical/dental/vision; HSA; health care FSA; life insurance; short/long term disability; paid parental leave; paid holidays/vacation/sick; auto/home insurance discounts; scholarship program; adoption assistance.