Merchandising Assistant

at  Phillip Jeffries

Our team is searching for a highly motivated, dynamic and hands-on Merchandising Assistant. The ideal candidate is extremely detail-oriented, an excellent communicator and enjoys being a part of a winning team. This role will report to our Visual Design Director and will work a hybrid schedule of 3 days on-site at our PJ HQ and 2 days remotely
What you will be doing:

Merchandising

• Researching territory trends
• Collaborating with Showroom and Sales Managers
• Ordering, tracking, and confirming installation of vignette materials
• Being the NIP liaison for the Visuals Department
• Implementing approved merchandising strategy into Master Wing Rotation, individual showroom rotations, and vignette displays.
• Collaborating and executing on selections for wings and vignette displays for new product
• Ensuring that all launch vignette materials are delivered on time and installed per Launch requirements.
• Creating and maintaining launch project plan as it pertains to Visual Design
• Ensuring showroom displays are up to standard via reports, requests, and site visits

Showroom Construction

• Working with partners on boutique set up and display onboarding
• Managing vignette installation and wing papering process of PJ showrooms
• Being onsite for set up and coordination
• Traveling as needed per project

Showroom Sales Tools

• Ensuring that all showrooms have proper Sales Tools including: wing cuts, wing tags, advanced samples, wing boards, vignette tags, various special wing tags (BOY, NEW, Category) and colorway posters
• Facilitating layout of key tools such as colorway posters
• Coordinating production of sales tools for showrooms with the Production Assistant
• Ensuring the quality of sales tools for showrooms is maintained
• Maintaining inventory levels of wings, colorway posters and wing tags for showrooms
• Coordinating requests from Showrooms for sales tools with the Design Logistics Team and following up with the Showrooms on delivery and installation

Must Haves:

• 4-5 years’ experience required
• Knowledge of wallcovering installation and wallcovering calculations
• Ability to create attainable project plans with proper scoping, timeline, resources, execute and deliver results on deadline and in budget.
• Ability to analyze reports for inventory management, sales reports, and market research.
• Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design, Merchandising or related field
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Outlook, PowerPoint, Photoshop, SketchUp
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Excel
• Ability to effectively communicate orally and graphically
• Firm understanding of color theory and product placement
• Detailed and organized – ability to track details
• Foster teamwork and cross departmental relationships
• Familiarity with retail, sales and marketing strategies in the luxury design industry
• Professionalism to always represent the company
• Self-sufficient and adaptable
• Excellent communication of obstacles with solutions
• Understands timelines and able to manage project risks
• Able to shift focus and prioritize as needed to meet multiple deadlines
• Proactively meets challenges to develop innovative approaches quickly and skillfully

Why Phillip Jeffries?
As a purpose-driven organization, we truly believe that where you work matters. We are committed to creating an organization with a higher purpose, a place where our talented team can truly flourish. Phillip Jeffries believes in creating an environment with opportunities to grow personally and financially, offering volunteer opportunities that support our community and environment as well as extending a rich benefits package to care for our most valuable assets, our team.

Compensation Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Company bonus program
• Annual Cost of Living Increase
• Retirement Plan - company automatically contributes approximately 10% of your annual compensation

Health Benefits:

• Medical Coverage – low cost to the employee ($30 per month)
• Spouse/ Domestic Partner/ Civil Union Partner Coverage
• Family Coverage
• Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
• Prescription Plan
• Dental and vision coverage
• Tax advantages through Flexible Spending Accounts that allow you to pay for specific healthcare and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars

Other PJ Perks & Benefits:

• 16 Paid days off per calendar year
• 10 Paid holidays
• Detailed onboarding plans that outline 30/60/90 goals and trainings.
• Earn Paid time off for community service - Up to 3 days per year
• Employee Discount on PJ Wallcoverings
• Hybrid work schedule

About Us:
Phillip Jeffries, the world’s leader in natural, textured and specialty wallcoverings, has been providing award winning designs to the architectural and interior design community for over 40 years. With a diverse collection of product, Phillip Jeffries has provided luxury goods that grace the walls of properties such as the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas and the Barney’s New York stores as well as luxurious homes throughout the world. To learn more about Phillip Jeffries, please visit us at www.phillipjeffries.com.
Phillip Jeffries is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity, inclusion, and equality in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical and mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/assignment, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, protected veteran status, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law

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