Hallmark Merchandiser (part-time) Ashland, WI 54806

About the role

As a Merchandiser, you'll have the opportunity to work independently to showcase your organization and time management skills, your ability to establish retailer relationships, while being the face of Hallmark. You will collaborate with local store teams to optimize product placement and maintain inventory levels as well as support fellow team members with seasonal resets and installations, when needed. On occasion you may have the opportunity to work with other products from other companies in the stores that you service.

Pay

Starting pay rate: $15.00 - $17.00 per hour depending on skills and experience. Eligible employees receive annual pay increases.

Schedule

Part-time position with a variable schedule during the work week. Average weekly hours: 9 - 12 hours per week. Availability the week before and after major holidays (which may include weekends) is required. Availability to support season changeovers, extended services, installations, and inventory support is required. On occasions like Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, and Father's Day, you may be required to work on the actual holiday itself, which may include the weekend. Department resets may include evenings or weekends, with typically two weeks' advance notice.

Benefits

• Paid training (live hands-on instruction and virtual classroom training)
• Voluntary benefits for part-time employees: medical, dental, vision, critical illness, accident insurance, hospital indemnity, and minimum essential coverage (preventive care)

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day engagement: Utilize a Hallmark-provided mobile device to restock, organize, and monitor inventory of Hallmark products within and outside the Hallmark department. Use technology for day-to-day work, communication with supervisor, reporting time, providing feedback, and answering surveys for required merchandising activities. Maintain professional and courteous interaction with store employees, management, and customers. Responsible for the entire Hallmark product display at assigned stores.
• Holiday support: Support seasonal demand leading up to and following holidays such as Valentine's Day, Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, including additional days and extended hours. May be required to work on the actual holiday (e.g., Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day), which may include weekends.
• Department resets: Participate in team installations and tasks such as building and installing Hallmark fixtures, relocating card departments and products, and resetting card sections. Typically notified two weeks in advance; assignments may include evenings or weekends.
• One Team Vision: Support other team members as needed in their territories as part of Hallmark's field organization network.

Physical Requirements

• Physically demanding role requiring high energy and sense of urgency; work on selling floor and in back stockrooms.
• Consistently push, pull, lift, and carry cartons, merchandise, and display fixtures up to 30 pounds throughout the workday and up to 50 pounds occasionally.
• Kneel, squat, walk, and stand throughout the workday; may be required to climb stairs and step ladders.

Qualifications

• At least 18 years of age.
• Able to read, write, and understand English.
• Ability to grasp, pull, lift, and carry products up to 30 pounds frequently and 50 pounds occasionally.
• Able to operate a digital hand-held device to open and read documents and interpret information.
• Access to a Wi-Fi network and the internet.
• Access to consistent transportation to travel to and between assigned stores as scheduled.