Merchandise Assistant

About The Role

The Merchandising Assistant of Case Goods supports and partners with the Category Manager over all Bedroom and Dining Room furniture categories. This role plays an integral part of all buying, product development, forecasting, and pricing decisions for 150 showrooms and an endless aisle e-commerce platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Multitasking across various categories and priorities, with the ability to wear many different hats and meet deadlines.
• Team lead within our ERP system NetSuite and our Collection Extension Program, responsible for all SKU creation, maintenance, and communication.
• Oversee the sample process from obtaining SKU details from vendors, to product arriving for quality review and PO placement, to partnering with our photo studio.
• Point of contact for approval of all costs on POs and invoices, as well as maintaining all retail and promotional pricing.
• Tracking arrival dates of all new collection launches and ensuring both online and in-showroom approved marketing materials are launching in tandem.
• Working collaboratively with cross-functional partners both within the organization (such as the Marketing, Supply Chain, Quality Control, Logistics, E-commerce, and Leadership teams) and with outside vendors.
• Source of knowledge for our Northeast showrooms with all questions that come our team’s way.

Skills & Competencies

• Bachelor’s Degree is preferred.
• Eager to learn more about the furniture industry and uncover the latest trends we should be in the market for.
• Analytical thinker with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and AI platforms, to develop reporting and help understand our business in new ways.
• Exceptional attention to detail, highly organized, and competent in day-to-day administrative responsibilities.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills for collaborating with all partners.
• Always looking to improve processes and effectively solve problems in a timely manner.

Work Environment

This role will work in the office full time at our Field Support Center in Liverpool, NY. Raymour & Flanigan proudly supports a drug and smoke free work environment.