Training and Revision Specialist

About the role

American Greetings is a global leader in the Celebrations marketplace. Celebrate with us and join our team today! As a Part Time Lead Retail Trainer, you are a vital part of our company’s purpose: helping people celebrate holidays, each other, and all of life’s special moments, by making the world a more thoughtful and caring place every single day. We are looking for a motivated and energetic Lead Retail Trainer to help manage and train merchandisers servicing our greeting card departments in retail locations. This is a part-time role responsible for the training and development of our merchandisers along with coordinating revisions within a specified geographical area. Working Zip Code(s) for location: 29803

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Field Manager to identify training needs.
• Communicate with new and existing merchandisers to schedule training as needed while mentoring and giving feedback.
• Ability to train on duties including but not limited to servicing an order, inventory management and organizational activities.
• Along with season duties including but not limited to seasonal changeovers, seasonal display maintenance, seasonal inventory management, seasonal outpost placement.
• Build strong relationships with store personnel while promoting our brand.
• Identify and arrange coverage for vacant stores within their area.
• Continually work on improving your store and ensuring the merchandisers are successful.
• Responsible for merchandising of own small route of stores.
• Work with Field Manager and store personnel on major revision activity before, during and after setup.
• Knowledge of all fixture types across different accounts and ability to build fixtures as needed.
• Along with understanding planograms, cabinet diagrams, and other revision specific materials to successfully execute a revision.
• Can effectively assign tasks and effectively manage a team during revisions to complete the job.
• Constant communication with Field Manager on all aspects of revision along with follow up throughout the process.

Requirements

• Training and supervisory experience preferred
• Retail or merchandising experience a plus
• Effective communication, organizational, and detail oriented skills needed
• Technological competency – ability to learn and use technology effectively
• Ability to lift, push and/or move up to 40 lbs.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.
• May require extensive time in a vehicle.

Benefits

• 401(k) with company match

Pay

• The starting pay is $15.70 per hour with two increases during the first year of employment (the listed rates are subject to change based on work location).
• After 6 months of employment the pay rate will increase to $17.10.
• After a year of continued employment, the pay rate will increase to $18.50.

Schedule

• The weekly average hours are 20 hours per week.
• The weekly hours may increase to an average of 30 hours per week around holidays.