Hawaii's #1 Engagement and Wedding Ring Store

Employment Opportunity - Merchandising Assistant
 

Immediate Availability: Merchandising Assistant 1181 Kapiolani Blvd                              Honolulu, HI 96814 Reports to:     Associate Merchandiser                             Status:            Hourly, Non- Exempt Created:         5/3/2017 Version: 1.0, Posted: 5/3/2017	For all inquiries please contacts: Point of Contact Jennifer Koos Director of Operations The Wedding Ring Shop 1181 Kapiolani Blvd Honolulu, HI 96814 808.945.7766 jennifer.koos@weddingringshop.com
NOTE: All applications are to submitted online at:  https://weddingringshop.applicantstack.com/x/apply/a2rudrizzd3m

 
The Wedding Ring Shop (www.weddingringshop.com) is Hawaii's #1 bridal jeweler and retail store.  Getting engaged is a special and emotional time for couples that happens just once. We make heroes out of husbands-to-be.  We understand the importance of this special moment.  We help our customers make these important occasions memorable -- whether it be for engagement, anniversary, or a special occasion, by offering legendary customer service, the finest selection of diamond jewelry, and the expertise of our customer-focused and friendly sales team.  We are looking for sales consultants who are intensely customer-focused, service-oriented, achievement-motivated, and high-performing sales professionals who want to make a difference for our clients, reach sales goals, and thereby lead great lifestyles.

We are most interested in identifying and attracting sales consultant candidates to our team that embrace the following required attributes of a successful sales consultant at the Wedding Ring Shop.

Top 10 Behavioral Attributes of our Highly Successful Merchandisers

1. High Integrity
2. Customer- centric, caring and compassionate
3. Commitment, follow- through, accountable, finisher, complete tasks
4. Team player, plays well with others; non- toxic
5. Intelligent, problem solver, figures out workarounds for challenges
6. Detail- oriented, focused, enjoys working within systems
7. High emotional intelligence, knowing the appropriate, seeking to understand
8. Great communicator, assertive, respectful and forthright
9. Lifetime learner with desire to become expert in the jewelry industry
10. Energy, resilience, and drive to succeed

We are interested in both new entrants to the merchandising or fine jewelry fields, and qualified individuals with merchandising experience, and have compensation plans set aside for both; hence our compensation is competitive and attractive for the right individuals. If you possess an abundance of the above qualities, and have desire to grow a career in the fine jewelry business, please read on.  We are interested in you.

Job Description of Merchandising Assistants

The Merchandising Assistant provides exceptional customer service and support to the sales team by coordinating the administrative functions of the merchandise department.  The Merchandising Assistant is responsible for the shipments and receipts of all merchandise orders and repairs.  This includes not only the procedural portion of these areas, but also serves as the quality control agent.  The Merchandising Assistant assists the Associate Merchandisers with all merchandising projects, including but not limited to visual presentation, inventory cycle counts, stock balancing to vendors, repricing efforts, preparing for special events, etc. 

Qualifications

• We are looking for both new-entrants into the merchandising or jewelry fields, and experienced merchandisers, and have compensation plans competitive for both.
• Demonstrates the highest level of integrity and honesty, and embraces The Wedding Ring Shop's core values.
• Bachelor degree preferred, but not required; we will train you in best practices in our industry.
• We are looking for individuals that understand the importance of the wedding engagement, and the memories that it fosters.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as price lists, catalogs, requisitions, vendor quotes and invoices. 
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondences.
• Ability to speak effectively to vendors and employees of the organization.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts, such as discounts, markups and gross margin
• Demonstrates the highest level of integrity and honesty.
• At least two years of administrative experience.
• Demonstrates accurate, timely and effective administrative efforts.
• Excellent working knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Good organizational and time management skills.

Functions

• Provides information and solutions that support the sales team and the accounting department and demonstrates a thorough knowledge of merchandising.
• Assists with special orders, contacting vendors to order merchandise for customers, following up with vendors, and clearly communicating with members of the sales team if there is a problem or question on the order.
• Team player, responding to, and supporting the team proactively for the best interests of our customers, both external and internal.
• Punctual and reliable, with commitment, follow-through, accountable, finisher, completes tasks
• Works with the rest of the merchandising team to maintain appropriate checks and balances regarding repairs and credits.
• Assists with basic reports, producing reports that are timely, relevant and accurate.
• Resourceful, intelligent, problem solver, figures workarounds for challenges for benefit of company and customer
• Demonstrates personal optimism, positive energy, resilience, and ability to bounce back from periodic rejection
• Works closely and collaboratively with the Sales Management team. Assists in maintaining accurate and thorough information of all customers and potential customers.
• Ensures security for the merchandise.
• Assists in the effort to acquire talent within the sales and sales support teams.
• Establishes and cultivates relationships with the community to further achievement of goals.  
• Keeps current on the changes within the industry nationwide and also in the local community.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

The above position description is intended to describe the general nature, type and level of work being performed by high functioning Merchandising Assistants.   Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

To learn more about The Wedding Ring Shop please visit our website at www.weddingringshop.com.


If the position description above describes you, please apply below.  
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