Position Purpose: Merchandising Execution Associates (MEAs) merchandise and maintain various product sets in The Home Depot retail environment to enhance the customer experience, increase sales, and maximize inventory turns. MEAs execute merchandising strategies and ensure product is displayed correctly. They also provide product knowledge to store associates. MEAs work individually with moderate supervision but must be capable of executing directives from Merchandising Execution Managers (MEMs), maintaining strong relationships with Store personnel, assisting customers, and working as a team. MEAs may work in individual stores or service a multi-store territory which will require daily travel to different store locations.
Major Tasks, Responsibilities & Key Accountabilities:
Maintain product sets in accordance with Merchandising direction, which includes but is not limited to:
Read and interpret plan-o-gram to ensure set compliance
Straighten, clean and merchandise product to ensure merchandise is presented in a visually appealing manner
Organize product and perform focused pack-down on low stock and out-of-stock products utilizing store lift equipment
Maintain, straighten and clean shelves, fixtures, displays and product. Maintain up to date paperwork that coordinates with the MET service standards
Build displays and maintain display material
Maintain, order, and install material/signage
Replace damaged or missing price labels
Maintain aisle cleanliness and shop-ability so that merchandise is accessible and customers are able to move throughout the aisles easily
Partner with store leadership to markdown all damaged or un-sellable merchandise
Walk cross-merchandising locations and fill product as needed per direction of the Area Supervisor
Other responsibilities include:
Execute approved projects including short term vendors initiatives
Execute approved projects requested by store, district, and regional leadership
Describe features and benefits of product to store associates on new items when project specifies
Explain steps needed to complete project, and products needed, when assisting a customer
Suggest related items/services outside of department that customers may need for project
Participate in monthly training curriculum
Execute seasonal resets as assigned
Utilize store systems to access merchandising reports
Read, interpret, and execute action based on findings
Track and record all hours worked per project
Nature and Scope:
Due to forklifts and other heavy equipment traveling through the store, temporary cracks may appear in the floor, causing an uneven walking surface
The warehouse environment can be dusty and noisy
Doors are frequently open, causing drafts and interior temperature changes
Floors around work area may become slippery during wet weather conditions
May have to handle merchandise and work with tools with sharp edges
Passing forklifts emit gas fumes
Tools, supplies and related merchandise may contain hazardous materials
Environmental Job Requirements:
Environment:
Usually in a comfortable environment but with regular exposure to factors causing moderate physical discomfort from such things as dust, fumes or odors
Travel:
Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time
Qualifications:
Must be eighteen years of age or older
Must be legally permitted to work in the United States
Additional Minimum Qualifications:
Education Required: The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a high school diploma and/or GED
Physical Requirements: Must continuously stand or walk or regularly requires lifting/handling/carrying material or equipment of moderate weight (8-50 pounds)
Additional Qualifications:
Physical Job Requirements
Bending, stooping, reaching, twisting, lifting, pushing, pulling and moving items
- Requires the ability to move around the store and maneuver merchandise when necessary
Responding to public address system announcements
- Requires listening for customer service calls, personal pages and general information announcements
Walking and Standing
- Requires moving around the store to assist Customers
Identifying and reading reports, tickets and UPC labels
- Requires recognizing, identifying and using merchandise and necessary reports
For Merchandising Execution Associate positions that require daily non-overnight travel up to 100% of the time, the following are required:
Must have a valid state driver s license and proof of insurance
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