About the role

  • Gift Shop Purchasing Coordinator at Lexington Health managing purchasing, displaying, and merchandising. Evaluating stock levels and working with vendors to optimize inventory.

Responsibilities

  • Assist with annual development of merchandise and stock plans with manager.
  • Provides work leadership for gift Shop Assistants and Volunteers.
  • Responsibilities include purchasing, processing, displaying and rotating merchandise, stock room organization, work often enough in shop to be familiar with needs and wants of customers.
  • Evaluate stock levels and customer requests to maintain appropriate inventory levels.
  • Works with manager to place orders and meet with vendors.
  • Attends major gift markets as needed.
  • Develop new sources for merchandise and makes maximum efforts to maintain comparative buying to ensure the lowest possible cost of merchandise, supplies & equipment.
  • Evaluate sales history and develops stock plan and purchases merchandise for designated departments and remains within budget approved by manager.
  • Unpacks, verifies orders and prepares merchandise for sale.
  • Designs/creates displays and arranges special product to highlight monthly promotions that ensure maximum customer traffic, as well as merchandising inventory daily to ensure sales and store appearance are maintained.
  • Able to open/close our stores in accordance with our store procedures.

Requirements

  • Minimum Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent
  • Minimum Years of Experience: 2 Years in retail/customer service
  • Substitutable Education & Experience: 2 Years of experience can be substituted for a 2 Year Degree
  • Required Certifications/Licensure: None
  • Required Training: Emphasis on purchasing and merchandise design; Mid-level computer skills required with emphasis on Excel, Word and Point of Sale; Ability to function in a team environment; Excellent customer service skills.

Benefits

  • Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
  • Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
  • Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
  • Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
  • Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary
  • Adoption assistance
  • LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Student loan forgiveness

Job title

Gift Shop Purchasing Coordinator

Job type

Experience level

JuniorMid level

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

High School Diploma

Location requirements

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