Omnichannel Category Merchandising Specialist Job Listing at Academy Sports + Outdoors in Katy, TX (Job ID R309453)

Description

Come work at a place where we take pride in creating a workplace environment that values hard work, commitment, and growth.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, finance or relevant field of study preferred

Work Experiences:

• Experience in ecommerce, brand management, marketing, buying, retail, or relevant area

Skills:

• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Ability to negotiate effectively with internal and external cross functional partners
• Analytical, with strong problem-solving abilities and creative resolution skills
• Self-motivated and highly curious, with the ability to work on multiple projects
• Leads by example and models a passion for the business
• Demonstrates a proactive and solution orientated style
• Highly organized with the ability to understand strategic priorities while maintaining high attention to detail
• Experience in Microstrategy, Google Analytics, and/or business analytics preferred

Responsibilities:

• Partners with ecommerce merchandising team in the development and execution of: expanded online assortments, marketing, taxonomy, and search
• Assists ecommerce merchandisers with obtaining information regarding new trends and products from key suppliers/vendors
• Partners with support teams with new item set up, launches, and promotional events
• Develops thorough understanding of category performance, trends, and competitive assortment, and pricing
• Drives improvement in the performance of the site and helps execute projects and initiatives to further enhance the shopping experience
• Communicates and collaborates with key cross-functional stakeholders to support traffic & sales driving strategies and the best possible customer experience
• Conducts competitive research to recognize trends and provides recommendations based on findings to cross functional groups
• Participates in daily creative thinking and problem solving
• Informally shares appreciation and feedback to improve the performance of others
• Develop a thorough understanding of Academy's policies, procedures and safety rules
• Ability to remain flexible & innovative; Duties may change and team member may be required to take on additional projects and/or tasks within Omnichannel merchandising

Physical Requirements & Attendance

• Acceptable level of hearing and vision to perform job duties
• Adhere to company work hours, policies, procedures and rules governing professional staff behavior

Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate with regard to employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by law.​