The Store Manager carries the full responsibility for the operations of the store.

Responsibilities:

• Store Operations

• Profit & Loss

• Merchandising

• Personnel

• Expense Control

• Opening & Closing the store

• Shrinkage Control

• Supervising employees

Supervisor:

The Supervisor position ultimately prepares you for promotion to Store Manager.  This is a keyholding position which includes opening and closing of the store.

Responsibilities:

• Assist the Store Manager

• Store Operations

• Profit & Loss

• Merchandising

• Expense Control

• Opening & Closing the store

• Shrinkage

MERCHANDISING

Buyer:

To manage assigned departments or divisions to achieve objectives of sales and gross margin.

Responsibilities:

• Develop seasonal departmental unit financial plans. Develop assortments by classification.

• Update plans and complete stock liquidations and trip plans monthly.

• Travel monthly to purchase merchandise, develop key items or vendors and make new contacts in the market.

• Negotiate with vendors on pricing, content of assortment, post distribution fees, freight charges and markdown allowances.

• Write purchase orders to include all details of purchase including distribution comments and direct maintenance of purchase orders as needed.

• Establish price points by shopping competitors to ensure Beall’s has the lowest price on items and/or categories.

• Monitor sales and execute markdowns monthly while maintaining gross margin plan.

• Work closely with Planners and Distributors to ensure distributions are executed correctly and assortments are tailored to individual store and market needs.

• Monitor business to the class/item level for all stores and communicate results to P&D.

• Plan and execute sales promotions based on chainwide advertising calendar, as well as advantageous buys in the market.

• Communicate consistently with Distribution Center and Accounts Payable.

• Monitor distribution center processing and respond to all tips and trouble holds in a timely manner.

• Monitor and control all issues that affect Accounts Payable and vendor relations.

• Accurately and consistently communicate with all levels of the organization using phone mail, bulletin, network, store visits and meetings.

• Conduct store visits to ensure products are displayed properly and maintain communication with store operations.

• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Merchandise Technician

To perform administrative and clerical duties for one or more Buyers.

Responsibilities:

• Perform key entry functions, such as item declaration, purchase order entry and maintenance/inquiry, TIPS, price changes and transfers.

• Perform word processing tasks, such as bulletins, memos, objectives, recaps, plans and trip itineraries.

• Provide vendors with selling information, order information, check delivery of on-order, follow up sample requests and requests return authorizations generated by TIP or trouble hold.

• Answer questions from P&D and stores and send regular updates on upcoming ads and general information through bulletins.

• Complete ad results, prepare and distribute division pages, get ad samples, enter ad requests, complete requests and sku events.

• Filing, return samples to vendors, send samples to stores, assist in checking quality of new merchandise in Distribution Center and distribute mail, reports and best seller samples from stores.

• Grade orders, resolve TIPS, evaluate quality and resolve purchase order discrepancies with vendors. Work with the DC to expedite sending tickets to vendors.

• Conduct purchase order allocations and replenishment maintenance.

• Develop store and Buyer communications.

• Conduct Assistant Planner training as needed.

• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

PLANNING & DISTRIBUTION

Planner:

To manage assigned departments to maximise sales and gross margin.

Responsibilities:

• Develop plans for all new stores, opening seasonal assortments 

• Monitor and evaluate sales and stock levels by store

• Perform statistical and business analysis

• Recommend sales and inventory plans to Buyers

• Maintain adequate inventory assortments for the stores

• Communicate store needs to Distributors and Buyers

• Communicate with store personnel when needed

• Review vendor shipments in distribution center

• Review merchandise assortments in the stores

Distributor:

To perform distributions of merchandise for one or more departments.

Responsibilities:

• Perform timely distributions of merchandise to the stores

• Maintain adequate inventory assortments

• Communicate store needs to Planners and Buyers

• Review vendor shipments in distribution center

• Review merchandise assortments in the stores

• General office responsibilities