Operations Associate - Cosmetics, Full Time - 59th Street

About

Bloomingdale’s makes fashion personal and fun, aspirational yet approachable. Our mission is to guide and inspire our customers to make style a source of creative energy in their lives. We will always strive to make Bloomingdale’s like no other store in the world. Across all brand touchpoints—from Bloomingdales.com to our newest small store concept, Bloomie’s—everyone plays a critical role bringing our mission to life. Our inclusive culture promotes diversity of background, thought and opinion. Regardless of position, we believe all colleagues have a voice and access to share their thoughts with every level of leadership. Our colleagues are passionate, driven, entrepreneurial and collaborative, while having a lot of fun along the way.

Job Overview

If you want to build meaningful relationships and make fashion personal, fun and aspirational, why not put that creative energy to work and join our team of approachable customer oriented, style conscious professionals. Work in a collaborative environment of problem solvers and flawless executers that drive the business forward through energy, effort and good humor. The Cosmetics Operating Assistant (COA) partners with their Department Manager in all aspects that support the growth of top line sales and deliver a superior customer experience. The COA achieves a clean, neat, and easy to shop environment through best practices, partnership with the entire cosmetics team, in store support resources and central/vendor contacts.  Merchandise must be processed, presented, and maintained to the Bloomingdale's standard. The COA drives superb execution of administrative functions and merchandise processing in his/her area as well as daily interaction with cosmetics team on selling initiatives and event execution. The COA delivers sales through supporting corporate, regional, and store initiatives.

Essential Functions

Fueled by the Power of Relationships

• Provide an exceptional customer experience by ensuring the customer is always the priority and role model customer centric behavior
• Demonstrating exceptional selling skills and attention to operational best practices 
• Acknowledge customers in a friendly and helpful manner upon their entry into the area
• Assist Beauty Advisors in conversion sales through courtesy/professionalism
• Partner with Sales Staff to complete sales and add on items to increase IPT
• Assist in the coordination of operational tasks as required such as, putting out new merchandise, sales & event set-up & damages
• Ensure timely processing of new receipts, damages, testers, and return to vendors through delegation to self and staff
• Support business driving events to achieve department goals
• Supervise proper presentation, organization, storing, and replenishment of stock
• Coach selling of merchandise through effective customer service/selling techniques
• Communicate regularly with vendors, planners, distributors, and buyers regarding stock needs, customer preferences, & special events in partnership with DM
• Ensure associates are developing a repeat-business customer base to regularly communicate upcoming events, new merchandise receipts and product replenishment to drive sales
• Organize and execute physical inventory process in partnership with DM
• Maintain high customer readiness standards, deliver a clean, neat and easy-to-shop store
• Adhere to AP/inventory control/compliance procedures to ensure shortage prevention
• Support the DM in driving Bloomingdale's Sales, Service and Loyalty priorities
• Monitor Selling Floor Standards of merchandising, event set up, visual changes, and supplies
• Demonstrate awareness of key sales drivers
• Maintain stockroom standards and manage all inventory control and AP standards
• Participate in department meetings/conference calls/store meetings/customer issues

Driven by our Desire to Win

• Understand counter and department’s business trend vs. Plan/ LY by using Branch Department Class w/Gross Returns report and New Application Report
• Know what categories are selling vs. non-selling through on the floor observation and ground intelligence from sales professionals and customers 
• Create and review business plans with Cosmetics Manager, including eventing and stock management, to maximi