Merchandising Operations Specialist

Why You'll Love World Market

You won’t find a store and team like this anywhere else! We're passionate about our mission to delight customers with a unique, ever-changing marketplace of products from around the world. Our assortment is curated with stylish home décor, quality furniture, thoughtful gifts, time-honored handicrafts, and international food and beverage favorites. From handpicked finds to heartfelt teamwork, World Market is where uniqueness isn’t just celebrated—it’s what sets us apart.

Our team means the world to us! We value authenticity, empowerment and respect and we take pride in what we do. If you’re looking for a collaborative, fast-moving environment where your contributions are valued, growth is supported and you can have a little fun—you’ve found it!

When you join our team, you’ll enjoy:

• Benefits that support health, financial security, and personal life needs. Learn more about benefits and eligibility for Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, and more!
• Paid vacation and paid sick time
• 401(k) plan with Roth option and company match
• Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources to be and do your best
• Sample Sales and up to 30% shopping discount on our unique finds for you and your designated shopper
• Work life balance and work from home flexibility
• Working with a team who thinks the world of you

What You'll Do

Become part of a dynamic Merchandising organization by providing strong administrative and sample management support to the team.  You’ll also share your creative ideas to help bring unique products into our omni-channel business.  You will build relationships with the Buying, Visual Merchandising, eCommerce and Marketing teams to get a well-rounded experience.  In this role, you will support the merchandising team in the following ways:

Business Support

• Create and set up SKUs within the Genesis 
• Maintain sku details in the AS400 system
• Create the Ecommerce line list, gather product details from vendors, facilitate vendor photography submissions, create the photo line list, assist with copy proofing and website update requests in Asana
• Maintain attributes in Attributes system
• Gather product dimensions for visual displays
• Support Drop Ship stock level tracking
• Create content sheet submissions for seasonal shops
• Prepare for product review presentations creating labels, labeling products, building presentation boards, and helping with displays
• Generate Return to Vendor and vendor claim forms
• Create and maintain department photo line lists and flashcards
• Support quarterly merchandising and marketing presentations
• Support signage creation and main
• Provide ad hoc support for special projects, launches, and meetings

Sample Management

• Key driver of sample management: unpacking samples, logging, scanning labels for accuracy, and communicating new arrivals
• Support department sample organization
• Preparing samples for buyer’s weekly sample approvals
• Gather and turnover samples to visual, marketing and Ecommerce photo shoots
• Support vendor visits by assisting vendors with meeting preparation and sample tracking

Hybrid Work Location:

You will spend a minimum of 3 days per week on average at our Alameda, CA Home Office.

Experience & Skills You'll Bring

• BA/BS degree preferred
• Demonstrated ability to be flexible, results driven, and work independently on multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• Strong organizational, problem solving, and time management skills
• Detail-orientation with a high degree of accuracy and an ability to detect inconsistencies in data
• Working skillset of Microsoft Office Suite tools including Excel, Word and PowerPoint (e.g.  format sheets, embed hyperlinks, create and maintain formulas, graphs, charts, and presentations)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to communicate with all levels of the organization and work in a team environment
   

CA Pay range is $27.41 - $28.40 per hour

Full time and Part time associates are eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) retirement savings plan after three (3) months of service.

Benefits for full-time employment on the first of the month following 30 days of continuous employment include offerings for programs including Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending, Commuter Benefits and Employee Assistance.  

If you need reasonable accommodations to complete the on-line application, please contact the Human Resource Department:

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