Merchandise Coordinator

Job Summary:

The Merchandise Coordinator plays a vital role in supporting retail operations by organizing, displaying, and maintaining product presentations across departments. A Merchandise Coordinator ensures all merchandise is properly stocked, labeled, and visually appealing to drive sales and enhance the customer experience. The Merchandise Coordinator collaborates with management and merchandising teams to execute planograms, track inventory levels, and manage seasonal resets efficiently.

A successful Merchandise Coordinator must possess a strong eye for detail, creativity in visual presentation, and excellent organizational skills. The Merchandise Coordinator also assists with pricing, product placement, and vendor communication to maintain accurate and appealing product displays.

Key Responsibilities:

• Organize, stock, and display products as a Merchandise Coordinator.

• Execute planograms and ensure merchandise placement aligns with company standards.

• Collaborate with store teams and vendors to maintain product flow.

• Track and report inventory discrepancies.

• Maintain cleanliness and presentation of all Merchandise Coordinator areas.

• Assist in promotional setups and markdowns.

• Provide product knowledge to enhance sales performance.

• Ensure signage and price labels are accurate and visible.

Requirements And Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• Prior experience as a Merchandise Coordinator, merchandiser, or retail associate preferred.

• Strong attention to detail and visual presentation skills.

• Ability to lift, move, and organize merchandise.

• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

• Reliable, self-motivated, and able to meet deadlines.

• Basic computer and inventory management knowledge.

About US

The TJX Companies, Inc., a Fortune 100 company, is the leading off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions in the U.S. and worldwide. Our mission is to deliver great value to customers every day. We do this by offering a rapidly changing assortment of quality, fashionable, brand name, and designer merchandise at prices generally 20% to 60% below full-price retailers' regular prices on comparable merchandise. We operate over 5,000 stores across nine countries, including TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, Homesense, and Sierra, in the U.S.; Winners, HomeSense, and Marshalls in Canada; TK Maxx and Homesense in Europe, and TK Maxx in Australia. We also operate e-commerce sites for TJ Maxx, Marshalls, and Sierra in the U.S. and three sites for TK Maxx in Europe. Our value mission extends to our corporate responsibility efforts, which are focused on supporting our Associates, giving back in the communities we serve, the environment, and operating responsibly.

Q: What is the main objective and function of the Merchandise Coordinator role?

A: The Merchandise Coordinator plays a vital role in supporting retail operations by organizing, displaying, and maintaining product presentations across departments. The main objective is to ensure all merchandise is properly stocked, labeled, and visually appealing to drive sales and enhance the customer experience.

Q: What are the primary duties related to handling and displaying merchandise?

A: Primary duties include organizing, stocking, and displaying products. The coordinator must execute planograms and ensure that merchandise placement aligns with company standards. They also assist with product placement.

Q: What is the Merchandise Coordinator’s role in promotional and seasonal activities?

A: The coordinator manages seasonal resets efficiently and assists in promotional setups and markdowns.

Q: What key skills and personal attributes are necessary for a successful Merchandise Coordinator?

A: A successful Merchandise Coordinator must possess a strong eye for detail, creativity in visual presentation, and excellent organizational skills. They also require strong attention to detail and visual presentation skills, and must be reliable, self-motivated, and able to meet deadlines.