Merchandising Specialist

We are one of the fastest-growing companies on the Fortune 500 (#265 in 2019). We're HIRING NOW for a Merchandising Specialist! Merchandising Specialist The Merchandising Specialist provides expertise and best practice recommendations in regards to value-suggesting merchandising. Responsibilities Recommend and set up pricing software and own training for individual dealerships Recommend and set up syndication vendors and own training for individual dealerships Develop auditing process for merchandising quality and communicate to Marketing Managers (field support) Set KPIs, develop improvement processes and monitor progress for dealerships with poor merchandising Enforce merchandising standards by working with dealership personnel, GVPs/SVPs and Marketing Managers Explore new technologies, hardware and software and educate Marketing Managers and dealership personnel Hold vendor partners accountable to pre- defined deliverables Act as tier I trouble-shooter for merchandising concerns and issues Keep management apprised of potential issues and opportunities Skills and Qualifications Expertise on syndication vendors like vAuto, Homenet, FirstLook and others Knowledge and expertise on photography vendors like Dealer Specialties, Dealer Image Pro, Velocity, and others Deep understanding of feed set ups and syndication vendor partners Knowledge of merchandizing tools (e.g. While this list is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, the company reserves the right to revise the functions and duties of the job or to require that additional or different tasks be performed.