Category Assistant - Floral

Our mission is to make everyday eating extraordinary for our guests. We create a warm, welcoming, memorable experience with exceptional, personal service. We’re looking for a new team member who strives for excellence and brings positive energy, commitment, and a “can-do” attitude to work every day.We value teamwork and celebrate our successes as a team and will value your contribution!

 Added Benefits for choosing The Fresh Market Team:

• Team member discount up to 40%
• Health, Dental & Vision insurance available for individual, spouse, partner, and family.
• And much more!
• 401K contribution and match for part-time and full-time team members.
• Personal time off and additional time off purchase plans available

The Fresh Market currently has an opening for a Category Assistant - Floral in our Store Support Center (099). The Category Assistant will perform a role that is critical to ensuring accuracy in category management support and item/vendor data. This position will support the category management team by managing all the administrative functions that are needed to run the day-to-day business and achieve sales and strategic targets.

• Execute pricing, promotion, assortment, and planograms for each assigned area of business.
• Execute new vendor setup.
• Ensure accurate and timely item set up in The Fresh Market systems for ordering.
• Enter/review weekly promotions and retail changes.
• Organize product samples and new item submission forms, schedule and execute product cuttings.
• Review and update point of sale material for stores.
• Proof ads, signs, and display programs for accuracy.
• Coordinate and create any store signage needs.
• Organize/maintain weekly Reports, Retail Sheets, and PLU Sheets.
• Update nutritional information for all new recipes (where applicable).
• Coordinate and distribute weekly/monthly programs to store locations.
• Efficiently respond to communication from stores to ensure effective resolution of inquiries, issues, and operational requirements.
• Perform Periscope updates as required.

At a minimum you'll need:

• Bachelor's degree.
• 2-4+ years of professional merchandising experience.
• 1+ years of experience in a retail, grocery, and/or CPG environment.
• Demonstrates strong problem-solving skills and is detail oriented.
• Demonstrates strong listening, written and oral communication skills.
• Is flexible and adaptable to changing priorities.
• Builds and maintains productive relationships with peers and cross-functional teams.
• Able to work in fast paced environment, multi-task, organize and prioritize workload to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrates initiative in exposing and resolving issues and opportunities.
• Communicates effectively at all levels internally and with vendors.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with MicroStrategy

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS: Consistent with applicable laws, TFM will make reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and team members, unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to TFM. This guiding principle applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring and job assignment, compensation, discipline, termination, and access to benefits and training. 

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and related medical conditions, national origin, genetic information, uniformed service, veteran status, disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal or state law.

The statements in this job description are provided to describe the general nature and level of work expected in this role. While these statements include the essential functions of the job, they are not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. As we work as a team, there may be times team members are needed to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities based on business needs.

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