REQ-34600
Panama City, Panamá | Corporate
About This Role
The Merchandising Representative plays an important role in supporting international merchandising programs that drive retail sales and profitability. You will build foundational knowledge of merchandising practices while assisting with product selection, pricing, promotional planning, item setup, product data management, and trade show preparation. You will collaborate with merchants, sales teams, vendors, and other cross functional partners to support product launches and category initiatives across international sales channels. This developmental role provides broad exposure to merchandising and prepares you for continued career growth within the organization.
What You’ll Do
- Participate in a comprehensive training program to learn and develop the knowledge and skills necessary to implement critical assignments within the merchandising area.
- Learn to execute and follow through on all tasks related to implementing key merchandising functions. Apply knowledge by assisting with key tasks such as item starts/maintenance, price maintenance, category reviews, promotional planning, show prep, item lifecycle support and other initiatives that help merchants grow retail sales within their respective categories.
- Study retail marketplace and assist category management partner in building and maintaining category plan-o-grams. Utilize sales counterparts to enhance knowledge of regional and local product needs and develop sales skills to implement category at retail, driving measurable results.
- Develop an understanding of inventory control and how the merchant can impact it to deliver product fill levels and Ace warehouse (RDC) inventory turnover to goal. Develop understanding of the multiple sales channels (RSC/RDC/DS/FDM) within Ace International and participate with merchant team to impact performance.
- Develop a working relationship with key cross-functional areas to gain acceptance, build credibility, and grow understanding and resources in other departments, the vendor community, and Ace retailers.
- Become proficient in and apply the use of Ace technology applications such as the ACENET intranet site, B1, and the Product Content Management system.
- Assist merchant I and department merchandise manager with special projects and other administrative functions.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date trackers of assigned tasks, deliverables, deadlines, and progress to ensure visibility and timely follow-up.
Who You Are
You are a detail oriented and organized professional who takes ownership of assignments and follows through from start to finish. You are eager to learn merchandising, collaborate across teams, and use business insights to support sales growth.
Required Skills
- Bachelor’s degree (business marketing or management a plus) or 2-4 years of related work experience (retail, sales or marketing).
- Understanding of business fundamentals.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to think critically and strategically.
- Proactive and able to anticipate next steps, follow up on open items, and escalate risks appropriately.
- High attention to detail and commitment to product data accuracy.
- Strong time management and organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and deliver accurate work.
- Strong follow-through and sense of ownership from request initiation through completion.
- Strong PC skills to include Excel, Word and Outlook. Technology adaptive to embrace and become skilled at Ace’s technology platform.
- Self-confident, self-motivated with good presentation skills.
- Ability to work effectively both independently, with some supervision, and across teams in a fast-paced, cross-functional, and multicultural environment.
Preferred Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, management, or a related field
- Experience supporting merchandising or category management activities
WORK AUTHORIZATION: This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship now or in the future.
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