Role Specific Information

Job Description

About the Role

In this role, you will lead sales and create an inspiring shopping experience by designing visually exciting product presentations that align with merchant and brand strategies across all stages of the planning and creative development process.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and influence the merchandise assortment on fixtures while considering fixture capacity, number of styles and customer choices, inventory levels, merchandise sell-through and key sales drivers

• Create product presentation solutions to maximize sales and create a strong merchandise statement on the floor

• Partner with Merchandising on the execution of customer-driven store experience strategies

• Leverage key business metrics in the development of merchandise designs

• Articulate tradeoffs and generate solution recommendations to key partners

• Integrate knowledge of the competitive landscape into viable merchandising options

• Lead merchandising and capital projects within a category

• Partner with Merchandising managers and assistant managers to design product presentations that fit the merchandise assortment on the sales floor

• Create seasonal merchandise initiatives within a division

• Present and influence merchandising plan options to Category Managers

• Drive and support merchandise standards through all store communication vehicles

• Additional tasks may be assigned 

What Skills You Have

Required

• 3+ years of Store Experience and Design or related experience

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

• Ability to navigate new technology and software

Preferred

• Bachelor's Degree

• Prior experience working with floor sets or merchandise planograms

• Prior retail experience or exposure to merchandising principles

• JDA Floor & Space Planning

• Adobe Suite and Google SketchUp

Special Requirements

• Overnight Travel

Essential Functions

The requirements listed below are representative of functions you will be required to perform, however you may be required to perform additional functions. Kohl’s may revise this job description at any time. To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions, absent undue hardship.

• Ability to perform the accountabilities listed in the “What You’ll Do” Section

• Ability to comply with dress code requirements

• Basic math and reading skills, legible handwriting, and basic computer operation

• Ability to maintain prompt and regular attendance and meet scheduling requirements as set by the company

• Ability to learn and comply with all company policies, procedures, standards and guidelines

• Ability to give direction and to receive, understand and proactively respond to direction from leadership and other company personnel

• Ability to work as part of a team and interact effectively and appropriately with others

• Ability to maintain composure and work in a fast paced environment while 

• accomplishing multiple tasks within established timeframes

• Ability to satisfactorily complete company training programs

• Ability to use a personal computer for tasks such as communicating, preparing reports, etc.

• Ability to plan, prioritize and monitor activities across business units

• Ability to complete or oversee the completion of assigned projects in a timely manner

• Perform work in accordance with the Physical/Cognitive Requirements section.

Physical/Cognitive Requirements

• Ability to spend up to 100% of work time standing or moving about the departments within the store

• Physical activities include bending, stooping, lifting, climbing, carrying, walking and/or reaching on a frequent basis

• Ability to lift 50 pounds on an occasional to frequent basis