Associate Merchant – Gift & Floral
Minneapolis, MNJob$20.89/hrSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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The Associate Merchant – Gift & Floral supports merchandising and category management through vendor partnerships, product setup, purchase orders, pricing, and promotions. The role works across product lifecycle activities, seasonal planning, inventory forecasting, and coordination with Marketing and Visual Merchandising to help create an inspiring shopping experience.
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Associate Merchant – Gift & Floral
Minneapolis, MN
As an Associate Merchant - Gift & Floral, you'll help turn merchandising strategies into reality through vendor partnerships, product setup, purchase orders, pricing, and promotions. This role offers hands-on experience across all aspects of category management while helping create an inspiring shopping experience for our customers.
If you're a detail-oriented problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants to grow a career in merchandising, we'd love to hear from you.
Position Duties:
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Manage purchase orders, including creation, tracking, vendor follow-up, and issue resolution.
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Coordinate vendor communications, order confirmations, delivery schedules, and product samples.
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Support new product setup, item maintenance, and pricing accuracy across systems.
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Assist with pricing strategy, promotional setup, and campaign execution.
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Manage vendor relationships and finished goods sourcing decisions.
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Oversee product lifecycle activities, including product launches, markdowns, and discontinuations.
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Partner with Marketing and Visual Merchandising to support promotions, signage, and product placement.
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Participate in seasonal planning, inventory forecasting, and demand review discussions.
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Perform additional duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
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Bachelor's degree in business, merchandising, or related field preferred
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1-2+ years of experience in buying support, retail merchandising, or related analytical/administrative role
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Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
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Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
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Strong written and verbal communication skills
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Experience in specialty retail, gift, home décor, or seasonal retail environments preferred
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Experience with NetSuite or similar merchandising/inventory systems preferred
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Interest in pursuing a Category Merchant/Manager career path preferred
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Ability to work in an office and retail store environment
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Ability to occasionally lift up to 25 pounds
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Ability to work additional hours during peak seasonal periods as needed
Benefits:
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Employee Discount
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Medical Insurance
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Dental Insurance
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Vision
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Life and AD&D
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Disability, Accident, Critical Illness Insurance
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401(K)
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ID Watchdog
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Pet Insurance
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Wellness
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Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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PTO
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Paid Holidays (6/year)
Compensation: $20.89+/hour
Don’t settle, come grow with us!
Bachman’s is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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How this job compares
Set against the 2,431 open Merchandiser jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$20.89/hr
- Minnesota median$16–22/hr45 hourly ranges
- US median$17–18/hr1,441 hourly ranges
This rate, $20.89/hr, is 9% above the Minnesota median midpoint ($19/hr) — in the middle half of Merchandiser hourly ranges in Minnesota.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 70 open Merchandiser jobs in Minnesota and 2,431 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Minnesota
- Target21 open
- Goodwill-Easter Seals of Minnesota13 open
- Acosta Group9 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Merchandiser postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (714 postings).
- Education
- 120 of the 2,431 open Merchandiser jobs (5%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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