WHSmith North America

About Us:

WH Smith is a leading global travel retailer with over 1,700 stores across 30 countries worldwide. WHSmith North America, incorporating Marshall Retail Group (MRG) and InMotion, represents over half of the Company’s international store estate, with a collection of attractive, successful specialty retail stores located in airports and resorts across North America.

Marshall Retail Group prides itself on creating unique experiences for customers by developing distinctive retail store concepts that feature and highlight the local culture, community, and lifestyle of the cities in which they are located. InMotion Entertainment Group is the largest airport-based electronics retailer in travel locations globally, with access and insight into the latest technologies for business and leisure travelers, InMotion offers lifestyle products and electronics that include a wide breadth of headphones, mobile power, Bluetooth speakers and travel accessories.

Job Summary: The Buyer of the consumable category is responsible for curating the optimum assortment for our customers with responsibility for a category with complexity and scale.

• Deliver and track against Sales and Profit targets
• Ownership of category strategy and autonomy on buying decisions
• Generate a continuous pipeline of value creating initiatives to deliver sales and profitability
• Ownership for department supplier income delivery & responsibility for reporting performance to the DMM
• Manage own category pricing including working with pricing and promotion manager on development of pricing elasticity trials
• Have a long-term supplier strategy in place covering annual deals, payment terms, cost prices, marketing spend & conduct regular grow/hold/decline reviews
• Negotiate with and manage the supplier base, including a clear supplier strategy and the ongoing maintenance/improvement of terms
• Define the pricing and promotional strategy for the category

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3-5 years of buying experience preferably in the consumer packaged industry
• Understanding of retail math and commercial analysis
• Ability to build effective relationships with business partners
• Proven negotiation experience and skills required
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Computer literacy including Microsoft Office (WORD, Excel, Power Point, Outlook)
• Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required

Benefits & More:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• FREE Life Insurance
• Short- & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401k with company match
• Amazing Employee Discount at all our stores
• Career Advancement Opportunities

We can’t wait to meet you so apply today at www.JobsatMRG.com!

EEO/ADA/DFWP

WHSmith North America is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin/ancestry, age, gender identity, gender expression, military/veteran status, marital status, disability status or any other basis prohibited by law. At WHSmith North America, it’s about each person bringing passion and skills to a dynamic and inclusive workplace

WHSmith North America

About Us:

WHSmith is a leading global travel retailer with over 1,700 stores across 30 countries worldwide. WHSmith North America, incorporating Marshall Retail Group (MRG) and InMotion, represents over half of the Company’s international store estate, with a collection of attractive, successful specialty retail stores located in airports and resorts across North America.

Marshall Retail Group prides itself on creating unique experiences for customers by developing distinctive retail store concepts that feature and highlight the local culture, community, and lifestyle of the cities in which they are located. InMotion Entertainment Group is the largest airport-based electronics retailer in travel locations globally, with access and insight into the latest technologies for business and leisure travelers, InMotion offers lifestyle products and electronics that include a wide breadth of headphones, mobile power, Bluetooth speakers and travel accessories.

Job Summary:

The Pricing Manager will bring organizational skills, analytical and project management skills to support and deliver pricing at WHSmith North America. In this role the Pricing Manager will cross-functionally with the commercial, business development and field teams to ensure pricing is managed effectively and to drive optimal financial outcomes for the business.

Responsibilities:

• Manage pricing file and systems for the business, and establishes clear process for pricing for all teams to follow
• Reviews & maintains clear pricing hierarchies & ensures consistency of pricing across families of products
• Maintains regular competitor checks by location, working with store and regional teams to ensure the business remains compliant to any pricing policies in place at a local level
• Works cross functionally to ensure pricing in store is correct & executed effectively to the customer
• Works with commercial team to optimize pricing & provides analysis and recommendations to maximize profit and meet financial targets
• Develops longer term strategies for pricing, and builds program of testing and learning in partnership with commercial team

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years of progressive responsibility within price modeling and financial analysis experience to support the Merchandising and Finance teams.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Merchandise, Statistics or related field preferred but not required
• Must have prior experience in data analysis, statistics, or a related field
• Excellent excel skills & ability to manage large data sets
• Evidence of good organizational skills – must be able to juggle multiple priorities
• Strong communication skills – ability to engage externally with field team and external partners

Benefits & More:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• FREE Life Insurance
• Short- & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401k with company match
• Amazing Employee Discount at all our stores
• Career Advancement Opportunities

We can’t wait to meet you so apply today at www.JobsatMRG.com!

EEO/ADA/DFWP

WHSmith North America is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin/ancestry, age, gender identity, gender expression, military/veteran status, marital status, disability status or any other basis prohibited by law. At WHSmith North America, it’s about each person bringing passion and skills to a dynamic and inclusive workplace.

WHSmith North America

Dynamic and growing retail company is now seeking a Project Manager of Construction!

This role will be responsible for partnering with the Operations Team to ensure all store design projects are approved, both internally and externally and completed on time and within budget.

About Us

WHSmith is a leading global travel retailer with over 1,700 stores across 30 countries worldwide. WHSmith North America, incorporating Marshall Retail Group (MRG) and InMotion, represents over half of the Company’s international store estate, with a collection of attractive, successful specialty retail stores located in airports and resorts across North America.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• FREE Life Insurance
• Short & Long Term Disability Insurance
• Flex Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• 401k with company match
• Huge Employee Discount at all our stores
• Competitive pay!
• And more!

What You’ll Do:

• Assist with the day to day, organization and performance of all aspects of new store and remodel construction projects, store maintenance requests and all other special projects within the department
• Responsible for all store maintenance requests from initial request to service dispatch to payment
• Create and maintain project files for each project
• Responsible for the overall coordination and documentation of the project life cycle from preliminary concept design to the submission of close out documentation
• Maintain budget spreadsheet for each project
• Effectively communicate design requirements and coordinate with various contractors, designers and vendors to ensure those requirements are met
• Communicate on progress and/or issues for each project with Director as well other team members
• Facilitate in establishing project scope, goals, and deliverables on several multifaceted projects simultaneously in conjunction with day to day activities
• Develop and maintain positive/productive relationships with airport and concessionaire staff, outside consultants, vendors as well as other teams within the organization
• To conduct him/herself in the spirit of the MRG/IMEG mission, vision, core values and organizational health
• Other duties may be assigned

Job Requirements:

• B.S. degree in Engineering or Construction Management or B.A. degree in Architecture helpful
• 3-5 years of experience with a commercial construction, design, or architectural firm
• Retail Project Management
• Basic knowledge of construction accounting
• A basic understanding of construction industry terms, means, and methods associated with tenant improvement work
• Familiarity with PMI Project Management best practices
• Knowledge of Bleubeam Revu
• Advanced computer skills, including Microsoft Office (WORD, Excel.)
• Excellent communication and people skills
• Desire to work as a team with a result driven approach
• Ability to multitask and problem solve
• Satisfactory Criminal Background Check and Drug Testing May be required depending upon location
• Additional Security clearance may be required depending upon location

We can’t wait to meet you so apply today!

Marshall Retail Group prides itself on creating unique experiences for customers by developing distinctive retail store concepts that feature and highlight the local culture, community, and lifestyle of the cities in which they are located. InMotion Entertainment Group is the largest airport-based electronics retailer in travel locations globally, with access and insight into the latest technologies for business and leisure travelers, InMotion offers lifestyle products and electronics that include a wide breadth of headphones, mobile power, Bluetooth speakers and travel accessories.

EEO/ADA/DFWP

Marshall Retail Group/InMotion is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin/ancestry, age, gender identity, gender expression, military/veteran status, marital status, disability status or any other basis prohibited by law. At Marshall Retail Group/InMotion, it’s about each person bringing passion and skills to a dynamic and inclusive workplace!

WHSmith North America