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Before I even start merchandising

February 05, 2015 09:02PM
I've been reading up on merchandising after doing some mild merchandising assignments through MSCs and my other work as a field marketer. Before I even delve into merch companies, I wanted to try and clear something up. Do most merchandising companies put jobs on you or have you do regular assignments with no set end date? Do they require regular work from you in a specific area?

I have a few contractor jobs in person and online, but the ultimate perk is that I can travel for a few months a year without having any issues. I'm not sure it's for me if I'll be fired for not coming in for a while. I prefer a situation where job offers are put out by companies and contractors can go in and choose whether to accept them. Basically my own choice, on my time within their frame. Is this not how merchandising works? Thanks!
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February 27, 2015 05:20PM
I had performed work for Crossmark merchandising. It was a part time job - period. I worked daily for them to complete projects in stores that were permanently assigned. I have also done work for Convergence - that might be more your speed. They have projects that rotate, similiar to MS. You can work with the scheduler to select jobs when you are able to pick them up.
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March 03, 2015 11:38PM
Check out SASR, they are more of a temp to hire company that take on one time projects and act as "extra help" for a lot of different companies. This might be a very good fit for you!

Many companies are getting away from the self assign type of merchandising work and instead relying on assigning a store to a rep and anything that comes up in that store is your work.

Many assignments have 2 week windows to accomplish but that is not always the case.
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March 06, 2015 04:25AM
It depends on if they make you an employee or a contractor. I've done both. As an employee, they could require me to do the jobs. As a contractor, they could not. However, refusing to do the job could lead to them not using you any more.

Time to build a bigger bridge.
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March 23, 2015 02:31AM
Most companies I merchandise for have specific clients like Converse shoes or Levi jeans. I will get a list of product styles for adults, kids and infants that should be in a store. I will be given a date range and a list of stores to service. I can do them whenever it fits in my schedule. I will have different tasks for the same product in different stores, but they are generally the same in a chain.

Sometimes projects are date specific if the store has advertised a special day and wants a rep on hand to demonstrate or show the product, keep it on hand and looking nice, or explain a fit or feature. Date specific jobs tend to pay more because they are more hours, require a training session or expertise.

This probably didn't answer your question. PM me with a more specific scenario and I may be able to clarify it. Short answer yes... But it depends.

~~*~~*~~*~~ kal ~~*~~*~~*~~
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March 23, 2015 03:24PM
I only do short term one time jobs that require no long committment
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