Retail Sales Specialist - Honolulu, Pearl City, Mililani, Aiea, HI

About This Role Emery Jensen a wholly owned subsidiary of Ace Hardware Corporation, serves independent lumberyards, paint retailers, hardware stores, and e-commerce retailers across the country. As a Retail Sales Specialist, you'll play a key role in helping our customers grow sales through exceptional retail execution, merchandising, inventory management, and store support. This field-based position supports accounts throughout Oahu, including Honolulu, Pearl City, Mililani, and Aiea. You'll work closely with store teams, Territory Managers, and Sales Directors to create a best-in-class retail experience. Eligible for a company vehicle.   What You'll Do Execute merchandising plans, planograms, and retail resets Maintain in-store product presentation, pricing, signage, and promotional displays Identify opportunities to improve sales, inventory turns, and category performance Write and recommend product orders that support customer needs Support new product introductions and store conversion initiatives Partner with store teams to resolve inventory, shipping, claims, and product issues Monitor and communicate sales trends, customer feedback, and market insights Verify planogram accuracy and order missing items as needed Assist with new store openings, special events, and promotional activities Travel throughout the assigned territory to support customer locations Who You Are You enjoy working directly with customers and thrive in a hands-on retail environment. You're highly organized, self-motivated, and take pride in helping stores succeed. Required Skills 3+ years of retail, merchandising, customer service, or related experience Bachelor's degree plus 1+ year of retail experience considered equivalent Strong communication and relationship-building skills Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities Strong problem-solving and organizational skills Comfortable lifting up to 35 pounds and using ladders as needed Ability to travel up to 80%, including occasional overnight travel Ability to travel by air as required This position requires driving a company vehicle and meeting company motor vehicle and insurance eligibility requirements. You must have a valid U.S. driver’s license for at least three (3) continuous years immediately preceding today’s date. Must reside in or near Honolulu, Pearl City, Mililani, or Aiea Preferred Skills Experience with retail merchandising, inventory management, or planograms Experience supporting multiple store locations or territories #LI-MS1 Compensation Details: $55000 -$60000 per year Why should you join our team? We live our values - W.E.L.I.G.H.T (Winning, Excellence, Love, Integrity, Gratitude, Humility, and Teamwork). Gratitude. Humility. Love. You don’t often see values like these in most corporate statements, but Emery Jensen is different. These things are important to us. They represent our commitment to the company, our employees, our retailers and our brand. In addition to providing our employees a great culture, Emery Jensen also offers competitive benefits* that address life’s necessities and perks, many of which expand and improve year after year, including: Generous 401(k) retirement savings plan with a fully vested matching contribution the first year and annual discretionary contribution (once eligibility requirements have been met). Over the past 3 years, company contributions (matching & discretionary) for fully eligible employees have averaged 6.6% of total eligible compensation. Incentive opportunities, based on role/grade level (rapid company growth over the past 2 years resulted in incentives being paid out above 116% of your target opportunity!) Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision and disability – up to 26 weeks short-term disability and long-term disability) & life insurance benefits for you and your dependents 21 days of vacation immediately available (prorated in the first year) and up to 6 paid holidays depending on the month of hire Company Car, phone and fuel card are provided for field-based positions Your career at Emery Jensen is more than just a job. It’s a chance to be part of something meaningful. We help locally-owned businesses thrive and make an impact in their communities – and we support our employees in doing the same by offering an annual Cares Week, 20 hours off work per year to volunteer at an organization of your choice, opportunities to help Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and the Ace Helpful Fund through the Ace Foundation Emery Jensen invests in every employee we hire, with a key focus on development and coaching. We offer on-site classes, facilitator-led courses, and a generous tuition assistance program, plus a performance management approach that goes beyond the typical annual review We know the work environment matters. That’s why we hold frequent campus events like Employee Appreciation Week, vendor demos, cookouts, and merchandise sales We bring them to you! Services such as mobile spas, auto maintenance, car wash and detailing, dry cleaning, dentists, eye doctors, flu shots, recycling and more! Employee discounts on Ace merchandise (including top brands like Weber, Traeger, Yeti, Craftsman, DeWalt and more), travel, fitness, computers and thousands more Birth/Adoption bonding paid time off Adoption cost reimbursement Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – access to free visits to therapists and lawyers, guidance on financial matters, elder and childcare, and assistance with tickets to entertainment events Identity theft protection * Benefits are provided in compliance with applicable policies. Want to be notified when new jobs are posted? Follow the link below to create an account and set up custom job alerts: Create Job Alert We want to hear from you! Emery Jensen delivers wholesale products and best-in-class service to independent retailers in the Pro Lumber Yards, Home Centers, Pai