merchandiser

merchandising lead

district leader

design engineer

Beeline Group

I'll share my experience but you make your own decision based on my review.    I loved working with the Old Navy team.  Fantastic managers!  The Beeline management...Real Bad News.   Beeline as a company...More Bad News.  Beeline started out to be a fun job. I really enjoyed displaying and working the jewelry.  It was like Christmas when the new Highlights came. I always got the Old Navy employees excited about the jewelry so they could pass the excitement onto customers.   The quality of the jewelry was not the best.  It was always falling apart.  The jewelry was over priced for what it was. The company raised prices on clearance and did not mark the jewelry down any further.  The first clearance Beeline did lower the prices but not as time went on.  Customers complained about that.  All other retailers keep lowering clearance prices until most of the product is sold then ships it out or destroys it. Not Beeline.  You hold the clearance in the back and re display it with the same price. If it did not sell at that price in the first clearance round then it is not going to sell at that price on the next clearance round.  The company went through many changes since coming to the United States over two years ago. At first the procedures were not that strict and you had more hours scheduled and Visual Merchandising flexibility but as time went on based on the district manager, nothing you did was right and everything was your fault.  You had to go by Visual Merchandising Standards  even though you did not have enough product due to the jewelry sales or you never received the product and when you tried to explain why you did what you did, which was your decision based on the needs of the department, you were criticized for your decision. You had what was called productivity which was determined by sales which dictated how many hours you could use a week. This was also a part of your review.  The correct product  you needed was never shipped which was your fault and you always received duplicate jewelry that did not sell which affected sales but that was also your fault.  You were told you can use a certain amount of hours but they were always cut. This was very unreliable. The hours you are given were not enough to get the work done. This was very stressful.  You had to go by a schedule and if you had to change that schedule you had to get that approved by the district manager who talked down to you in an unprofessional way and never listened to you.  The district manager would give your direction then turn around and tell you the complete opposite.  You were told you were wrong on a situation when you have complete proof on paper you were correct.  Sounds like Double Standards to me.  The district manager's helper known as the area manager would come into your store on a day she knew you would not be there and totally change everything around which was not to the VM Standards then the district manager would come into your store and change her work around, which was not to VM Standards, but it was your fault, and leave you a nasty Visit Report that totally picks you apart even to the point when something accidently falls out of a bag your written up for it, and what you did was your fault. You are always told you make bad business decisions.  When you express your concerns to the Regional Manager, which you have every right to do, you don't get a reply..........  Beeline makes the job harder and more complicated then it needs to be.  It is just putting jewelry on six spinners and a table.

 Is all this confusing?  That is the Beeline way.

My position was unfilled for months when I started  so I was thrown into an absolute mess. So many shipments at each store to try to catch up with. They were sending me to 7 stores a day ALL OVER THE PLACE and expecting me to catch up faster than humanly possible. I was given one day of training then thrown in. I didn’t know how to do 70% of things but then would get complained at for not completing things I was never taught. 

But the worst part is I was fired bc I had to have emergency surgery. They said my recovery time causes “undue harm” to the business yet my position was unfilled for months before I was hired. I only had 2-4 weeks for recovery and when they fired me I was halfway through my recovery. Now today I see my position listed on Indeed. So rather than wait another week or two, they fired me and want to start the hiring cycle all over again. I gave them all the documentation they asked for from the doctors. I was even okayed to come back earlier to work on some weight restrictions as well but they would rather fire me and repost my position instead. I heard the girl who had the position before me was also let go for cruel and unusual reasons. Don’t take this position! Find something else more long term that will value you. This company is absolutely trash, they act like they are kind and it’s a fun job. They are not & it is not. 

Ok, so this job is doable if you have one other job or it's your only job. Problem is, you can't make a living off of this job alone. During the holidays, it's nearly impossible to have that one other job, due to day specific services, for your stores.

Not a lot of hours are given, about 10 hours a week. You must have training help for the first few months, to get used to the very structured way that the jewelry is set. 

I found this job stressful, as it requires a lot of micromanaging to be successful. Wasn't worth it to me, I have another job. 

For the pay and time it actually takes to do this job, I do not recommend it. Other jobs pay more and are less stressful, than this one and you can go over your scheduled time to get the work completed. This one, you are locked in to the time given. 

You are constantly interrupted by shoppers. Travel is too stretched out. More of an inventory type position, as you are scanning every backstock piece.

The job is a very easy and not complicated if you can read. Plan o gram.  The device has issues constantly.  Given a 1hr to 1 1/2 hr for each service.   In that time frame expected to clean fixture , sort product , scan invoice , reset each spinner with 3 facings , then scan product in from received box and Each service expected to scan all back stock.  Remove old articles if needed as well.  At the end of each service expected to order more product and the downfall in this area is you can’t order specific items from plan o gram that are needed just able to order in general which creates a huge amount of back stock in store that is not needed. Also every service must scan out damaged and tarnished product. The pay is low for expected position and not enough time for service.  Management is not organized well and not able to assist with technical issues.  

Overall, a very great company that is quite organized and has concern for its employees.

The merchandising was very precise.  I had past experience,so I wasn't overwhelmed by this kind of work.  It is tedious work, where you have to be very precise and meticulous.

Management always updated merchandisers on display changes way in advance.  There was always someone available to answer questions on how to do a reset.

The hardest part was the lack of hours and no room for advancement.

I loved the constant change of jewelry, but wondered why customers just didn't buy it as fast as I could put it out.  Lots of unsold stock and clearance sales,which were few, made for lots of work in a short period of time.

Working as a part time merchandiser, I was able to work whenever I wanted as long as it was on the certain days that a box of merchandise would come. The only thing I didn’t like was that my manager was 4 hours away. It was very hard to communicate and at times things got lost and confused to us because of technology, pay is really good and you receive benefit options for being part time. It was a great job, I sadly  had trouble with my health and keeping up. You do have deadlines and it can get stressful when you have another job and you have inventory and a mess to clean up. Management is not supportive especially if you are someone who has a chronic illiness or disability. They will let you go as you cannot do the job. 

Overall, working for beeline is the sweetest gig ever for a college kid. I am getting paid to organize jewelry. Never asked to do anything that is too hard. I loved not having a direct supervisor. You work from a mobile phone they provide and keep in touch with your boss via group chats and conference calls. It is definitely not a job for somebody who cannot enforce personal responsibility though. The only downside I would see is that your hours are really fixed and have a cap. Like if you only have two stores to merchandise, then you can only get like 15 hours max per week, and never any more. But you get to choose the time when you go to those store too, which is so nice. You give and you take.

Built up relationships with each store personnel. Working with all types of costume jewelry. Keeping track of inventory needs with mobile computer. 
This company is new in the American sector and needs improved. Upper Management did not take care of their front line people to make sure they had the necessary tools needed to complete their job properly. I became so frustrated by not having the computer to communicated with, I finally just gave up. 
They needed something more updated or even an app you could use you own phone with. My district manager was awesome but upper management needed to improve if they want to succeed.

This job provided great flexibility - work around your schedule type of job. As long as you get your work done, it doesn't matter if you go in at 5am or 10pm. It was fun to go to different stores to merchandise vs. just being stuck in one place all day. Getting to meet the staff at the different establishments and build rapport with them as well as customers was a lot of fun. The management however was lackluster and did not provide a lot of support or encouragement. I practically trained myself and when I need anything, I had to expect that I would not hear back for days (sometimes a week or more) and in the end, the low pay was not worth the stress.

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