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

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.

• 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

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.

• 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

• Experience with retail merchandising, inventory management, or planograms
• Experience supporting multiple store locations or territories

$55000 -$60000 per year

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.

• 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…