Job Description

PURPOSE

At Floor & Decor, we’re transforming spaces and careers across the country. The most exciting thing we’re building isn’t just floors—it’s a company where dreamers, thinkers, and doers shape our future. With over 250 stores and counting, this is where ambition meets opportunity. Are you looking for new challenges? Let's build what's next.

Your Work Matters

Shape trends. Set strategy. Own the floor.

As an Associate Merchant at Floor & Decor, you’ll do more than manage products—you’ll lead the charge in making us the industry leader in hard surface flooring. From product selection and pricing to inventory management and vendor strategy, you’ll have full P&L ownership of your category. This role blends strategic thinking with deep product knowledge and hands-on execution, giving you the opportunity to influence national assortments, identify new trends, and develop long-term vendor partnerships. If you’re a strategic merchant with a sharp eye for value, a feel for the market, and a drive to deliver results, you’ll thrive here.

Your Days Will Consist Of

• Defining and executing a go-to-market strategy for your category—selecting the right mix of trend-forward, good/better/best products that meet regional needs and drive profitable growth
• Owning vendor relationships from end to end, negotiating best-in-class pricing and terms while identifying opportunities for innovation and exclusivity
• Forecasting, analyzing, and adjusting inventory levels to ensure in-stock performance and turn optimization
• Partnering with cross-functional teams—marketing, planning, inventory, visual merchandising, and store ops—to launch products, shape promotions, and elevate the customer experience
• Collaborate with the Senior Director of Regional Merchandising to tailor assortments to store and market demand while ensuring national brand consistency
• Continuously monitor the competitive landscape and industry trends to ensure Floor & Decor remains a category leader in innovation, value, and style

You’ll Be Successful With

• 3+ years of merchandising, buying, or category management experience (required) —preferably in flooring, home improvement, or a high-SKU retail environment
• Strategic thinking, and the ability to synthesize insights from multiple systems and teams to inform decisions and build category plans
• A proven ability to manage P&L, own assortment strategy, and make data-driven decisions that impact margin, turns, and market share
• Strong data analysis and negotiation skills and a history of building high-value, long-term vendor partnerships that drive cost savings and product differentiation
• A deep understanding of market trends and consumer behavior—able to balance gut instinct with hard data to anticipate and act on what’s next
• Comfort working cross-functionally and driving alignment across merchandising, marketing, planning, and store teams
• Bonus points for project management experience and/or experience developing a full merchandising strategy, from pricing to marketing to product placement

Interview Process

• Initial screen
• Hiring Manager Interview
• Panel Interview

Join a fast-paced, high-growth company where your product visions turn into what our customers put in their carts.

WORKING CONDITIONS (TRAVEL, ENVIRONMENT)

• Limited travel required including air and car travel

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to a warehouse environment and moving vehicles.

• The noise level in the work environment is typically quiet.

• Hybrid role: Monday - Thursday in office

Benefits & Rewards

• Bonus opportunities at every level
• Non-traditional retail hours (we close at 7p!)
• Career advancement opportunities
• Relocation opportunities across the country
• 401k with discretionary company match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Referral Bonus Program
• 80 hrs. annualized paid vacation (full-time associates)
• 4 paid holidays per year (full-time hourly store associates only)
• 1 paid personal holiday of associate’s choice and Volunteer Time Off program
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and other Insurance Plans (subject to eligibility criteria)

Equal Opportunity Statement

Floor & Decor provides equal employment opportunities to all associates and applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other category protected by law. This policy applies to all areas of employment, including recruitment, testing, screening, hiring, selection for training, upgrading, transfer, demotion, layoff, discipline, termination, compensation, benefits and all other privileges, terms and conditions of employment. This policy and the law prohibit employment discrimination against any associate or applicant on the basis of any legally protected status outlined above.

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