Job description
Merchandise Assistant, Home Decor and Tabletop
Client overview:
Our client is an American national off-price department store retailer with 740 stores in 40 states and Puerto Rico.
Merchandise Assistant Position Overview:
As a Merchandising Assistant, you’ll work directly with vendors and members of our buying, e-commerce, purchase order execution, marketing and advertising teams to coordinate the order, processing, receiving, shipping, storing and tracking of merchandise samples.
Merchandise Assistant Responsibilities:
- Maintain and update webpage as requested Act as a liaison with the advertising and marketing team to address immediate needs for TV/Print media.
- Prepare purchase orders, complete order entry spreadsheets, and communicate with POE team/vendor for each DMM area.
- Develop full understanding of the process, divisional order tracking, and follow up as necessary with outside vendors for shipment, audit orders and notify Buyers for any adjustment required.
- Coordinate sample management process, i.e., tagging samples upon receipts, storing then, keeping track of samples that are providing to Advertising, request samples as needed, organizing sample room, etc.
- Run shipping reports and check all deliveries to ensure timely shipment of goods.
- Provide administrative support to Buying organization as requested.
- Proficiency in all Microsoft Office programs is required including Excel, Outlook, Word and PowerPoint.
Expired job