Bloomingdale's Digital Merchandise Coordinator - TEMP

About the role

Bloomingdale's makes fashion personal and fun, aspirational yet approachable. The company’s mission is to guide and inspire customers to make style a source of creative energy in their lives, striving to be unlike any other store worldwide. Across all brand touchpoints—from Bloomingdale’s.com to the newest small‑store concept, Bloomie’s—employees play a critical role in bringing this mission to life. The inclusive culture promotes diversity of background, thought, and opinion, giving every colleague a voice and access to leadership. Colleagues are described as passionate, driven, entrepreneurial, collaborative, and fun.

The Digital Merchandise Coordinator works with vendors to obtain samples or vendor imagery, prepares documentation, and facilitates product turn‑in meetings for product page and editorial assets. The role requires frequent communication with multiple teams and divisions, including Buying, Planning, Marketing, Creative, Merchant Operations, and Site Merchandising.

Responsibilities

• Manage the sample life cycle by communicating with vendors, tracking and receiving all samples, maintaining accurate inventory, and handling sample returns post‑shoot.
• Submit product information for sample turn‑ins, including features, benefits, and required product copy.
• Produce sample tags and tag samples, identifying each sample with a product ID, vendor information, and sample ID for turn‑ins with the Photography Team.
• Partner with vendors to obtain JPEG imagery and alternate editorial assets for product pages.
• Regulate warehouse bugs and “Not on Site” (NOS) products; send weekly NOS reports and check the Bug List report daily to resolve issues and coordinate with partners as needed.
• Collaborate with Merchant Teams to create, manage, and maintain monthly trackers for new site products and track monthly item count.
• Work with the Fashion Office, Marketing, and Merchant Teams to execute the collection of samples for both print and digital editorial projects and manage sample returns post‑shoot.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from a 4‑year college or university.
• No prior experience required.
• Practices open and continuous communication; values keeping others informed and presenting information clearly and concisely.
• Excellent leadership, facilitation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work across functional lines and at many levels.
• Ability to think creatively, strategically, and technically.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule based on department and company needs.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office computer programs.
• Ability to perform essential job functions such as communication, collaboration, and use of office and computer systems, including accessing and reviewing written and electronic information and moving within the work environment as needed.