Marketing Sample Coordinator

Essential Functions

• Ensure continuous accuracy and timely flow of samples for all Marketing or eCommerce projects (depending on assigned media).
• Streamline sample handling across multiple media channels, ensuring samples for all medias are tracked and deadlines are met for availability on set.
• Ensure proper sample management is executed through correctly barcoding samples submitted and validating style information assigned to the offer/shot in Workhorse.
• Capture thumbnail pictures for each sample submitted at Turn-In to ensure the correct samples are photographed, eliminating the need for reshoots.
• Maintain organization in Sample Processing areas (at Corporate and Photography Studio) through processing of Outbound and Inbound Shipment. This includes scanning, boxing/unboxing, and sorting.
• Ensure Corporate samples are returned to merchants on a weekly schedule.
• Play an active role in Marketing and eCommerce Turn-Ins through sample receiving, processing, and resolving any discrepancies for all assets needed for each shot. Communicate any discrepancies or problems with samples to the Sample Manager in a timely manner. Including late and missing samples.
• E-commerce Coordinators manage their Sample Queue to eliminate Aged Samples and ensure Rejected Samples are communicated.
• Execute other projects as assigned by Manager, Marketing & eCommerce Sample Team.

Education

Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent experience.

Work Experience

Experience as Merchandise Assistant or Fashion Education.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Good written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Great soft skills.
• Ability to work with PC and Mac, MS Excel and learn other necessary computer programs.
• Must demonstrate a capacity to operate successfully in a fast-paced, changing environment to make fact-based decisions and implement recommendations quickly to drive for continuous improvement.
• Proven ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, establish priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Aptitude for finding creative solutions to complex problems.
• Ability to work with little supervision.
• Good organizational skills; detailed oriented.

Location

Position will be located at Belk Photo Studio, Pineville, NC and Corporate Office, Charlotte, NC.

Partnership

Partners with others.