Merchandise Specialist

About The Role

As Merchandise Specialist you will be responsible for Buying Office activities including style setup, purchase order creation and sample coordination. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and vendors to ensure day-to-day office tasks are completed and items are placed on site and displayed correctly.

What You'll Do

• Work with K-Link Team to identify attribute due dates, facilitate vendor attribution in K-Link and on-time Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) of orders
• Create, maintain and submit purchase orders for processing
• Edit and import purchase orders before shipment of goods
• Manage Buying Office samples (including tagging, organizing and purging) for advertising, marketing or vendor meetings
• Ensure samples are submitted to item production team and live on site
• Leverage sample tracker tool and manage On Hand Not on Site (OHNO) report to communicate effectively with the office, and locate and activate missing items on the website
• Communicate and follow up with Vendor and Product Development teams regarding missing samples
• Communicate with Vendors and Product Development about buy plans
• Work with the buying team to validate the accuracy and completeness of buy plans
• Communicate with Direct Ship Vendors about Delivery Schedule Numbers (DSNs)
• Work with the buy team to submit buy plans to K-Link team
• Build relationships with vendors and internal business partners to support buying teams
• Additional tasks may be assigned

Required Skills

• Adept problem-solving abilities
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and excellent attention to detail

Preferred Skills

• Ability to learn new technologies and train others
• Capability to assume a project-based role
• Change agent, ability to influence peers to adopt new processes and technologies