Merchandising Assistant

Essential Duties

• Assists with maintaining the weekly store playbooks.
• Communicate with other departments to set up price promotions and retail pricing.
• Create monthly store playbook in specific format and distribute it to the stores.
• Order tags for cigarette and tobacco sets and mail to stores, if needed.
• Work with the Category Managers to input data into Excel in a format that is easily communicable to store operators.
• Aids in collecting the weekly store playbook pre-books.
• Create order recaps by division for review and publication.
• Create order forms to be turned into vendors or wholesalers to distribute product to store locations.
• Scan and save all supporting purchase order documentation. Track orders and follow up on any late or critical orders.
• Maintain vendor contracts.
• Aid the Merchandising Team as needed with scheduling appointments, travel, and other items as needed.
• Aid within the Houchens Contract System and executing DSD vendor contracts.
• Match vendor invoices and research any discrepancies.
• Set up all new items and new suppliers through the DC Sales Team and Houchens Accounting.
• Send suppliers their playbook order recap reports weekly.
• Authorize and set retails for items on wholesaler website under direction of supervisor, for convenience channel.
• Aid within the Houchens Contract System and executing DSD vendor contracts.
• Match vendor invoices and research any discrepancies.
• Set up all new items and new suppliers through the DC Sales Team and Houchens Accounting.
• Send suppliers their playbook order recap reports weekly.
• Authorize and set retails for items on wholesaler website under direction of supervisor, for convenience channel.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma, GED, or 3 years of experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to create, analyze, interpret, and report analysis results.
• Strong analytical and statistical skills.
• Able to handle multiple deadlines in a changing environment with a sense of urgency.
• High level of creativity and leadership qualities.
• Exceptional time management, prioritization, and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Possess excellent oral and written communication, organizational, analytical, and multi-tasking skills.
• A self-starter with proven ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
• Must demonstrate flexibility, initiative, good judgment, a sense of urgency and a strong attention to detail.
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint).
• Must be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously and be able to manage constant organizational change.

Other Information

• Your participation is valued and contributes to a cohesive work environment.
• Additional projects/duties as assigned.