Merchandising Representative I - Merchandising Ass

Job Profile Summary

As a Merchandising Assistant, you will support the Merchandising Team with the implementation of billings, cost changes, customer support, and data integrity review.

Job Description

• Cook up customer contracts by monitoring all outbound costs to customers and collaborating with the manufacturing community to ensure competitive pricing.
• Manage regional brackets and exceptions, coordinating future cost increases and declines submitted by manufacturing associates.
• Ensure the team accurately plugs upcoming deals, off invoices, and customized pricing to maintain strong integrity with our customer base.
• Maintain alignment with the gross profit budget line by reviewing billings produced by the team, including flyers, bottle deposits, and customized deals.
• Identify and communicate incorrectly set item and vendor attributes to maintain high data quality for accurate order fulfillment.
• Communicate with customers daily and oversee tracking spreadsheets to monitor new item progress.
• Review cost comparison reports to ensure pricing consistency with customers.
• Generate various sales reports to validate credits owed to customers or rebills owed to the company, addressing cost mismatches between Customer Service and customers.
• Support at least one merchandiser in their weekly tasks, focusing on gross profit and developing an extensive merchandising and marketing plan for our East Coast independent base.

Skills

• Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Special Skills: Strong organizational skills and excellent attention to detail, with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Professional verbal and written communication skills.

Years Of Experience

0-2 years of relevant experience.

Benefits

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan.

About Kelly

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. Kelly may use AI-powered tools during the recruitment and hiring process. For full details, including how Kelly uses AI, your rights, and how to request a reasonable accommodation, visit the Recruitment Artificial Intelligence Notice.