Sample Coordinator

About the role

At Bed Bath & Beyond we believe everyone should “Be You!” We are a community that upholds a culture of understanding, acceptance, and respect, and we value each person’s individuality, traits, beliefs, and characteristics. Living by this ethos is essential to our success.

Responsibilities

• Sample Management
  • Manage samples for photography, ecommerce merchandising and visual teams.
  • Receive, log, tag and store all incoming vendor and product samples; maintain an organized, clearly labeled sample room and sample library.
  • Maintain the sample tracking log and database, recording sample details, location and status so any sample can be located quickly and accurately.
  • Manage sample check-out and return for Buyers, Product Merchandisers and the Visual Merchandising team, and follow up on outstanding samples.
  • Prepare and stage samples for photography, line reviews, seasonal presentations and marketing shoots, and coordinate the hand-off of samples and related assets.
  • Manage sample lifecycle and disposition, including vendor returns, archiving, sample sales or donations, and end-of-season purging.
  • Proactively identify and implement improvements to sample organization, storage, labeling and tracking processes.
• Mock Store and Visual Merchandising Support
  • Work directly with Visual Merchandisers to support projects, campaigns, section resets and other visual merchandising initiatives in the Mock Store.
  • Pull, stage and return product and samples needed for Mock Store sets, ensuring the correct samples are available on schedule.
  • Communicate and demonstrate company standards as they relate to visual merchandising practices and guidelines and the importance of Visual Merchandising to our selling efforts and service elements.
• Product Merchandising & Buying Office Support
  • Provide administrative and data support to the Product Merchandising and Buying office, including item setup data entry, product specification and vendor information tracking, and report pulls.
  • Support purchase order and vendor communication follow-up as directed by the Buying and Product Merchandising teams.
  • Maintain accurate and current product and sample information across shared trackers, files and systems, flagging discrepancies for resolution.
  • Prepare for line reviews, assortment reviews and seasonal product presentations by pulling, setting up and organizing product and samples.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma
• 3+ years of retail experience preferred
• Based in Dallas/Ft. Worth area
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to influence cross-functional partners
• Understanding of Microsoft programs including Word, Excel and Outlook

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods while managing samples or working at a computer.
• Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role.
• This position requires you to sit, stand and perform general office functions. You may also be required to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally. Bending, stooping and reaching are also frequently required.

Benefits

• 401k (6% match)
• Flexible Schedules
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Leadership Development Program
• Mentorship Program
• Employee Resource Groups (LatinX, Black Employee Network, LGBTQIA+, Women’s Network, Women In Tech)