Position Overview

The primary purpose of this position is to collaborate directly with the Buying, Mail Center, Advertising, Corporate Security, and Human Resources teams to establish and maintain an efficient and sustainable sample management process. In this role, the associate will be responsible for coordinating the receipt and delivery of merchandise samples as well as tracking, organizing, storing and/or donating those goods as necessary. The Coordinator will have great interpersonal communication skills and the ability to adapt a fast pace, ever-changing environment. Organizational and multitasking skills will be critical in keeping regulated sample storage areas and providing sample support to help achieve the overall goal to help reduce merchants’ workloads.

A Day in the Life

• Develop and maintain working relationships with cross-functional departments with a full understanding of the sample management process

• Manage and maintain assigned merchandising departments’ samples and storage areas by:

  • Coordinating the receipt of merchandise samples from vendors/associates and the retrieval of samples from buyers’ storage areas

  • Coordinating vendor drop off/pick up processes with our corporate security team.

  • Collecting, organizing, storing, mailing or donating samples according to business needs

  • Managing weekly and monthly purge schedules and ensure compliance

  • Provide support to buyers with special equipment requests (i.e., sample equipment- sample/rolling racks and/or grids) when setting up for strategy and product review meetings

• Assist Human Resources and buying teams with sample events (i.e. collect relevant samples to feature, set up and stage the spaces for items to be photographed and/or associates to purchase goods, breakdown displays and collect remaining samples to be donated to charity)

The Sample Merchandise Coordinators’ main goal is to support the merchant team by reducing their workload while maintaining a sustainable sample management process conducive to allowing merchants to chase opportunities. Throughout the entire Sample Life Cycle, the Sample Merchandise Coordinator will take on tasks that will afford merchants more time better suited to strategically plan their businesses. 

Accountabilities include collaboration with team members and key stakeholders in the Mail Center, Buying, HR, Marketing, Supply Chain, Corporate Security and Corporate Facilities, and ownership of the execution of the process.

You'll Come With

• High school diploma required, college degree a plus.
• Qualified candidates must possess a minimum of 2 years of merchandising experience.
• Possess knowledge of buying practices and management of samples.
• Ability to balance and prioritize competing demands, lead a team of peers
• Strong decision-making skills.
• Ability to interact with and influence individuals at multiple levels of the organization.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, organization and follow-up skills.
• Possess a strong sense of urgency.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Facilities software (Service Channel) knowledge a plus.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to stand in/walk through large buildings and sit in a cubicle environment Lifting 20-30 lbs Ability to communicate via phone.
• Must be capable of sending/receiving/reading/responding to emails.

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Compensation Range: $20.50 - $27.00