Position Objective:
This position is responsible for supporting one or more Product teams for vendor communication, sample management, and meeting preparation.
Primary Responsibilities
Support Vendor Communication
- Update information in Tradestone to ensure timely and accurate communication with vendors
- Ensure new orders are accurate: prepacks, quantity, all necessary information is complete
- Interact with Buying Office and vendors to make necessary revisions: ship dates, style maintenance, SKU maintenance, ship pack sizes on orders already placed
- Tracks & follows "proof" to ensure manufacturer has correctly followed all guidelines through data warehouse or Tradestone support
- Responsible for addressing any delays/complications on orders shipped by buying agent
- Ensure Notice of Changes (NOCs) are completed on a timely basis & updated in G:drive
- Verify all cost landing factors to ensure final cost is correct
Manage Samples and Prepare for Meetings
- Maintain Sample Room: put samples in after comments, keep organized & labeled, anticipate what samples/approvals should be receiving based on overseas correspondence, track samples
- Pull submit from file/stockroom for easy approval
- Pull color palettes for each session
- Help create objective sheets
Required Qualifications:
* Strong organizational skills, ability to prioritize multiple projects, strong sense of urgency, effectively manage time, and maintain deadlines without sacrificing attention to detail
* Strong PC skills including e-mail, Word, Excel & Tradestone
Preferred Qualifications:
* Previous Retail Experience
Special Requirements:
* Must be able to lift 25-60 lbs