Merchandising Coordinator - The Planet Group

Merchandising Coordinator

Location: In office Tues - Thurs // Mon and Fri WFD
Pay Rate: Up to $24/hr depending on experience

Our client, an established Retailer, is looking for a Coordinator for an ongoing contract, 40 hours a week, mostly onsite with one day work from home. In this role, you will aid in the creation of strategies by leading tactical initiatives and sample management of the Accessories business within our client. You will also maintain Sample Library inventory receipt/storage process and Sample Library database.

Retail Coordinator Responsibilities:

Merchandising:

• Receiving samples and 2rd Party packages from the DC and mailroom
• Assist in key meeting prep with sample availability, style ranking, deck preparation, and ad hoc requests
• Help manage seasonal assortment plans in pre-season development and manage updates throughout the season (APS, roadmap and assortment grid)
• Assist in internal SKU item costing, packout article set-up maintenance
• Execute visual/floorset updates in partnership with visual merchandising space and allocations team such load doc, paper dolls list, and MPQ grids
• Print and cut all 3rd party paper dolls and deliver 3P storytelling SKUs to lab store prior to all lab store floorsets
• Support test needs (any 3rd party requests)
• Manage 3rd party vendor tactical operations such as NISF forms, 3P article creation, SKU packouts costing and classification in partnership with vendor and Merch Ops

Sample Library

• Responsible for daily activities related to receipt, checkin/out of product, including photographing, pulling and re-shelving of samples
• Manage product inventory; conducting physical inventories as needed
• Remove and archive items no longer current
• Communicates timely with internal partners
• Pull inventory reports and other library related metrics to support overall Library reporting
• Maintains a detailed knowledge of end-to-end Library process and product

Retail Coordinator Required Skills:

• Self-started and sense of urgency
• MS Office and Advanced MS Excel Skills
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Able to lift up to 40 pounds
• React to daily tasks with consistency and accuracy
• Highly detail oriented & extremely organized
• Problem solving abilities
• Agile and flexible
• Demonstrate ability to prioritize and manage projects