About the Role

As Merchandise Specialist you will be responsible for Buying Office activities including style setup, purchase order creation and sample coordination. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and vendors to ensure day-to-day office tasks are completed and items are placed on site and displayed correctly.

What You’ll Do

Work with K-Link Team to identify attribute due dates, facilitate vendor attribution in K-Link and on-time Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) of orders

Create, maintain and submit purchase orders for processing

Edit and import purchase orders before shipment of goods

Manage Buying Office samples (including tagging, organizing and purging) for advertising, marketing or vendor meetings 

Ensure samples are submitted to item production team and live on site

Leverage sample tracker tool and manage On Hand Not on Site (OHNO) report to communicate effectively with the office, and locate and activate missing items on the website

Communicate and follow up with Vendor and Product Development teams regarding missing samples

Communicate with Vendors and Product Development about buy plans

Work with the buying team to validate the accuracy and completeness of buy plans

Communicate with Direct Ship Vendors about Delivery Schedule Numbers (DSNs)

Work with the buy team to submit buy plans to K-Link team 

Build relationships with vendors and internal business partners to support buying teams

Additional tasks may be assigned

What Skills You Have

Required

Adept problem-solving abilities

Strong verbal and written communication skills and excellent attention to detail

Preferred

Ability to learn new technologies and train others 

Capability to assume a project-based role

Change agent, ability to influence peers to adopt new processes and technologies