Excellent opportunity to join one of the largest retailers in the world.
We are looking for an individual who demonstrates:
- Strong attention to detail
- A willingness to learn and grow
- Flexibility and adaptability
- Reliability and accountability
- The ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
Major Areas of Responsibility:
* Ensures merchandise meets purchase order specifications.
* Ensures that merchandise is seasonally appropriate for zones serviced by their facility.
* Proactively addresses Vendor Compliance issues and opportunities in the way Vendors pack, ticket and ship merchandise.
* Ensures that the merchandise is of the correct value to our customers in terms of fashion, quality, price and brand.
* Challenges company retail price and ensures that "comparable at price" on ticket reflects the company standard of 20-60% off.
* Ensures balanced mix of color, size, style and quantity in the lay-up through packing process by adhering to company shipping philosophy.
* Ensures merchandise meets fiber content, labeling, care and country of origin legal requirements.
* Ensures appropriateness of logos, graphics, hangtags and merchandise to our stores.
* Identifies poor size breaks and communicates to Planning to adjust pack size.
* Evaluates merchandise not ordered and assigns appropriate description and retail.
* Possesses an in-depth knowledge of merchandise technical terms, fabrications and company standards relating to quality and size requirements.
* Creates/maintains problem status logs to ensure special handling of problem orders.
* Develops and applies in-depth understanding of all DC and Merchandise systems to effectively problem solve.
* Partners/collaborates with all appropriate resources in the DC and Home Office to resolve issues in a timely manner.
* Builds and maintains effective working relationships with hourly associates, DC management and P&A.
* Understands impact vs. intent and adjusts communication style to achieve optimal outcome.
* Comprehends the implication of their actions to the company's bottom line as it relates to shrink and profit.
* Ensures that damaged/problem merchandise and RTVs are identified and processed according to established guidelines.
* Ensures proper handling and timely execution of LPRs. Collaborates with operations to resolve issues centered around overages/shortages.
* Identifies and communicates proper receiving, handling and routing of other DCs' merchandise.