Merchandising Coordinator Hybrid

We have Contract role Merchandising Coordinator-Hybrid for our client at Bolingbrook, IL. Please let me know if you or any of your friends would be interested in this position.

Position Details: Merchandising Coordinator-Hybrid- Bolingbrook, IL Location : Bolingbrook, IL 60440 - Hybrid Project Duration : 5+ Months Contract
Pay rate : $19 an hour on W2
Position summary:
As a Merchandising Coordinator, you will support the coordination and execution of the merchandising teams' processes and tasks. Your flexibility, organization and attention to detail will enable the team to achieve sales growth and business objectives. You ll be directly responsible for SKU maintenance, promotion management, marketing, contracts, store support, as well as general administrative support.

Core job responsibilities:

• Maintains SKUs by ensuring they are accurate according to Merchant's discretion. This includes shelf tag requests, description charges, brand charges, style codes, feature codes, store classification changes, and markdowns
• Initiates and seeds offers for all promotions into Promo Advisor, utilizing print + master side by sides. Inputs all SKUs into offers and finalizes with pricing team
• Executes marketing sign requests, proofs sign requests, mag, and digital assets
• Maintains organized product samplesManages the contract process through close partnership with Buyer/Sr Buyer
• Creates contracts for brands based on markdowns, promotions, damages, and test details. Collects/stores signed contracts and provides routine contract status and summaries to the team
• Submits pricing requests, new SKU setups, existing SKU coding changes, enters markdowns, initiates exit strategies (RTV/DIF) and adds new SKUs to the open to buy tracker for planograms. Provides shelf strip proofing support to assistant buyers
• Provides proactive solutions to help desk tickets and prepares store memos and communication requests
• Maintains brand contacts, organizes brand/vendor meetings, and performs additional tasks as needed

Requirements for consideration:

• Merchandising expertise not required
• Bachelors' degree in retail merchandising or relevant field preferred
• Organization: ability to manage time effectively, prioritize tasks, set goals, and develop best practices for achieving those goals
• Communicates effectively: in a variety of settings, attentively listens to others, pro-actively provides timely and helpful information and encourages the open expression of ideas and opinions
• Collaboration: strong partnership with internal partners, understands that success is done by a team of people
• Problem solving: ability to identify and prioritize a problem and implement solutions
• Planning and prioritizing: ability to stay organized in a fast-moving business
• Financial acumen: understanding of a brand and company P&L and the drivers of profitability
• MS office: demonstrated proficiency in MS Office, including Excel (v look-ups and formulas)
• Passion: for brands, products and assortment development
• Innovation: Aims to improve merchandising processes by identifying barriers and raising solutions
• Teamwork: understands that success is done by a team of people