Sample Coordinator

Job Title

We Go Beyond:

At Bed Bath & Beyond, we believe that everyone should "Be You!". Bed Bath & Beyond is a community that upholds a culture of understanding, acceptance, and respect. We believe a person's individuality, traits, beliefs, and characteristics should be valued and embraced. Living by this ethos is essential to the success of our business. Our goal is to foster a more inclusive environment where every employee visibly demonstrates inclusive behaviors and respect for individuals.

Key Responsibilities

Sample Management

• Manage samples for photography, ecommerce merchandising and visual teams
• Receives, logs, tags and stores all incoming vendor and product samples; maintains an organized, clearly labeled sample room and sample library.
• Maintains the sample tracking log and database, recording sample details, location and status so that any sample can be located quickly and accurately.
• Manages sample check-out and return for Buyers, Product Merchandisers and the Visual Merchandising team, and follows up on outstanding samples.
• Prepares and stages samples for photography, line reviews, seasonal presentations and marketing shoots, and coordinates the hand-off of samples and related assets.
• Manages sample lifecycle and disposition, including vendor returns, archiving, sample sales or donations, and end-of-season purging.
• Proactively identifies and implements improvements to sample organization, storage, labeling and tracking processes.

Mock Store and Visual Merchandising Support

• Works directly with Visual Merchandisers to support projects, campaigns, section resets and other visual merchandising initiatives in the Mock Store.
• Pulls, stages and returns product and samples needed for Mock Store sets, ensuring the correct samples are available on schedule.
• Communicates and demonstrates company standards as they relate to visual merchandising practices and guidelines and the importance of Visual Merchandising to our selling efforts and service elements.

Product Merchandising & Buying Office Support

• Provides administrative and data support to the Product Merchandising and Buying office, including item setup data entry, product specification and vendor information tracking, and report pulls.
• Supports purchase order and vendor communication follow-up as directed by the Buying and Product Merchandising teams.
• Maintains accurate and current product and sample information across shared trackers, files and systems, flagging discrepancies for resolution.
• Prepares for line reviews, assortment reviews and seasonal product presentations by pulling, setting up and organizing product and samples.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma
• 3+ years of retail experience preferred
• Based in Dallas/Ft. Worth area
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to influence cross-functional partners
• Understanding of Microsoft programs including Word, Excel and Outlook

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods while managing samples or working at a computer.
• Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role.

Additional Information

• Beyond Retail Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.
• This position is classified as exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
• Employment with the company is at-will; either the associate or the company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or notice.