Associate Product Specialist

TJX Companies

At TJX Companies, every day brings new opportunities for growth, exploration, and achievement. You’ll be part of our vibrant team that embraces diversity, fosters collaboration, and prioritizes your development. Whether you’re working in our four global Home Offices, Distribution Centers or Retail Stores—TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Homegoods, Homesense, Sierra, Winners, and TK Maxx, you’ll find abundant opportunities to learn, thrive, and make an impact. Come join our TJX family—a Fortune 100 company and the world’s leading off-price retailer.

Job Description:

**This is a hybrid role, requiring Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays in office. Additional days may be required depending on business needs.

The Opportunity: Grow Your Career.

Do you have an eye for detail and a passion for product quality? As an Associate Product Specialist, you'll help bring great products to market by ensuring they meet quality, packaging, and sizing standards while complying with all federal safety and labeling requirements. Working closely with Merchants, vendors, and cross-functional partners, you'll review merchandise throughout the production process, resolve challenges, and provide expert guidance on quality standards and regulatory compliance. Your work will directly contribute to delivering products our customers can trust.

• Collaborates with Buyers to develop a full implementation of product quality, value and design. 
• Identifies quality issues by receiving pre-production and product samples from vendors. 
• Gains product knowledge through visiting stores and factories and attending product development training classes. 
• Establishes a system to request, receive and respond to all production sample inspections in a timely manner.
• Establishes and fosters relationships with the vendors to maintain regular and effective communication efforts. 
• Partner with Merchant and Vendor to establish quality requirements, best practices and ensure timely flow of goods through the production cycle.
• Ensure all federal safety and labeling regulations are followed.
• Interacts with Buyers and DVP, Merchandise Managers to identify and manage a system to track incentive purchases, production updates and quality concerns.
• Develops and conducts informational and training sessions with Merchants new to the company and department.
• Maintains a library of specifications, samples and quality standards.
• Documents all problem purchases and their subsequent resolutions. 
• Assist in building product knowledge and identifies quality issues through market travel, mix assessment of our stores/competition and attending product training classes.
• Maintains systems to manage on order for and track samples received and approval status.
• Special projects as needed.

Who We’re Looking for: You.

• 2+ years administration, merchandising, production, PD, or buying/planning experience 
• Ability to handle multiple projects 
• Works well in a team environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Strong Communication Skills 
• Strong organization skills and follow through skills 
• Good eye for color, design and detail 

Benefits include Associate discount; 401(k) match; medical/dental/vision; HSA; health care FSA; life insurance; short/long-term disability; paid holidays/vacation /sick/bereavement/parental leave; EAP; incentive programs for management; auto/home insurance discounts; tuition reimbursement; scholarship program; adoption/surrogacy assistance; smoking cessation; child care/cell phone discounts; pet/legal insurance; credit union; referral bonuses. All benefits are subject to applicable plan or program terms (including eligibility terms) and may change from time to time. Contact your TJX representative for more information.

In addition to our open door policy and supportive work environment, we also strive to provide a competitive salary and benefits package. TJX considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. TJX also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.

Address:

1065 Avenue of the Americas

Location:

USA Buying Office New York NY

This position has a starting salary range of USD $71,300.00 to $89,100.00 per year. Actual starting pay is determined by a number of factors, including relevant skills, qualifications, and experience.