Merchandise Assistant - Off Price

Off-Price Merchandise Assistant

The Off-Price Merchandise Assistant plays a critical role in supporting the buying team by managing the operational flow of orders from start to finish, responsible for compiling, processing, disseminating and maintaining merchandise information. This includes inputting purchase orders, tracking shipments, maintaining accurate records, and ensuring timely communication with vendors and cross-functional partners. The Off-Price MA helps drive efficiency and accuracy across the order lifecycle, enabling the team to react quickly to trends and maximize sales and margin opportunities.

What you will do:

• Set up styles write orders for buying office and maintain items in database
• Communicate with vendors to manage purchase orders (PO's): create new POs, track orders (shipping and receipts)
• Process orders manually with speed and precision
• Update/change POs as needed within all appropriate systems
• Track and communicate directly with vendors to resolve issues, adjustments and understand status of orders
• Enter price changes into RPM program in order to alter pricing
• Manage season codes for promotional and permanent markdown process in partnership with Planner
• Pull selling reports for the Buyer business review
• Perform various advertising functions including proofing ads utilizing Marketing Workflow and Workhorse:
• Drive the Sample Process: Manage the samples within the office – from requesting, tracking, organizing, storing and through purging as needed

Education Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree and/or equivalent years of experience Required

Skills and Abilities:

Strong communication and organizational skills

Strong attention to detail

Familiar with standard PCs and business software (Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, Access, etc.)

Intermediate to Moderate Excel knowledge

Flexible and capable of shifting to different projects as priorities change

Ability to work in a fast paced retail environment

Pay Range $19.00/hr - $22.00/hr

Reflected is the base pay range offered for this position. Pay may vary depending on factors including but not limited to achievements, skills, experience, or work location. The range listed is just one component of the compensation package offered to candidates.