Merchandising Assistant

Merchandising Assistant

As a Merchandising Assistant, you are responsible for supporting the Merchandising Team with the implementation of billings, cost changes, customer support, and data integrity review.

Job Description

Coordinate customer contracts by monitoring all outbound costs to the customers. Working with the manufacturing community to ensure that we have the most up to date and competitive pricing for our customers, managing the regional brackets and exceptions for each.

Coordinate all future increases and declines submitted by the manufacturing community into their associates. Ensures the team plugs all upcoming deals, off invoices and customized pricing, confirming we have strong integrity with our customer base.

Monitors billings the team produces, including all flyer, bottle deposit and customized p-deals every week, along with all billings that have gone to the gross profit budget line.

Responsible for monitoring and communicating item and vendor attributes that are setup incorrectly. Ensure we have high data quality, to ensure our orders are succinct with the vendor community. Monitor various attributes and flagging in the system to ensure the products are flowing properly.

Communicates with the customers on a daily basis. Responsible for overseeing each associates tracking spreadsheet that drives down and monitors the progress of new items. Review various cost compare reports to ensure there is no variance in the pricing we have with our customer.

Run various sales reporting to validate credits owed to the customer or rebills we might be owed. Need to understand and validate cost mismatches between C&S and Customer.

Supports at least one merchandiser to assist them in their weekly tasks, involving gross profit and the generation of an extensive merchandising and marketing plan for our East Coast independent base.

Travel Required: No

Environment

Office: Office Temperature (65F to 75F)

Skills

Specialized Knowledge:

Special Skills: Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint. Strong organizational skills. Excellent attention to detail; able to work in a fast-paced environment. Professional verbal and written communication skills.

Physical abilities:

Other:

Years Of Experience

0-2: Relevant experience.

Qualifications

General Equivalency Diploma - General Studies, High School Diploma - General Studies

Shift

1st Shift (United States of America)

Company

Piggly Wiggly Midwest LLC

About Our Company

Building on its more than 100-year history in the grocery business, Piggly Wiggly ® continues to grow its presence with stores throughout the Midwest, South and Northeast. C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC. operates corporate stores and services independent franchisees under a chain-style model. This unique grocery store offers the selection and assortment of a national chain, with the service and local customization of a community-based retailer. Each store contains specialized local assortments to meet local shoppers' needs.

Piggly Wiggly ® 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 or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. The Company provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.