Merchandisers / Retail Merchandise

Merchandising Specialist
Job Type : Contract (12 Months)
Industry: Retail
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Our client, a large national retail organization known for its extensive general merchandise and omni-channel operations, is seeking a Merchandising Specialist to support their Item Data Compliance program. This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented professional to gain exposure to enterprise-level data compliance operations within a fast-paced retail environment. This role is onsite 3 days per week.
The Merchandising Specialist will provide operational and administrative support for the Item Data Compliance program, helping maintain accurate, complete, and compliant item data across the enterprise. This position supports daily audit operations, documentation, reporting, tracking, and coordination activities, working within established processes and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to identify missing or inconsistent information and escalate exceptions to the appropriate Compliance team members.
the individual in this role will not be responsible for performing compliance analysis, determining audit outcomes, establishing policy, or independently making compliance decisions.
Support daily compliance audit activities by creating audit lists, reviewing required documentation for completeness, and completing recurring operational and administrative tasks.

Review documentation and data against established requirements to identify missing, incomplete, or inconsistent information and escalate exceptions appropriately.

Provide first-level intake for audit-related questions and disputes, documenting requests and routing issues to the appropriate team members for resolution.

Update and maintain audit performance dashboards, trackers, and recurring reports with accurate and timely information.

Coordinate with internal business partners and contractors to gather required information, documentation, and status updates.

Support onboarding activities by preparing training materials, maintaining documentation, and coordinating administrative activities for new team members.

Follow established SOPs and documented processes, escalating process, documentation, or data concerns to Compliance Analysts or leadership.

Perform additional administrative and operational support activities as needed.

Strong attention to detail with a demonstrated ability to maintain accurate records, documentation, trackers, and data.

Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including maintaining spreadsheets, sorting and filtering data, using basic formulas, and updating recurring reports or trackers.

Ability to review documentation or data for completeness and accuracy against established requirements and appropriately escalate exceptions.

Experience supporting administrative or operational workflows involving areas such as data quality, audits, compliance, reporting, documentation, or program operations.

Experience supporting audit, compliance, data governance, item/master data, quality assurance, document control, or another process-controlled business function.

Experience maintaining operational dashboards, recurring reports, performance metrics, or tracking tools.

Direct Item Data Compliance experience is not required; candidates with transferable experience in program support, data operations, audit administration, or a similar process-driven environment are encouraged to apply.

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