Merchandising Specialist (Hybrid)
Posted on: 27 Dec 2022
Framingham, MA
Job Description
Description
Staples is business to business. You're what binds us together.
Our merchandising team aims to deliver the best value and selection to our customers through products, services and solutions all centered around our customers' needs. We are driven by customer insights and analytics to bring products and solutions to market seamlessly. We are inclusive, well-rounded professionals who have deep experience in buying, selling, negotiating, operations, design, innovation, finance and more.
What you'll be doing:
Proactively manage the SKU and Vendor set-up and maintenance process. Communicate new information to Planners and Inventory Analysts.
With direction from the Director Buyer and/or VP DMM, conduct market research, gather industry data, track trends, themes, competitive shopping to assist with item selection. Keep assortment planner template organized and updated. Ad hoc reports and analysis as needed.
Collect and organize product information from vendors. Obtain vendor product samples for Buyers and Lab and assist with POG set-up. Manage samples/displays through approval process.
Retrieve/source ad hoc financial data and reports, conduct weekly review of ad results distribute to Buyers and Planners. Assist Planners on post-season recaps.
Process RTVs, Price Changes, Price Protection, Coupons/Rebates, and Markdowns. Resolve heat tickets/store calls. Execute and communicate product disposition process.
Maintain promo and ad databases with all information/changes for pricing, markdowns, etc.; images, circulars, ad copy etc.
What you bring to the table:
Organizational skills
Analytical/financial experience
Ability to work independently
Qualifications :
What's needed - Basic Qualifications
1+ year of related experience
What's needed - Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's degree preferred
Retail experience
We Offer:
Inclusive culture with associate-led Business Resource Groups
Flexible PTO (22 days) and Holiday Schedule (7 observed paid holidays)
Online and Retail Discounts, Company Match 401(k), Physical and Mental Health Wellness programs, and more perks and benefits
Staples
Framingham, MA
Staples, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates office products superstores. It operates in two segments, North American Delivery and North American Retail. The company offers a range of office supplies, business technology products, facility and breakroom supplies, computers and mobility products, and office furniture under the Staples, Quill, and other proprietary brands. It also provides print and marketing, as well as technology services.
The company sells its office products and services directly to businesses and consumers through its Staples.com, Staples.ca, and Quill.com Websites; and retail stores, as well as Staples Business Advantage contracts. As of January 28, 2017, it operated approximately 1,583 retail stores in 46 states and the District of Columbia in the United States, and 10 provinces and 2 territories in Canada, as well as in Argentina, Australia, and Brazil; 78 distribution and fulfillment centers in 25 states in the United States and 7 provinces in Canada, as well as in China, Argentina, Brazil, Taiwan, and Australia. The company was founded in 1985 and is based in Framingham, Massachusetts. As of September 12, 2017, Staples, Inc. was taken private.
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IndustrySales/Retail
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No. of Employees45,565
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Website
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