Merchandising Assistant II

C&S Wholesale Grocers•Houston, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

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. This role involves coordinating customer contracts by monitoring all outbound costs to customers, working with the manufacturing community to ensure up-to-date and competitive pricing, managing regional brackets and exceptions, and coordinating future price increases and decreases. The assistant will ensure the team processes all upcoming deals, off invoices, and customized pricing, maintaining data integrity. Responsibilities include monitoring weekly billings (flyer, bottle deposit, customized p-deals), ensuring gross profit budget line accuracy, and communicating/monitoring incorrect item and vendor attributes. The role requires ensuring high data quality for seamless order processing with vendors, monitoring various attributes to ensure proper product flow, and daily customer communication. Additionally, the assistant will oversee new item tracking spreadsheets, review cost compare reports for pricing variances, run sales reporting to validate credits or rebills, and understand/validate cost mismatches between C&S and customers. This position supports a merchandiser with weekly tasks, including gross profit analysis and the generation of merchandising and marketing plans for the East Coast independent base.

Requirements

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.
0-2 years of relevant experience.
General Equivalency Diploma - General Studies or High School Diploma - General Studies.

Responsibilities

Coordinate customer contracts by monitoring all outbound costs to the customers.
Work with the manufacturing community to ensure up-to-date and competitive pricing for customers, managing regional brackets and exceptions.
Coordinate all future increases and declines submitted by the manufacturing community.
Ensure the team processes all upcoming deals, off invoices, and customized pricing, confirming strong integrity with the customer base.
Monitor weekly billings, including flyer, bottle deposit, and customized p-deals, along with billings that have gone to the gross profit budget line.
Monitor and communicate item and vendor attributes that are set up incorrectly.
Ensure high data quality to ensure orders are succinct with the vendor community.
Monitor various attributes and flagging in the system to ensure products are flowing properly.
Communicate with customers on a daily basis.
Oversee each associate's tracking spreadsheet that drives down and monitors the progress of new items.
Review various cost compare reports to ensure no variance in pricing with customers.
Run various sales reporting to validate credits owed to the customer or rebills that might be owed.
Understand and validate cost mismatches between C&S and Customer.
Support at least one merchandiser in their weekly tasks, involving gross profit and the generation of an extensive merchandising and marketing plan for the East Coast independent base.