Merchandising Coordinator (fashion/apparel) - maurices

maurices • Duluth, MN

3d • $20 - $24 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Merchandise Coordinator is responsible for consistent operational support in the merchandising area including running weekly reports, purchase order maintenance, cross functional communication, and sample maintenance & tracking. The Merchandise Coordinator generally supports multiple categories within a department.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s or Associate’s Degree preferred
• Experience: Previous retail experience preferred
• Skills/Traits/Personal Characteristics:
• Strong organizational skills
• Persistent curiosity to learn & understand beyond what is explicitly directed
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Attention to detail; this role requires someone who operates with a high level of accuracy
• Team player who can work with multiple cross-functional teams with a positive attitude
• Ability to take initiative, work independently, and be self-motivated
• Proficient in MS Word, PowerPoint, & Excel, systems savvy

Responsibilities

• Administrative Functions
• Orchestrating digital weekly reports to disperse to cross functional partners
• Maintaining cross functional reporting needs
• Write up new orders and work closely with PO Coordinator to place in system while maintaining current purchase orders and balancing back to workbooks
• Sample turn-in for photography, visual, photo shoot, etc.
• Receiving and organizing mail
• Organizing the weekly best/worst wall by printing tags and gathering samples
• Weekly review of the website to ensure all product information is correct from the copy to the photography
• Collaboration
• Work closely with the merchant team to ensure they have all the correct reporting and sample/ submit organization for key milestone meetings
• Communicate with vendors on selling, product approval process, and trade compliance
• Collaborate with the visual team to ensure samples needed to accurately reflect the merchant product strategy for all channels are turned-in and accurate
• Exhibits company values which includes people first; being kind, authentic, curious, and agile; working smart & having fun.
• Product Knowledge
• Gain understanding of our target customer and how we can support her omni channel needs
• Understanding of Product Life Cycle calendar and deliverables
• Utilize cross-functional resources to expand knowledge of integrated product team

Benefits

• Choice of three medical plans, including a PPO plan or High-Deductible plans.
• High-Deductible plans offer the option of a Health Savings Account, with employer contribution.
• Additional benefits include Dental, and Vision coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare and Dependent Care), Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity coverage, Voluntary Life, Spouse, and Child Life Insurance, and Long-Term Disability coverage.
• maurices provides, at no cost to our associates, Basic Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability coverage, access to our Wellbeing platform with Personify Health, and an Employee Assistance Program available for associates and their families.
• After 6 months of employment, you may be eligible for our 401(k), which offers an immediately vested Safe Harbor matching contribution.
• maurices supports continued education with our Tuition Assistance program, available after 1 year of employment.
• Associates also have access to PTO benefits, including vacation (with accrual or flexible options based on role), annual sick time awards, holiday pay, and two weeks of New Parent Leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement.
• We offer continuous opportunities for learning, connection building through Associate Resource Groups and for our Duluth based associates, free access to a state-of-the-art onsite Fitness Facility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees