Product Merchandising Coordinator

Horizon Group USA, Inc.•New Providence, NJ

6d•$23 - $25•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Product Merchandising Coordinator, you will be part of a team responsible for managing kids & tweens DIY arts & crafts products from concept to creation. You play a key support role on the team by managing samples, coordinating communication between teams, and ensuring projects/programs stay on track. To be successful in this role, you must have a good understanding of the product life cycle and can work within tight deadlines while managing multiple products at once. In addition, solid communication, prioritization skills, and attention to detail are key attributes of success in this role. The success candidate should plan to be in our New Providence, NJ office 2-3x/week, depending on business needs. In return, this role is a fantastic entry point into our Product and Merchandising teams and provides great opportunities for growth and development at Horizon Group USA.

Requirements

Advanced skills in Powerpoint and Excel required
Ability to work on tight deadlines and fast paced environment required
Strong attention to details required
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Nice To Haves

0 - 3 years of product management experience in a CPG/manufacturing company preferred
Sourcing, Costing, Product Development and/or Supply Chain background a plus
Experience communicating with overseas suppliers preferred
Passion for crafting and creativity a plus

Responsibilities

Facilitate the creation of sales presentations with mock-up samples, prototypes and presentation boards.
Conduct daily communication with overseas office on issues of new product development/sourcing/costing and keeping a status of all pending projects.
Assist in product spec creations by obtaining competitive samples, photographing, editing photos and creating copy.
Facilitate item, costing and margin information to sales team on assigned programs.
Create and keeping a status of all art requests for new products, packaging revisions and production needs.
Assist in reviewing and commenting on all production approval samples and provide customer-required samples to sales team.
Complete new item setup and other product & marketing related forms of production items for retail customers.
Work with members from cross-functional teams of Product Development, Planning, Marketing Ops, Sales, etc. on all assigned programs.
Collaborate with Product Managers and Product Development teams to generate new product concepts through brainstorm meetings, trend-shopping and market research.
Additional duties related to merchandising/production as required.