Sample Coordinator

Overstock.com • Dallas, TX

5d • Onsite

About The Position

At Bed Bath & Beyond, we believe that everyone should “Be You!”. Bed Bath & Beyond is a community that upholds a culture of understanding, acceptance, and respect. We believe a person’s individuality, traits, beliefs, and characteristics should be valued and embraced. Living by this ethos is essential to the success of our business. Our goal is to foster a more inclusive environment where every employee visibly demonstrates inclusive behaviors and respect for individuals.

Requirements

• High School Diploma
• 3+ years of retail experience preferred
• Based in Dallas/Ft. Worth area
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to influence cross-functional partners
• Understanding of Microsoft programs including Word, Excel and Outlook

Responsibilities

• Manage samples for photography, ecommerce merchandising and visual teams
• Receives, logs, tags and stores all incoming vendor and product samples; maintains an organized, clearly labeled sample room and sample library.
• Maintains the sample tracking log and database, recording sample details, location and status so that any sample can be located quickly and accurately.
• Manages sample check-out and return for Buyers, Product Merchandisers and the Visual Merchandising team, and follows up on outstanding samples.
• Prepares and stages samples for photography, line reviews, seasonal presentations and marketing shoots, and coordinates the hand-off of samples and related assets.
• Manages sample lifecycle and disposition, including vendor returns, archiving, sample sales or donations, and end-of-season purging.
• Proactively identifies and implements improvements to sample organization, storage, labeling and tracking processes.
• Works directly with Visual Merchandisers to support projects, campaigns, section resets and other visual merchandising initiatives in the Mock Store.
• Pulls, stages and returns product and samples needed for Mock Store sets, ensuring the correct samples are available on schedule.
• Communicates and demonstrates company standards as they relate to visual merchandising practices and guidelines and the importance of Visual Merchandising to our selling efforts and service elements.
• Provides administrative and data support to the Product Merchandising and Buying office, including item setup data entry, product specification and vendor information tracking, and report pulls.
• Supports purchase order and vendor communication follow-up as directed by the Buying and Product Merchandising teams.
• Maintains accurate and current product and sample information across shared trackers, files and systems, flagging discrepancies for resolution.
• Prepares for line reviews, assortment reviews and seasonal product presentations by pulling, setting up and organizing product and samples.

Benefits

• 401k (6% match)
• Flexible Schedules
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Leadership Development Program
• Mentorship Program
• Employee Resource Groups (LatinX, Black Employee Network, LGBTQIA+, Women’s Network, Women In Tech)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED