The Merchandise Specialist at Staples Retail transforms modern working and learning. Our Omni Merchandising organization offers entry-level opportunities with training, mentoring, and promotional opportunities to grow within the Merchandising team.
Requirements
- Attend vendor meetings to collaborate on business plans and gain exposure to new products
- Conduct market research, gather industry data, track trends, competitive shopping
- Work with vendors and internal teams to launch new to market products, vendor program agreements and price change worksheets
- Manage the approval process for all physical and digital marketing assets
- Proactively manage the SKU and Vendor set up and maintenance process
- Process product returns, price changes, price protection, coupons/rebates, and markdowns
- Source financial data and reports, to review sales performance with Buyer
- Answer communication from stores on products and vendors; other responsibilities as assigned
Benefits
- Generous amount of paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements, including flexible work hours
- 401(k) plan with a company match, variety of benefits and options, associate resource groups
- Associate store discount and more perks (discounts on mobile plans, movie tickets, etc.)