Merchandise Specialist

About the Role As Merchandise Specialist you will be responsible for Buying Office activities including style setup, purchase order creation and sample coordination. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and vendors to ensure day-to-day office tasks are completed and items are placed on site and displayed correctly. What You'll Do Work with K-Link Team to identify attribute due dates, facilitate vendor attribution in K-Link and on-time Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) of orders Create, maintain and submit purchase orders for processing Edit and import purchase orders before shipment of goods Manage Buying Office samples (including tagging, organizing and purging) for advertising, marketing or vendor meetings Ensure samples are submitted to item production team and live on site Leverage sample tracker tool and manage On Hand Not on Site (OHNO) report to communicate effectively with the office, and locate and activate missing items on the website Communicate and follow up with Vendor and Product Development teams regarding missing samples Communicate with Vendors and Product Development about buy plans Work with the buying team to validate the accuracy and completeness of buy plans Communicate with Direct Ship Vendors about Delivery Schedule Numbers (DSNs) Work with the buy team to submit buy plans to K-Link team Build relationships with vendors and internal business partners to support buying teams Additional tasks may be assigned What Skills You Have Required Adept problem-solving abilities Strong verbal and written communication skills and excellent attention to detail Preferred Ability to learn new technologies and train others Capability to assume a project-based role Change agent, ability to influence peers to adopt new processes and technologies Merchandise Specialist 3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars

N56W 17000

Ridgewood Drive, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 KOHLS 29,193 reviews About the Role As Merchandise Specialist you will be responsible for Buying Office activities including style setup, purchase order creation and sample coordination. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and vendors to ensure day-to-day office tasks are completed and items are placed on site and displayed correctly. What You'll Do Work with K-Link Team to identify attribute due dates, facilitate vendor attribution in K-Link and on-time Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) of orders Create, maintain and submit purchase orders for processing Edit and import purchase orders before shipment of goods Manage Buying Office samples (including tagging, organizing and purging) for advertising, marketing or vendor meetings Ensure samples are submitted to item production team and live on site Leverage sample tracker tool and manage On Hand Not on Site (OHNO) report to communicate effectively with the office, and locate and activate missing items on the website Communicate and follow up with Vendor and Product Development teams regarding missing samples Communicate with Vendors and Product Development about buy plans Work with the buying team to validate the accuracy and completeness of buy plans Communicate with Direct Ship Vendors about Delivery Schedule Numbers (DSNs) Work with the buy team to submit buy plans to K-Link team Build relationships with vendors and internal business partners to support buying teams Additional tasks may be assigned What Skills You Have Required Adept problem-solving abilities Strong verbal and written communication skills and excellent attention to detail Preferred Ability to learn new technologies and train others Capability to assume a project-based role Change agent, ability to influence peers to adopt new processes and technologies