Phillips Pet Food & Supplies Hiring for Merchandise Coordinator at Easton, Pennsylvania Full Time

Merchandise Coordinator

Easton, PA, 3747 Hecktown Road, Easton, Pennsylvania, United States of America Req #3004

Friday, October 22, 2021

Position Summary

The Merchandise Coordinator builds familiarity with internal Phillips teams & processes coupled with external vendor relationships to provide professional administrative and tactical support for the Merchandising team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

· Builds relationships with key internally-facing teams (finance, sales, marketing, supply chain, etc.) to understand how to effectively and efficiently accomplish merchandising work objectives

· Develops a strong understanding of and demonstrates proficiency in business processes, systems and critical applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) to drive projects & tasks to on-time completion

· Schedules, coordinates and prepares materials for meetings, appointments, trade shows & other events

· Gathers, maintains, manages and modifies reports, as necessary or requested, to provide analytical support to the Merchandising team

· Performs data entry and critical file/system maintenance (including, but not limited to, new item setup, purchase order tracking, promotional collateral, promotional request forms and other tasks) with a strong attention to detail

· Creates graphs, reports and/or visual indicators, with guidance, to support category decision-making

· Owns the coordination and communication as directed by Merchandising for tactical category plans to ensure cross-functional communication across the organization (promotional launches, training materials, timing & milestone details, etc.)

· Displays professionalism, demonstrates strong communication & interpersonal skills and maintains a high degree of confidentiality

· Serves as liaison internally and externally to facilitate resolution of day-to-day brand inquiries

· Other duties as assigned

Key Competencies (knowledge, skills and abilities person must possess to be successful)

· Excellent verbal and written skills

· Ability to create reports, collect and analyze data; write business correspondence and procedure manuals

· Highly organized, accurate, and detail-oriented

· Self-starter; Ability to independently prioritize and execute responsibilities

· Excellent time management skills, with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced and achieve deadlines under pressure

· Strong communication and interpersonal skills

· Energetic, enthusiastic and motivational disposition

· Solution oriented

· Strong sense of urgency and confidentiality

Position Requirements

· High school diploma or GED required; Associates degree preferred

· Proficient in using Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook

· Requires strong communication skills, both verbal and written, organizational skills, both analytical and problem solving, and the ability to work with confidential documents

· Ability to manage multiple tasks and achieve deadlines under pressure

Other details

• Pay Type Hourly

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• Easton, PA, 3747 Hecktown Road, Easton, Pennsylvania, United States of America