Under the direction of the Area Manager, research, pick, locate and prepare products for Commerce platforms. Product presentation skills and attention to detail are essential as this position is critical to the selling strategy/presentation of our products. The position shares the business risk of cutting product from shows which results in lost revenue.
Your Impact:
- Read and interpret Show Programming Schedule and Broadcast PALs/Flow Sheets
- Researches color and size availability, through company appropriate system, prior to pulling product. Physically obtains product totes, boxes or bags from location (includes oversized warehouse and jewelry), removes product from the tote or hanger and places on appropriate cart or rack.
- Examines products to ensure they are in optimum condition and working order. Ensure colors are exact match and call out any packaging/model changes to QA. A strong understanding of time sensitive display products that need longer prep times.
- Places orders for new samples from the appropriate distribution site when products are incomplete, quantity necessary for the show is not in location and product is damaged or in poor condition. Decide on best shipping method to meet show deadline and mitigate courier expenses.
- Contacts buyers/vendors via email when products are not available in the distribution sites or they are last minute additions to the show. Coordinate delivery of exception buyer samples.
- Identify show items in New Receipts and coordinate efforts to receive and prep product with new receipts processor or receive and prep product when no assistance is available. Knowledge of the product locator system for proper location assignment.
- Research via company appropriate system when products are missing from location
- Assembles items as needed and ensures they are in proper working order
- After show, counts and inspects items returned from the set for damages and completeness prior to put away.
What You Bring:
- Demonstrates full understanding of all platforms. Including aspects of Product Central’s primary operating systems (PCMS, RETEK, MOVE, IBM, Pick Ticket, LRS) , Outlook, SharePoint, Lotus Notes, Excel, .Com and research of product on web sites.
- Previous experience and certification using warehouse equipment such as Work Savers, Reach Trucks and Order Pickers.
- Ability to lift and move average to heavy weight materials on a regular basis.
- Ability to assemble products as needed. Required technical product knowledge.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and attention to detail with strong inspection skills required.
- High School Diploma or equivalent combination of training and experience.
- At least three years related warehouse or retail experience operating power equipment and using computerized Inventory Management systems strongly preferred.
