Product Specialist - Supplies

JOB SUMMARY:This role is to support the Buying Merchandising organization in managing product line or group of product lines for sales, margin and supply chain. This involves research, ad hoc financial planning and analysis, promo planning, planogramming, SKU set-up/maintenance and communications Proactively manage the SKU and Vendor set-up and maintenance process Communicate new information to Planners and Inventory Analysts With direction from the Director Buyer and/or VP DMM, conduct market research, gather industry data, track trends, themes, competitive shopping to assist with item selectio Keep assortment planner template organized and updated Ad hoc reports and analysis as needed Collect and organize product information from vendors. Obtain vendor product samples for Buyers and Lab and assist with POG set-up. Manage samples/displays through approval process Retrieve/source ad hoc financial data and reports, conduct weekly review of ad results distribute to Buyers and Planners Assist Planners on post-season recaps Process RTVs, Price Changes, Price Protection, Coupons/Rebates, and Markdowns Resolve heat tickets/store calls Execute and communicate product disposition process Maintain promo and ad databases with all information/changes for pricing, markdowns, etc.; images, circulars, ad copy etc. QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s Degree preferred Minimum 1 year prior work experience required Organizational skills Analytical/financial experience Ability to work independently Intermediate level systems experience including databases and spreadsheets Retail experience helpful