Merchandising Specialist - Furniture

Staples Merchandising Team Role

Staples is business to business. You're what binds us together. Our merchandising team aims to deliver the best value and selection to our customers through products, services and solutions all centered around our customers' needs. We are driven by customer insights and analytics to bring products and solutions to market seamlessly. We're inclusive, well-rounded professionals who have deep experience in buying, selling, negotiating, operations, design, innovation, finance and more.

What You'll Be Doing :

• Support all buying and selling activities with ability to act as Merchant when needed
• Vendor Program Negotiations : support merchant in all necessary prep work and execution (pulling programs, sending templates, etc.)
• Managing cost deviations : assist merchant in tracking deviation spends, performing profitability analysis (customer and vendor level) and processing and communicating cost increases
• Executing all SKU-level operations (set-up, content, activation, inactivation / end-of-life) in various systems and assisting merchant in managing the master assortment
• Responsible for creating and running reports to support financial review and analysis of vendors and assortment as requested by merchant
• Entering and updating promotions in all systems and websites
• Communicating and problem solving cross-functionally within all Staples business units (.com, SBA, Quill, Essendant, HiTouch, etc.), Inventory + Planning, Private Brands, Vendor Management, Accounting

All Merchandise Specialists are enrolled in the Staples Merchant Academy, our industry-leading 6-month training program designed to ensure you have the skills and knowledge to succeed in your role and beyond.

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Staples is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. For individuals with disabilities that need additional assistance at any point in the process, please call 1-888-490-4747 for more information.