Bill of Materials (BOM), Communication Skills, County Ordinances, Cross-Functional, Customer Relations, Data Entry, Data Management, Data Quality, Detail Oriented, Documentation, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Information Technology & Information Systems, Inventory Management, Manufacturing, Marketing, Merchandising, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Operational Support, Organizational Skills, Partner Sales, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Pricing, Process Improvement, Product Costing, Product Data Management (PDM), Product Development, Product Documentation, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Management, Product Merchandising, Product Reviews, Product Support, Retail, Sales, Sales Presentation, Sales Support, Specimens/Samples, State Laws and Regulations, Support Documentation, Team Player, Time Management, Validation Documentation, Writing Skills
Our customer is a growing retail manufacturing company, and they are adding a Merchandising Assistant to their team for the first time!
The Merchandising Assistant supports product development and merchandising operations by executing key processes, maintaining accurate product data, and coordinating across design, sourcing, quality, packaging, and sales functions. This role serves as an important operational and sales support partner, ensuring product information, samples, pricing documentation, and development workflows are organized, accurate, and completed on schedule. The position focuses on data integrity, sample management, sales support, and cross-functional collaboration to help ensure products are market-ready and aligned with business requirements prior to commercialization. This role also applies a foundational understanding of costing, quoting, and pricing concepts to support sales and customer-facing activities.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
- Support item setup processes, including item number creation, UPC assignment, and system data entry
- Maintain, validate, and standardize product information across internal systems
- Support BOM validation and ensure documentation is complete for cross-functional handoffs
- Organize and maintain development trackers, ensuring information is accurate and up to date
- Identify data discrepancies and support documentation and process-improvement initiatives
- Coordinate development sample requests and track sample status throughout the development cycle
- Manage sample inventory and maintain organized sample storage areas
- Support distribution and allocation of samples to internal stakeholders and external partners
- Participate in sample reviews and document approvals, revisions, and feedback
- Collaborate with product development, sourcing, quality, packaging, and sales teams to support commercialization efforts
- Facilitate communication and information sharing between departments
- Support quality and readiness reviews to ensure products meet business requirements
- Assist in preparing product information and materials for customer presentations and sales handoffs
- Compile and organize costing documentation, product specifications, and BOM information used for pricing and quoting
- Support the quoting process by providing accurate cost, packaging, and component information
- Respond to requests for pricing-related documentation and product information
Experience & Education Qualifications:
- At least two years of experience in merchandising, product development, product operations, or a related field
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Merchandising, Product Development, or a related discipline
- Experience working within consumer products, retail, manufacturing, or similar industries preferred
- Exposure to product lifecycle management processes from concept through commercialization
- Basic understanding of product data, bills of materials (BOMs), costing workflows, and pricing principles
- Experience working with product data management systems, PLM platforms, ERP systems, or similar tools
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and PowerPoint
- Proficient in pricing, quoting, cost-sheet preparation, or sales support activities
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Experience managing product data, samples, or documentation in a fast-paced environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across multiple teams
Hours: 9am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday
Location: Clearwater, FL 33670 (one day/week remote)
Salary: $50,000 to $60,000
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance.