[Remote] Merchandise Services Associate - Produce

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Meijer is a family company dedicated to serving people and communities. The Merchandise Services Associate - Produce supports Merchandising Business Units by performing item set-up, vendor maintenance, promotional offer execution, and ensuring data accuracy for product information.

Responsibilities

• Item Set Up and Validation of Product Data necessary to enable ordering of final products
• MSA will work within the Stibo Product Information Management Applications (PIM)
• Processes Item Master Data Fields, both Mandatory and Optional Attributes and Fields
• Executes Pricing Link Group maintenance as directed by Merchant, in collaboration with pricing team and merchant
• Processes Vendor Data Synchronization for GDSN (Global Data Synchronization Network) Vendor Information via the 1WorldSync Data Pool
• Troubleshoot and collaborate with Merchants, Vendors, IT and other areas regarding Item Master Data
• Collaborates with merchant teams and vendors through merchant directive to execute the above expectations
• Executes Promotional Offers utilizing Buyer Workbench (BWB), including CM Promotion Lists to CM team
• Ensure all aspects of promotional needs are met (image; pricing; copy). Accountable to accuracy of offers, signs and images
• Executes Sign Copy and Creation, supporting BWB Promotional Offers and Baseline Price Signs
• Participates in Advertising Proofing Meetings and takes action as necessary
• Collaborates with merchant teams and vendors to execute above expectations
• Ensures Mandatory fields of CFD are provided by Vendors at time of Product Set Up
• Processes Maintenance of existing CFD product information
• Collaborates with Merchandising, Marketing, ITS departments, Store Partners and Vendors to execute CFD and Product Data based on business rules (both current and newly created)
• Ensures all product information is accurately reflected on the Website, meeting Digital business rules
• Attends and engages in Core Team and BRM Meetings as agreed to with first assistant
• Executes Maintenance supporting Product Flow Information; PID Status, Case-Pack Status, Primary UPC, and Primary Case-Pack Flags; Case-Pack Associated GTIN Maintenance changes
• Executes Product Out-dates that support Clearance Pricing Execution
• Executes Ecommerce Effective Dates and Ecommerce Eligibility Flags to support Digital Readiness
• Executes Case-Pack Sourcing flags for Direct to Store Delivery (DSD) vendors and products
• Executes Country of Origin information that support Produce Baseline Pricing Signs
• Executes Locked Scale Pricing as directed by Meat/Seafood Merchants

Skills

• Bachelors or Associates Degree preferred
• 1-2 years of previous merchandising or retail experience preferred
• Project management skills
• Attention to detail & timeline management
• Ability to gather and interpret data for various reports, as necessary to execute tasks
• Knowledge of the retail industry; understanding of specific category product lines and core customer behavior
• Results focused; uses performance targets and goals to drive own activities as well as help team succeed
• Office computer skills; able to learn company systems and tools, preference for Microsoft application experience

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Scheduling flexibility
• Paid parental leave
• Paid education assistance
• Team member discount
• Development programs for advancement and career growth
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance
• A 401(k) plan with employer match
• Disability leave
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Childcare subsidy

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