Merchandise Coordinator

**Job purpose**

The purpose of the Merchandise Coordinator is to synchronize and support the various Merchandising activities/projects which will enable the Merchandise team to achieve set deliverables

**Job Objectives and Functions**

**Merchandise Reporting**
- Responsible for downloading required data on the relevant platform, review and consolidate data, and create report based on requirements.
- Timeously and accurately update existing reports on as per requirements.
- Regularly build and update existing templates/reports and circulate updates to the team.

**Administrative Duties**
- End-to-end coordination of Merchandising projects with the relevant stakeholders.
- Accountable for regularly engaging with the Merchandising team and consolidate, review and circulate information/data.
- Regularly engage with relevant stakeholders on management of clearance stock between Barron and joint ventures/job lotters.
- Address queries/concerns raised between Barron and joint venture company (i.e.Corp Clear)
- Draft and circulate team meeting minutes which outline agreed upon deliverables and deadlines.
- Build, track and update progress of Merchandising projects and escalate and communicate any risks to the Planning Manager.
- Consolidate information across the division
- Take initiative to streamline admin duties and meet deadlines

**Product Pricing**
- Responsible for updating product/ customer pricing, as and when required.
- Work with the Product Data Administrator & other relevant stakeholders in creating BOM & product codes for each item.
- Branding and alterations loading

**Job Requirements**

**Qualifications and Experience**
- NQF 6 Supply Chain/Logistics Management
- NQF 7 Supply Chain/Logistics Management
2-3 years' Merchandise Coordinator/ Data Administrator/BI Analytics
- 2-3 years' Experience in Retail/Wholesale Industry

**Skills, Abilities and Job-Related Knowledge**
- Product cycle management
- Financial modelling
- Data management
- Financial acumen
- Customer service principles & practices
- Verbal Comprehension
- Numeric Comprehension
- Report Writing
- Excel
- Power Point & Word
- Attention to detail

**Competencies**
- Investigative
- Systematic approach
- Evaluating problems
- Communicating information
- Bottom-line focus

**Reports to**
Planning manager