About the Role As Merchandise Specialist you will be responsible for Buying Office activities including style setup, purchase order creation and sample coordination. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and vendors to ensure day-to-day office tasks are completed and items are placed on site and displayed correctly. What You’ll Do + Work with K-Link Team to identify attribute due dates, facilitate vendor attribution in K-Link and on-time Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) of orders + Create, maintain and submit purchase orders for processing + Edit and import purchase orders before shipment of goods + Manage Buying Office samples (including tagging, organizing and purging) for advertising, marketing or vendor meetings + Ensure samples are submitted to item production team and live on site + Leverage sample tracker tool and manage On Hand Not on Site (OHNO) report to communicate effectively with the office, and locate and activate missing items on the website + Communicate and follow up with Vendor and Product Development teams regarding missing samples + Communicate with Vendors and Product Development about buy plans + Work with the buying team to validate the accuracy and completeness of buy plans + Communicate with Direct Ship Vendors about Delivery Schedule Numbers (DSNs) + Work with the buy team to submit buy plans to K-Link team + Build relationships with vendors and internal business partners to support buying teams + Additional tasks may be assigned What Skills You Have Required + Adept problem-solving abilities + Strong verbal and written communication skills and excellent attention to detail + Preferred + Ability to learn new technologies and train others + Capability to assume a project-based role + Change agent, ability to influence peers to adopt new processes and technologies