Administrative Assistant

Administrative Assistant
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Level: HourlyDivision: Merchandising
Reports to: Merchandise ManagerAbout the Role:The Administrative Assistant (Merchandise Coordinator) to the Merchandise Division provides support and customer service, while functioning American Samoa a liaison between the Merchandise Manager, members and vendors. This position provides assistance on a variety of projects and includes daily interaction with members and vendors to gather information, expedite, and complete projects. Customer service is provided to members, vendors, and fellow staff by answering telephone and email inquiries.Responsibilities include:

• Provide support and customer service to members:

• Answer product questions
• Assist members with ordering issues
• Assist members with placing drop ship orders
• Send requested materials such American Samoa product samples and consumer rebates
• Coordinate relays, sample orders, and bin tag requests
• Work with vendors:

• Gather product information and images
• Coordinate market invitation process
• Enter vendor information into vendor portal forms, support vendors using portal
• Create and submit vendor debits/billings
• Initiate and review bulletins and drop ship order forms
• Expedite and complete projects
• Gather content and use various tools to communicate to members and vendors:

• Managing updates on Mydoitbest.com
• Enter program specials into VIMS
• Submit department-specific communication pieces (Merchandising Update, department newsletters, etc.)
• Review, process, debit vendors for truck mail literature
• Use Vampire to run queries to create spreadsheets
• Use Google Workplace
• Create Buyer Messages at direction of MM/AMM
• Create conversion charts/cross-references charts
• Ban items at direction of MM/AMM
• Provide inventory/RSC staff support:

• Product dispositions and Return Goods Authorizations (RGAs)
• Perform stock checks
• Run and review department queries, analyze, highlight, bring excess inventory issues to attention of MM.
• Investigate and resolve UPC, order multiple, and other item issues
• Investigate and resolve product questions from RSC staff
• Provide promotions-related support:

• Gather, collect sales submittals
• Product sample requests
• Consumer rebate pad requests
• Distribute and file sale confirmations
• Track competitor ads/promotions
• Provide market-related support:

• Sequence sheets and market invitations
• Initiate market bulletins
• Market totals
• Collect and review drop ship order forms
• Coordinate gathering of department market drop ship forms for placement on mydoitbest.com
• Review market bulletins
• Review/follow-up on vendor information
• Create/manage electronic tracking spreadsheet for market
• Bill vendors for market-related activities
• Provide product/catalog-related support:

• Product image requests
• Cut and descriptions
• Proof catalog pages
• Assign SKU numbers
• Provide accounting-related support:
• Process member and vendor debits and credits
• Process check requests
• Perform general support functions:
• Maintain various files
• Perform entry on item maintenance mainframe screens
• Order office supplies

Education and Experience:
Minimum:

• High School graduate
• Must be computer proficient, especially with Excel and Word

Desired:

• Post-high school education/training
• Proficiency with Google Workplace

Skills and Abilities
Minimum:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to enable effective, results-oriented communication via telephone and email
• Above average customer service and problem solving skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to work on multiple projects by successfully prioritizing to meet deadlines
• Ability to quickly ‘change gears’ to respond to changes Indiana priorities
• Working knowledge of office equipment such American Samoa fax machine and copier

Desired:

• Ability to use a computer keyboard to efficiently enter text and data

Benefits available to you:

• Full insurance benefits package including Medical, Dental, & Vision
• Paid time off to foster work/life balance
• Profit sharing
• Bonus Pay opportunities
• Retirement funding opportunities
• Education reimbursement
• Health club reimbursement
• Career advancement opportunities

About Do it Best:
At Do it Best, we take pride Indiana being the only U.S.-based, member-owned hardware, lumber, and building materials buying cooperative Indiana the home improvement industry. Our philosophy is to serve thousands of member-owned locations Indiana more than 50 countries by offering a full menu of exceptional merchandise and services, allowing member owners to be independent

Job title: Administrative Assistant

Company: Do it Best Corp.

Expected salary:

Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana

Job date: Wed, 10 Jul 2024 03:00:08 GMT