Closing Date: 2016/01/26 Job Title: Product Co-ordinator Department: Merchandise – Buying Brand: Ackermans Reporting To Position: Manager Job Type Classification: Permanent Number of Positions: 1 Location: Kuils River
Job Purpose:
To provide product promotional assistance to the Girls SBU, by internally coordinating inputs required for Marketing and assisting in the delivery of certain of these to Marketing within in the agreed formats and cycle times.
Qualifications:
• A Grade 12 certificate • A tertiary qualification in Retail, Marketing or Buying would be beneficial
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
• Previous experience in an administrative and/or coordinating role within a retail/buying/marketing environment would be an advantage • Proficiency in the latest Microsoft packages (Word, Excel & PowerPoint) is an important requirement.
We are looking for an individual who:
• Is highly assertive • Is an enthusiastic self-starter • Is highly organized • Is able to work to deadlines • Has excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills • Is able to communicate effectively at all levels within the company • Is able to remain flexible, function under pressure and maintain a positive attitude and work performance in a variety of circumstances
Key Responsibilities:
• To coordinate, collate and obtain signatures for departmental inputs to the Promo Grid for the Buying Manager • To coordinate & deliver agreed/signed off input for the following processes: o For the Monthly Promotions Manual to the VM and/or Marketing teams as requested by the Buying Manager o Brief sheets, merchandise lists and product samples to the VM and/or Marketing teams o For Editorial requests to the VM and/or Marketing teams o For digital requests to the Digital team • To collect samples as per the merchandise list, deliver these to Marketing and manage the return of these samples • To actively track and monitor the inflow of promotions o To link promotions on UKUSA to facilitate timeous distribution of stock in line with promotional timelines o To prepare Monthly Marketing tracking sheets • To collate, coordinate & obtain sign off for the seasonal look
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