Associate Product Specialist

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Our client, a retailer of apparel and home fashions company located in Midtown, Manhattan is looking for a Temp to Perm Assistant Product Specialist to join their team. This position will start ASAP. Monday – Friday, hybrid schedule, 3 days in office and 2 remote, 40 hours per week. Temp duration is approximately three months ahead of conversion. Pay rate is up to $40/hour dependent on experience.

Responsibilities:

• Manages a system to ensure overall quality, packaging and size standards are maintained on incentive purchases.
• Authorizes pre-production and production merchandise and resolves issues through proper channels.
• Educate Merchants on legal regulations and quality best practices.
• Collaborates with Buyers to develop a full implementation of product quality, value and design.
• Identifies quality issues by receiving pre-production and product samples from vendors.
• Gains product knowledge through visiting stores and factories and attending product development training classes.
• Establishes a system to request, receive and respond to all production sample inspections in a timely manner.
• Establishes and fosters relationships with the vendors to maintain regular and effective communication efforts.
• Partner with Merchant and Vendor to establish quality requirements, best practices and ensure timely flow of goods through the production cycle.
• Ensure all federal safety and labeling regulations are followed.
• Interacts with Buyers and DVP, Merchandise Managers to identify and manage a system to track incentive purchases, production updates and quality concerns.
• Develops and conducts informational and training sessions with Merchants new to the company and department.
• Maintains a library of specifications, samples and quality standards. Documents all problem purchases and their subsequent resolutions.
• Assist in building product knowledge and identifies quality issues through market travel, mix assessment of our stores/competition and attending product training classes
• Maintains systems to manage on order for and track samples received and approval status
• Special projects as assigned or directed.
• Opens, process and organize daily receipt of samples
• General office duties including but not limited to filing, purging old files and samples, opening packages, maintaining sample swatch books/files/photo streams, testing lab paperwork, FedEx to vendors, presentation support

Experienced Required to Perform this Job:

• 2+ years administration, merchandising, production, PD, or buying/planning experience
• Strong Communication Skills
• Strong organization skills and follow through skills
• Computer skills, including MS Excel, Outlook
• Works well in a team environment
• Ability to handle multiple projects
• Good eye for color, design and detail

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