EJD Assistant MPM

The Job

As the Assistant Merchandising Program Manager, you are responsible for all aspects of support for a product category, including but not limited to category review support, promotional planning, show prep, retailer communication, SKU on-boarding and maintenance and special projects as assigned. 

The position is designed as a support role, as well as development step in all aspects of the buying department to prepare a candidate for full category responsibility as an Associate MPM in 2 – 3 years.

The Assistant MPM:

• Executes the current year plan that has been laid out by the MPM.
• Responsible for all aspects of support for a product category.
• Owns some portions team responsibilities and projects, including category reviews, promotional planning processes, show preparation, retailer communication, SKU onboarding and maintenance, and special projects as assigned.
• Expected to consider sales team impacts of all decisions.

What you will do…

Category Review Support

• Support MPM in all phases of category review process
• Request and prepare all category analytics
• Participate in all aspects of vendor meeting prep, meetings, item selection, plan-o-gram build, marketing and execution to retailers

Promotional Planning Support

• Support in organizing and securing all vendor promotional discounts
• Assist in solicitation of monthly promotional items from vendors

Retailer Communication

• Support with daily retailer customer service
• Assist with communication via EJD Portal & M.A.S.T. to relay new programs, changes, or issues
• Assist with EJD Customer Care for calls and e-mails related to respective category

Convention Planning Support

• Assist in selecting and inviting vendors to attend semi-annual convention
• Lead prep of show materials including drop ship forms, as well as submission for Power Buys, Saving Showcase and New Arrivals
• Assist in planning Merch area theme and execution for respective category

Inventory/Supply Chain Support

• Assist in diagnosing and resolving vendor service issues
• Assist in inventory planning for promotional items

Systems Support

• Lead SKU on-boarding for department with respective merchandising SYSTEMS coordinator
• Lead processing of channel and customer price changes with EJD Pricing Team
• Lead all item master data changes with article content team

Special Projects

• Lead department and cross-functional projects as assigned by Director and MPM

What you need to succeed…

• 2+ years of business experience
• Retail experience preferred
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Understand financial measures that impacts corporation
• Demonstrate strong decision-making skills
• Passion for people and hardware industry: understanding of EJD customers, channels, and opportunity by geography and commitment to and interest in team member development
• Detail-oriented and extremely organized self-starter able to thrive is a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks, solve problems and meet deadlines.
• Proactive and has the desire to succeed.
• Proven ability to work autonomously and accomplish objectives
• Highly creative, flexible and adaptable with good follow-through
• Proven ability to multi-task projects and meet deadlines
• Strong verbal and written communication skills 
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, Power Point,
• Knowledge of PCM, SAP and guided Ad-hoc reporting tools

Hybrid Schedule: Comfortable coming into the office on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

We have 2 openings for Assistant Merchandising Program Managers!

Compensation Details:

$72000 - $82000

Why should you join our team?

We live our values - W.E.L.I.G.H.T (Winning, Excellence, Love, Integrity, Gratitude, Humility, and Teamwork). Gratitude. Humility. Love. You don’t often see values like these in most corporate statements, but Ace is different. These things are important to us. They represent our commitment to the company, our employees, to Ace retailers and to the Ace brand.

In addition to providing our employees a great culture, Ace / Emery Jensen Distribution also offers competitive benefits* that address life’s necessities and perks, many of which expand and improve year after year, including:

• Incentive opportunities, based on role/grade level (rapid company growth over the past 3 years resulted in incenti