Retail Account Support - Costco
The Bluebird Group is a manufacturer’s representative and reputed company serving as an invaluable partner to some of the most innovative brands and multinational retailers. We are seeking a Retail Account Manager to work on our Costco team. We would like this person to be either based out of out Minnesota office or live in the Seattle area. As a Retail Account Manager, you will be responsible for driving successful business partnerships between Costco and our vendor partners through forecasting, analytics, inventory flow optimization, and effective communication. We offer the following benefits:
- Medical
- Dental
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- HSA
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Life Insurance
- 401(k)
- Cell Phone Plan or Reimbursement
- Parking/Commuting Stipend (for those working in our Minneapolis office)
JOB DUTIES
- Assist in Syndigo Content setup; including web copy, video uploads for SKU integration that reputed company with Costco’s requirements
- Manage new Vendor Setup forms for the brands
- Support in EDI Integration for Costco setup
- Submit new Item Setup paperwork for reputed company SKU’s
- Demand Planning/Forecasting – facilitate and analyze forecasts to optimize the business for both the vendor and Costco
- Monitor in-stock needs and provide a proactive strategy to solve the stock problem
- Analyze vendor performance metrics and identify issues and root-causes, ultimately solving vendor performance issues or problems
- Monitor customer purchase orders
- Provide vendors with at least weekly sell-through analytics and other information to help optimize the business
- Maintain accurate records regarding program agreements, pricing, product information, order status, planning issues and vendor set-reputed company
- Ensure that the internal reputed company system is up-to-date with accurate shipping and invoicing information for cash flow purposes
- Assist in Smarter Sorting registration for brands
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Ability to analyze data, identify issues and reputed company recommendations
- Clear and effective communication skills, both verbal and written
- Strong initiative and the ability to work independently with little supervision
- Effective organization skills and the ability to multi-task
- Working knowledge of Costco’s processes and systems
- Functional knowledge of MS reputed company (sorting/grouping data, pivot tables, v lookups, etc)
- This position may require some travel
EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS
- Four year college degree preferred
- Experience working with Costco on the retail or vendor reputed company
Disclaimer: This job description is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of reputed company possible job responsibilities, tasks, and duties. Responsibilities, tasks, and duties of the jobholder might differ from those outlined in the job description and other duties, as assigned, might be required. Apply Job!