Merchandise Support Coordinator

at Core-Mark in Naperville, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Description

Core-Mark, a Performance Food Group Company, is part of a Fortune 150 company that continues to grow as an industry leader in fresh and broad-line solutions to the convenience retail industry. Our reputation of empowering customers, employees, and communities has allowed us to build over $17 Billion in revenue. Through our distribution centers, we offer a full range of products, programs, and solutions to customers across the U.S. and Canada.

We Deliver the Goods:

+ Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and much more

+ Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America’s food distribution system

+ Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect

Click Here for More Benefits Information (https://pfgc.com/Careers.aspx#benefits)

Position Summary:

The Corporate Merchandise Support Coordinator provides support for the corporate purchasing and merchandising team. Under general supervision, creates purchase orders. Verifies specifications of purchase request and obtains prices and delivery. Responsible for entering and maintaining costing and promotion information into the costing database system for use in purchase order generation and internal work documents. Provides support for field and internal merchandising personnel and communicates with suppliers on pricing and promotional information. Functions as a team member within the department and cross-functions, as required, and perform any duty assigned to best serve the company.

Responsibilities:

+ Ensures the data integrity of the costing database by reviewing input and output information for accuracy.

+ Investigates and corrects problems causing incorrect input or output by reviewing edit reports, input documents, and online system screens, and by developing query reports.

+ Aids in ongoing Accounts Payable (AP) match issues, working with field and internal merchandising personnel and suppliers for a resolution.

+ Communicates with manufacturer representatives/brokers on pricing and/or promotional information. Communicate effectively in verbal and written format.

+ Reviews and distributes promotion information for approval, and expedites new item requests and item changes.

+ Provides on-going training to field merchandising personnel on aspects of promotion maintenance, E3 utilization and other costing functions.

+ Organizes and maintains vendor information in corporate files including supplier setup and maintenance, supplier contact, and fact sheet maintenance.

+ Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements :

+ High School Diploma/GED is required

+ Bachelor Degree or Associate Degree in business or related field of study

+ 1-4 years of experience in purchasing and purchasing systems is preferred

+ Foodservice or convenience industry experience is a plus

+ Intermediate to advanced skills with Microsoft Excel

EEO Statement

Performance Food Group and/or its subsidiaries (individually or collectively, the “Company”) provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations. Please click on the following links to review: (1) our EEO Policy (https://pfgc.com/~/media/PFGC/Files/EEO/EEO\Policy.pdf) ; (2) the “EEO is the Law” poster (https://pfgc.com/~/media/PFGC/Files/EEO/EEO\Poster.pdf) and supplement (https://pfgc.com/~/media/PFGC/Files/EEO/EEO\Supplement.pdf) ; and (3) the Pay Transparency Policy Statement (https://pfgc.com/~/media/PFGC/Files/EEO/EEO\PayTransparency.pdf) .

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