GRAPHIC PRODUCTION COORDINATOR

Kohl's; Menomonee Falls (WI); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Kohl's Corporate Office in Menomonee Falls, WI seeks a production/operations coordinator. The role purchases and produces graphics and packaging, negotiates with external print vendors, and coordinates with internal teams on development, budgets, schedules, and store support.

You will manage jobs, RSVP with vendors, track timelines, and ensure accurate budgeting and reporting while improving processes with technology. Onsite Monday-Thursday with Friday remote option.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of production or operations experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint is essential.
• Experience negotiating with vendors and managing budgets.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and prioritize jobs, ensuring deadlines are met and support stores in execution.
• Communicate with external vendors on developments, statuses and timelines.
• Evaluate store sets and conduct competitive analysis.
• Negotiate multi-year and short-term contracts and rates.
• Maintain accurate financial reporting and budgeting.
• Manage purchase orders and invoicing, and distribute presentations to stores.

Skills

Attention to detail

Multi-project prioritization

Verbal and written communication

Negotiation skills

Purchasing skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Description

This role is based at our Corporate Office in Menomonee Falls, WI. You’ll work onsite from Monday through Thursday, with the option to work remotely on Fridays.

About the Role

In this role, you will purchase and produce assigned graphics and/or packaging categories/programs. You will negotiate pricing and annual agreements with external print vendors and directly communicate with internal and external parties regarding new development, status, budgets, schedules, shipping, execution and store support for each owned business category.

What You’ll Do

• Oversee and prioritize jobs, ensure deadlines are met and support stores in ongoing execution
• Communicate with external vendors on new developments, job assignments, prioritization, statuses and timelines and logistical requirements
• Evaluate the success of store sets and complete competitive analysis
• Negotiate multi-year, single-year, short term and single-use contracts and rates
• Maintain accurate financial reporting and budgeting
• Manage workload of assignments including development, RFQs/bids/production, vendor evaluation, writing purchase orders and invoicing
• Manage distribution lists to ensure accurate presentations in all stores
• Ensure implementation accuracy on communications documents
• Identify and implement ways to streamline and improve all functions utilizing technology
• Research more efficient ways to produce, pack, ship and execute
• Additional tasks may be assigned

What Skills You Have

Required

• 2+ years of production or operations experience
• Proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
• Able to prioritize multiple projects at varying stages of development
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Negotiation and purchasing skills
• Strong knowledge of the printing process, including printer specification and processes
• Comfortable learning new technology and software

Preferred

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Ability to conceptualize and communicate creative ideas
• Experience managing budget