Merchandising Assistant II

C&S Wholesale Grocers; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC is seeking a Merchandising Assistant to support the Merchandising Team with billings, cost changes, customer support, and data integrity review. The role involves coordinating contracts, ensuring competitive pricing, monitoring billings and profitability, and maintaining data quality across item and vendor attributes.

Daily customer communication and collaboration with merchandisers on weekly tasks are required.

Qualifications

• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
• Excellent attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate customer contracts and monitor outbound costs.
• Ensure up-to-date and competitive pricing with manufacturers.
• Monitor and verify billings and profitability against budgets.
• Flag data quality issues in item/vendor attributes and ensure data integrity.
• Communicate with customers daily and track item progress across associates.
• Validate credits and rebills; resolve cost mismatches between C&S and customers.
• Support at least one merchandiser with weekly tasks and merchandising plans.

Skills

MS Office

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Job description

Position Overview

As a Merchandising Assistant, you are responsible for supporting the Merchandising Team with the implementation of billings, cost changes, customer support, and data integrity review.

Job Description

• Coordinate customer contracts by monitoring all outbound costs to the customers. Working with the manufacturing community to ensure that we have the most up to date and competitive pricing for our customers, managing the regional brackets and exceptions for each.
• Coordinate all future increases and declines submitted by the manufacturing community into their associates. Ensures the team plugs all upcoming deals, off invoices and customized pricing, confirming we have strong integrity with our customer base.
• Monitors billings the team produces, including all flyer, bottle deposit and customized p-deals every week, along with all billings that have gone to the gross profit budget line.
• Responsible for monitoring and communicating item and vendor attributes that are setup incorrectly. Ensure we have high data quality, to ensure our orders are succinct with the vendor community. Monitor various attributes and flagging in the system to ensure the products are flowing properly.
• Communicates with the customers on a daily basis. Responsible for overseeing each associates tracking spreadsheet that drives down and monitors the progress of new items. Review various cost compare reports to ensure there is no variance in the pricing we have with our customer.
• Run various sales reporting to validate credits owed to the customer or rebills we might be owed. Need to understand and validate cost mismatches between C&S and Customer.
• Supports at least one merchandiser to assist them in their weekly tasks, involving gross profit and the generation of an extensive merchandising and marketing plan for our East Coast independent base.
• Travel Required: No

Environment

• Office: Office Temperature (65F to 75F)

Skills

• Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Excellent attention to detail; able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Professional verbal and written communication skills.

Years Of Experience

• 0-2: Relevant experience.

Qualifications

General Equivalency Diploma - General Studies, High School Diploma - General Studies

Shift

1st Shift (United States of America)

About Our Company

C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC is an industry leader in supply chain solutions and wholesale grocery supply in the United States. Founded in 1918 as a supplier to independent grocery stores, C&S now services customers of all sizes, supplying more than 7,500 independent supermarkets, chain stores, military bases and institutions with over 100,000 different products. C&S also proudly operates and supports corporate grocery stores and services independent franchisees under a chain-style model throughout the Midwest, South and Northeast. We are an engaged corporate citizen, supporting causes that positively impact our communities.

Working Safely is a Condition of Employment at C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC. C&S Wholesale Grocers is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. The Company provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

Company: C&S Wholesale Grocers, LLC

Job Area: General & Administrative

Job Family: Sales

Job Code: JC0371

Job Type: Full time

ReqID: R-267758