Remote Assistant Merchant: Category & Data Support

Clark Associates; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Dental

PTO

Paid Maternity Leave

Paid Parental Leave

Life Insurance

Disability

Dependent Care FSA

401(k) matching

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness Incentives

Company Discounts

AT&T & Verizon Discount

Bonus Opportunities

Accident Insurance

Critical Illness Insurance

Adoption Assistance

Job summary

Clark Associates, based in Lancaster, PA, seeks an Assistant Merchant to support assigned product categories by handling operational and analytical tasks that enable effective category management. You will work with Merchants to develop strategies, maintain product data, and support vendor conversations to inform decisions.

In this role, you’ll help ensure vendor programs, pricing updates, and product assortments are aligned with catalog goals while identifying discrepancies and supporting

Qualifications

• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Interest in vendor communication and negotiation.
• Knowledge of product materials, features, attributes.
• Ability to identify category or data issues.
• Analytical skills to interpret reports and trends.
• Proficiency in Excel and data systems (Power BI).

Responsibilities

• Support category management activities within assigned segments.
• Bring attention to and assist in executing category and vendor gap-fill initiatives.
• Maintain and execute on product data, pricing strategies and merchant plans.
• Assist in program details: track program follow-through (signatures/uploads), rebate payments/follow-ups, and carrying percentages to ensure accuracy.
• Assist with vendor communications and documentation.
• Compile and analyze basic reports on sales, margins, and inventory.
• Coordinate item setup, samples, and catalog updates.
• Monitor assigned categories and highlight risks, underperforming areas or opportunities for improvement.

Skills

Organizational skills

Vendor communication

Negotiation

Product data knowledge

Analytical skills

Multi-tasking

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Clark Associates, based in Lancaster, PA, seeks an Assistant Merchant to support assigned product categories by handling operational and analytical tasks that enable effective category management. You will work with Merchants to develop strategies, maintain product data, and support vendor conversations to inform decisions.

In this role, you’ll help ensure vendor programs, pricing updates, and product assortments are aligned with catalog goals while identifying discrepancies and supporting