Sample & Merchandising Coordinator

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k (6% match)

Flexible Schedules

Tuition Reimbursement, Leadership Dev,

Mentorship Program

Job summary

Bed Bath & Beyond is seeking a Sample Coordinator in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area to manage photography, ecommerce, and visual merchandising samples. You will log, tag, store, and track samples, coordinate check-outs, and prep materials for line reviews and campaigns.

The role supports the Buying and Product Merchandising teams with data entry, vendor communication, and maintaining accurate sample information across trackers and files.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma
• 3+ years of retail experience preferred
• Based in Dallas/Ft. Worth area
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to influence cross-functional partners
• Understanding of Microsoft programs including Word, Excel and Outlook

Responsibilities

• Manage samples for photography, ecommerce merchandising and visual teams
• Receives, logs, tags and stores all incoming vendor and product samples; maintains an organized, clearly labeled sample room and sample library.
• Maintains the sample tracking log and database, recording sample details, location and status so that any sample can be located quickly and accurately.
• Manages sample check-out and return for Buyers, Product Merchandisers and the Visual Merchandising team, and follows up on outstanding samples.
• Prepares and stages samples for photography, line reviews, seasonal presentations and marketing shoots, and coordinates the hand-off of samples and related assets.
• Manages sample lifecycle and disposition, including vendor returns, archiving, sample sales or donations, and end-of-season purging.
• Proactively identifies and implements improvements to sample organization, storage, labeling and tracking processes.
• Works directly with Visual Merchandisers to support projects, campaigns, section resets and other visual merchandising initiatives in the Mock Store.
• Pulls, stages and returns product and samples needed for Mock Store sets, ensuring the correct samples are available on schedule.
• Communicates and demonstrates company standards as they relate to visual merchandising practices and guidelines and the importance of Visual Merchandising to our selling efforts and service elements.
• Provides administrative and data support to the Product Merchandising and Buying office, including item setup data entry, product specification and vendor information tracking, and report pulls.
• Supports purchase order and vendor communication follow-up as directed by the Buying and Product Merchandising teams.
• Maintains accurate and current product and sample information across shared trackers, files and systems, flagging discrepancies for resolution.
• Prepares for line reviews, assortment reviews and seasonal product presentations by pulling, setting up and organizing product and samples.

Skills

Retail experience

Communication skills

Organization

Ability to manage multiple priorities

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Bed Bath & Beyond is seeking a Sample Coordinator in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area to manage photography, ecommerce, and visual merchandising samples. You will log, tag, store, and track samples, coordinate check-outs, and prep materials for line reviews and campaigns.

The role supports the Buying and Product Merchandising teams with data entry, vendor communication, and maintaining accurate sample information across trackers and files.