Job Description

Job Title: Product Life Associate 
Industry: Retail
Location: Bolingbrook, IL
Pay Rate: $25-27/HR on W2 Only
Setting: Hybrid Required (6x per month) 
Duration: 5+ months
Job ID: 243958

Required Qualifications:

• Experience: 2 yrs. relevant work experience preferred.
  
• Product life management
• Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail, and capable of multi-tasking.
  
• Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as strong listening skills.
  
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, strong proficiency in Excel. Knowledge of Adobe analytics, SAP and SAP Hana, Power BI & Tableau a plus.
  
• Creative problem solver.
  
• Professionalism and confidentiality required both internally and externally.
  
• Highly motivated individual with strong initiative and positive attitude.
  
• Strong work ethic; ability to meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• SKU maintenance: Ensures Add/delete form is complete with disposition. Responsible for updating & supporting disposition maintenance at the brand level (POP Portal) and item level (in PIM) for all skus per buyer’s direction including disposition codes and markdowns.
  
• Operational support: Provides operational support with high attention to detail, communication visibility to operations of category transitions, ability to troubleshoot, root cause and problem solve.
  
• Logistics: Initiates RTV/DIF and follow up with brand/buyer for RA number.
  Execute clearance markdown cadence assigned at buyer’s direction.
  
• Values: Exemplifies the company's core values within role. The company's values are quality and timely decision making, continuous improvement, collaboration, accountability, coaching and developing, planning and prioritizing, communication.