Please note: this position requires previous international travel experience and ability to travel overseas with the team up to two times per year.
Overview of Job Description:
This position will be responsible for coordinating and supporting all areas of the gift concept development process. The tasks will entail creating, issuing and managing all Design requests/forms to Sourcing, and Purchasing teams from start to finish/receipt of the request.
Our ideal candidate will be responsible for: managing multiple projects concurrently and be highly proficient at multi-tasking. This position will assist with and have knowledge of the Sales/Design to Sourcing recap process with attention to detail.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Works effectively creating, managing and tracking all Design requests for Sourcing, Purchasing and Graphics for all customer projects.
Manages all product sample requests from concept to commit.
Maintains all tracking spreadsheets/logs for each request type and provide status updates.
Create and track all Design recaps for distribution to the respective departments.
Create concept requests in Excel and/or Power Point for interdepartmental use and/or customers as needed for sample procurement.
Develop knowledge and understanding of our international/domestic vendors and their capabilities.
Attend and assist with customer presentations and meetings.
Secondary Duties and Responsibilities:
Understand customer and industry trends in the competitive environment of gift/product sourcing.
Review all requests for updated information and identify potential issues.
Assist the Designers with the recap process after a presentation with sample identification, photos, specifications, including size, color and material/substrate.
Assist with concept meeting preparation and presentation.
Develop a knowledge of our vendors and their respective specialties.
Travel to China with our Creative team to support the gift concept development process.
Administrative and Other Responsibilities:
Maintain/update spreadsheets
Assist the Designer team by preparing all requests in Excel forms.
Provide general administrative assistance to the Design department as needed.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Strong Organizational and/or Project Management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects within a dynamic environment.
Proficient with MS Office: Excel, Outlook, Power Point and Word
Typing minimum 40 WPM
Ability to take photos for samples requests
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Basic Design knowledge including, but not limited to: substrates, materials, colors and print processes.
Works well in a Team Environment
Experience in hard goods sourcing/product development