Purchase Coordinator

Reporting to the Buyer, the Purchase Coordinator is specifically responsible for supporting the buying team and partnering with cross functional partners to execute the merchandising strategy that meets or exceeds financial goals for their respective categories. Core areas of responsibility are as follows: assortment execution, daily vendor and internal communication, sample management, purchase order management, promotions and marketing and business analysis

**What you’ll do**:

- Support buyer on all day-to-day functions for assigned category
- Deliver accurate execution of the tasks associated with seasonal style creation (vendor set-up style creation, master data management, purchase orders); oversee and execute any in season revisions needed and track for on time delivery
- Own the execution of marketing activities; creating price events, leading the ad proofing process and maintaining the tracker to ensure product compliance
- Monitor the categories’ online experience, ensuring assortment, content and promotions are creating a best-in-class experience
- Manage sample acquisition and distribution; this includes procurement, sample room maintenance, and submissions to marketing
- Build and maintain strong vendor and cross functional relationships through timely communication and follow up
- Display financial understanding and utilization of basic retail math to help analyze your department’s business on weekly, monthly, and seasonal basis
- Stay current on system and reporting enhancements and changes to ensure efficiencies are maximized within the role
- Partner with various cross functional departments including but not limited to planning and allocation, marketing, product development, design, logistics and in store operations to ensure flawless execution of the product assortment and customer experience

**What you bring**:

- High School Diploma or equivalent
- 1-2 years apparel retail store experience preferred
- A passion for fashion and retail
- Basic understanding of retail math
- Strong MS Office skills including Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Solid organizational and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated collaborative skills and ability to work well within a team
- Sense of urgency with ability to work in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment
- Flexibility and the ability to prioritize multiple assignments
- Self-motivated with critical attention to detail, deadlines, and reporting

**Hybrid**

We value flexibility. We have adopted a hybrid work model whereby employees use a combination of working in office and virtually in service of outcomes. Each leader is empowered to decide what work is best achieved in person based on the unique needs of their team.

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**About Us**

At Marks, we want you to experience an extraordinary career in helping to lead our brand's evolution to be Canada’s number one destination for industrial and casual apparel and footwear. As one of Canada’s leading apparel retailers, and a valued part of the Canadian Tire family of companies, Mark’s stands out for its commitment to comfort, quality and style. Mark’s is a leader in product development, innovation and quality through its assortment of industrial apparel, footwear and accessories, with strong private and exclusive brands. Join us, where there's a place for you here.

**Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging**

We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.

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