Laminate Merchandising Planner

Tarkett is one of the worldwide leading flooring companies with sales amounting to 1,600 million euros and a workforce of 7,500 employees.  In its worldwide 30 production centers, the company produces resilient as well as linoleum, laminate and pre-finished parquet floorings, which are marketed in the residential and commercial segments through more than 40 sales companies all over the world. The Group?s operative headquarters is situated in Nanterre/France.

 

 

We are presently looking to fill this position :

 

 

LAMINATE MERCHANDISING PLANNER

 

WORK LOCATION : Whitehall, Pennsylvania



 

ROLE :



 

Reporting to the Laminate Marketing Director, the main role is to be responsible for coordinating and planning all laminate merchandising.



 

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:



-  Coordinates the making of all laminate merchandising from start to finish: elaboration of specs, quote requests, shipping of raw material, issue of Po, quality control, etc.).

-  Collaborate with the ad agency for all printed material and ad production.

-  Provides support to the Customer Service team.

-  Creates and provides inventory reports.

-  Creates new item codes and keeps item codes list up to date.

-  Works in close collaboration with marketing, accounting, shipping/receiving and buying group.

-  Participates or is responsible for occasional special projects.

 

REQUIREMENTS :

 

-  BachelorsDegree in Marketing or equivalent experience 

- Min. 2 years experience in Marketing or Business Administration

-  Excellent analytical, organizational and problem solving skills.

-  Self-starter requiring minimal supervision, you are comfortable working with tight deadlines and in a fast-paced and fast-growing environment.

-  Highly professional, focusing on details and quality of work.   

- Strong sense of team-work along with communication and interpersonal skills.

-  Ad agency experience a plus

-  Excellent PC skills ? Experience with Microsoft Office

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We offer a competitive salary and benefits package. If you find this challenge interesting, please forward your resume to : Tarkett Inc., c/o Shanette Thompson-Barner, Human Resources Manager  Fax : (610) 266-5626 E-mail: Shanette.thompson-barner@tarkett.com

 

 

We thank in advance all candidates, however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.  We are an equal opportunity employer.