About this role
Job Purpose
Responsible for reviewing and maintaining product data in our Product Information Manager (PIM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, and Websites. Works with suppliers, gathering product information, manipulating data, working in spreadsheets, and coordinating with the users of the data.
Essential Job Responsibilities
- Acts as central source for new part setup requests from branches
- Researches, maintains, and updates product information and pricing
- Reworks and reformats vendor files as needed in our data upload template
- Reviews existing products and descriptions, and UOMs for consistency and accuracy
- Maintains cross references and substitutions as vendors change preferred products
- Modifies/Uploads MSDS/Spec sheets
- Other duties as assigned
Performance Standards
- Assist with formatting vendor data files for upload into PIM and SXe
- Provide consistency to product descriptions, pricing, regulatory compliance, and UOM conversions.
Education & Experience
- High school diploma, or equivalent
- 2+ years’ experience working in data entry or maintenance a plus
Core Competencies
- Excellent organization, prioritization, and multi-tasking skills.
- Excellent communication and analytical skills with strong attention to detail.
- Basic knowledge of inventory control practices and product management.
- Expertise in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
- Prior Experience with PIM (Product Information Management) software a plus
Physical Demands
- Sitting: Remaining in the seated position for long periods of time.
- Fingering Dexterity: for computer keyboard
- Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word to impart oral information to clients or to the public and to convey detailed spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
- Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less
### Requirements
Catalog, PIM, MDM, SKU, Data Validation, Excel, Taxonomy, Product Enrichment, ERP, UOM, MSDS