Junior Ecommerce Merchandiser & Marketing Coordinator

Local candidates only.

Hybrid work schedule available after completing at least 6-month full onsite training. We are not an E-VERIFIED company, do not apply if you are on STEM OPT.

Founded in 2002, Wholesale Interiors is a furniture company that owns the brand of Baxton Studio. Primarily as an e-commerce wholesaler with national distribution, Wholesale Interiors aims to develop and provide stylish and affordable furniture. Wholesale Interiors operates two distribution facilities and three retail stores. You can visit our website at www.wholesale-interiors.com.

We are looking for a Chicago Metropolitan candidate who can work with high accuracy and efficiency to start immediately. This person needs to be highly analytical. Main responsibility will be assisting our business development teams with handling new & existing prospects customers sales call/email, products inquiries, pricing, account managements include searching for products to meet client branding and product needs and filling holes in the product assortment as needed, social medias/marketing and any ad hoc functions. 85% focus on account managements and customer service, 15% focus business development, social media and marketing.

KEY JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Submitting products through online web-portals or excel spreadsheet;
• Submitting products proposal;
• Maintaining customers' portals;
• Providing products updates, images, descriptions to clients;
• Strong pricing analysis and sales analysis
• Sales analysis;
• Frequent liaison with customers;
• Online event planning and scheduling;
• Site audits
• Answering new prospect & existing accounts products questions on the phone and emails;
• Responding to after sales inquiries through emails and phones in a timely manner;
• Updating fulfillment information via e-commerce platforms;
• Preparing shipping documents, FedEx and UPS shipping labels;
• Updating and uploading new skus for company websites e-commerce platforms;
• Handling flyers and generating new leads with cold calls and emails;
• Details oriented in submitting products through online web-portals or excel spreadsheet and site audits;
• Providing products updates, images, descriptions to clients;
• Social medias postings, planning, implementing and monitoring the company's social media strategy in order to increase brand awareness, improve marketing efforts and increase sales;
• Write technical and creative marketing copy for mailing lists, social media and flyers;
• Ability to ensure 100% team success.
• Able to handle multiple tasks at once in fast growing company;
• EDI Integration/EDI troubleshooting/EDI Mapping/Understanding ERP systems.
• Other ad-hoc functions and projects.
• DO NOT apply if not proficient in Excel.

Qualification:

• 1-2 years of work experience required; training will be provided to the right candidate;
• Bachelor's degree in business/marketing is required;
• Proactive, highly analytical, team player and a problem solver;
• Fast learner and multi-tasker;
• Deliver exceptional results in a timely manner;
• A good team player, must work well as part of a focused growing team/department, with minimal supervision and a disciplined and productive “self-starter” work ethic;
• Proficient in Photoshop, Image Editing, Canva and Outlook;
• EDI, ERP, Shipping knowledge and basic understanding of HTML and CSS is a plus;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Ability to multitask and work under deadline/pressure;
• Detailed oriented and independent learner;
• Willingness to work as part of a team and take extra responsibilities;
• Strong advanced excel skills is a must, with excel formula such as VLOOKUP, pivot table and other formulas;
• Bilingual in Chinese/Mandarin/Japanese/Filipino/Hindi/Polish/Bulgarian preferable.

Salary will be based on qualifications and job experiences.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Will you now or in the future require an H1B sponsorship?
• How many years of excel experiences do you have, particularly with vlookup and pivot table?
• Are you legally authorized to work for any employer in US?
• This position initially will be located on site and may become hybrid after 6 months. Are you comfortable with this arrangement? We are not an E-VERIFIED company, do not apply if you are on STEM OPT.

Experience:

• Ecommerce account management: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Lombard, IL 60148