About Pom Pom at Home: Pom Pom at Home provides high-quality, sustainably sourced home textiles and decor designed to bring comfort and style to every home. With a commitment to craftsmanship and ethical production practices, we strive to create timeless pieces that enhance everyday living.
Job Description: Pom Pom at Home is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Production/Purchasing Assistant to join our team. The Production Assistant will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of our production processes, from sourcing materials to coordinating with suppliers and managing inventory.
Responsibilities:
Perform administrative and operational functions to support the production team.
Manage the full lifecycle of Purchase Orders, including entering POs, creating SKUs and barcodes, and maintaining updates.
Upload pricing and markdowns into systems, ensuring clear communication with the team.
Maintain damage log, coordinate replacement parts or credits with vendors, and update warehouse and inventory control.
Collaborate with accounting, warehouse, inventory management, and vendors to reconcile purchase order discrepancies and vendor invoice statuses.
Update master vendor files, catalogs, and price lists, and order fabric and finish samples.
Communicate changes to the team and graphic designer for website updates.
Coordinate new product trainings with in-house customer service and sales teams, setting up product knowledge and preview files.
Coordinate with photographers and graphic designers to produce high-resolution images of new products.
Monitor the upload of new products to the company website based on launch dates.
Set up assortment boards, prepare reports, and participate in meetings.
Organize picture files for best seller reporting, POs, assortment boards, ecommerce, and system uploads.
Assist with special projects as needed by the Production Manager and Owner.
Qualifications:
2+ years of buying experience, with a strong understanding of retail math and inventory planning.
Experience in the home textile industry is advantageous.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with strong time management and organizational skills.
Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office; knowledge of NetSuite is a plus.
Willingness and availability to travel as required.