Job description

About AVB:

AVB is a fast growing, stable company that has a solid mission. Our passion is helping small business owners successfully grow their business. AVB is a full service marketing agency with an experienced development team, smart strategy team, along with the rest of our dream team of enthusiastic, entrepreneurial minded individuals who want to help drive the success of our clients who we think of as family. We strongly believe in our mission and are always driving for results.

We have 250 employees and still growing as we support our clients. We have offices in Sacramento California and Secaucus, New Jersey and are remote with the option to go into the offices as needed. We have a strong culture and our leadership believes in investing in our people and creating the best place for you to call home.

We offer competitive salaries, full benefits, flexible remote work environment, employee reimbursement program that will support with enriching your life, EAP, employee discounts, annual allowance for AVB apparel, 401k options, robust sick time policy along with minimum of 10 days vacation time that starts accruing from your first day.

We are always looking for smart, resourceful and dynamic people to join the team. If you are looking for a team that will welcome you, collaborate with you, challenge you and help develop your skills to the next level then we are looking for you.

www.avbmarketing.com

Position Summary:

The Vendor Manager will work across all functional areas to grow and improve their vendor partnership with our clients websites and catalog in the furniture and consumer electronics space.

This position will manage the vendor relationship – oversee product selection and life cycle, manage day-to-day relationships, and negotiate and secure marketing funds. The Vendor Manager works directly with our vendors and clients to add to manage and maintain their retail catalog.

The candidate possesses experience in buying, marketing, and/or finance, with a track record of successful relationship management, strong analytical acumen, and experience generating and managing reporting and analysis. Great communication skills and proficiency with Excel will be essential to your success. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who will identify and take ownership of projects and business problems and drive them to a successful result.

Job Functions:

Works with both clients and vendors to maintain a best-in-class website catalog solution with all of the necessary information and content

Manages, maintains and develops vendor marketing relationships

Manages the process of obtaining and updating web assets, product images, pricing for assigned vendors

Assists in development and maintenance of furniture and consumer electronics packages

Assists merchandising team in developing and executing promotional campaigns, marketing initiatives and programs

Managing and maintaining catalog/website information for assigned vendors

Consumer Electronics packages and room group development

Qualifications:

3+ years experience of strong working in the furniture/electronics retail industry

Superior communication skills – ability to develop and maintain relationships

Experience with Excel and other tools to analyze data in order to support business decisions

Proven track record of taking ownership and driving results

Experience building category plans and bridging variance +/- vs. plan

Skills:

Team player with a positive attitude

Entrepreneurial drive, hustle and humility – willingness to roll up sleeves and get the job done

Ability to be a self-starter and manage competing priorities

Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal

Problem solving and resourcefulness

Thrives in a fast-paced environment and requires someone who is flexible, detail-oriented, analytical, and comfortable working with multiple teams, vendors, partners, and management

This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchisee. All inquiries about employment at this franchisee should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to BrandSource.