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Job Description
The Bluebird Group is a manufacturer’s representative and consulting firm serving as an invaluable partner to some of the most innovative brands and multinational retailers. We are seeking a Retail Account Manager to work on our Costco team.
As a Retail Account Manager, you will be responsible for driving successful business partnerships between Costco and our vendor partners through forecasting, analytics, inventory flow optimization, and effective communication.
We Offer The Following Benefits
Bluebird is an Equal Opportunity Employer
The Bluebird Group is a manufacturer’s representative and consulting firm serving as an invaluable partner to some of the most innovative brands and multinational retailers. We are seeking a Retail Account Manager to work on our Costco team.
As a Retail Account Manager, you will be responsible for driving successful business partnerships between Costco and our vendor partners through forecasting, analytics, inventory flow optimization, and effective communication.
We Offer The Following Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- HSA
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Life Insurance
- 401(k)
- Cell Phone Plan or Reimbursement
- Parking/Commuting Stipend (for those working in our Minneapolis office)
- Build strong relationships with both our vendors’ operations teams and Costco’s buying teams
- Demand Planning/Forecasting – facilitate and analyze forecasts to optimize the business for both the vendor and Costco
- Monitor in-stock needs and provide a proactive strategy to solve the stock problem
- Analyze vendor performance metrics and identify issues and root-causes, ultimately solving vendor performance issues or problems
- Monitor customer purchase orders
- Setup and Maintain new items within Costco
- Provide vendors with at least weekly sell-through analytics and other information to help optimize the business
- Maintain accurate records regarding program agreements, pricing, product information, order status, planning issues and vendor set-ups
- Ensure that the internal accounting system is up-to-date with accurate shipping and invoicing information for cash flow purposes
- Assist in new vendor setup for all new brands launching at Costco
- Assist in Smarter Sorting registration for brands
- Assist in Syndigo content
- Ability to analyze data, identify issues and make recommendations
- Clear and effective communication skills, both verbal and written
- Strong initiative and the ability to work independently with little supervision
- Effective organization skills and the ability to multi-task
- Working knowledge of Costco’s processes and systems
- Functional knowledge of MS Excel (sorting/grouping data, pivot tables, v lookups, etc)
- This position may require some travel
- Four year college degree preferred
- Experience working with Costco on the retail or vendor side
Bluebird is an Equal Opportunity Employer