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Merchandise Operations Coordinator

Crate & Barrel

Northbrook, IL · HybridJobSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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Compensation
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Location
Northbrook, ILHybrid
Work Authorization
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Job overview

The Merchandise Operations Coordinator supports company sales growth and profitability by managing item and purchase order data accurately and efficiently. The role handles SKU setup and maintenance, vendor purchase orders and communication, data integrity, and coordination with Planning, business, and IT stakeholders. It is based in the Northbrook offices Monday through Thursday, with remote work flexibility on Fridays.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Business ObjectsExcelAccessGoogle WorkspaceAttention to DetailWritten CommunicationOral CommunicationCustomer FocusLearning New SystemsLearning New Processes

Qualifications

1+ Years Merchandising Experience or Equivalent

Full job description

The Merchandise Operations Coordinator maximizes company sales growth and profitability by creating efficiencies in the organization through accurate and timely management of item and purchase order data.

This is an on-site position (Monday through Thursday) based out of our Northbrook, IL offices with the flexibility to work remotely on Fridays.

A day in the life as a Merchandise Operations Coordinator...

  • Execute SKU setup and maintenance for a category of products, including product development samples, photo samples, and production SKUs

  • Create vendor purchase orders and manage all order-related vendor communication

  • Own vendor collaboration for purchase order changes, including timely communication with Planning teams to meet ship dates and inventory needs

  • Prioritize, analyze, and execute SKU and PO creation as assigned and communicated by cross-functional teams

  • Timely management of data integrity to support and enable accurate sales tracking and reporting

  • Standardize processes and data elements

  • Facilitate and troubleshoot data integrity issues and manage escalation to business and IT stakeholders

What you’ll bring to the table…

  • Ability to ensure timely processing of SKU requests and meet SLA expectations

  • Attention to detail while maintaining efficiency

  • Proactive identification of data issues and proposal of solutions

  • Strong written and oral communication skills

  • Strong customer focus, with the ability to provide a high level of service, support and follow-through to internal and external stakeholders

  • Curiosity and the ability to learn new systems and processes

We’d love to hear from you if you have…

  • 1+ years of merchandising experience or equivalent

  • Proficiency in Business Objects, Excel, Access, and Google Workspace

Euromarket Designs, Inc., which does business as Crate and Barrel and CB2, will be referred to as “the Company”. The Company is deeply committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact the location you are applying to here and ask to speak with a manager regarding the nature of your request. The Company is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital, parental, veteran or military status, unfavorable military discharge, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law. The Company participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the US. State / City Compliance: The Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal history, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

How this job compares

Set against the 6,190 open Merchandiser jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$67–90K/yr346 salary ranges
  • Illinois median$17–18/hr198 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 233 open Merchandiser jobs in Illinois and 6,190 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
Merchandiser postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (905 postings).
Education
134 of the 6,190 open Merchandiser jobs (2%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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