Careers at the Planet group

Merchandise Assistant

Framingham, MA 01701

Posted: 10/14/2025 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Marketing Job Number: 639912 Is job remote?: No

Job Description

Merchandise Assistant
Location: Framingham, MA (onsite Tuesday and Wednesday)
Duration: 8 Months
Pay: $23/hr

The Planet Group’s client in the Retail space is looking for a Merchandise Assistant! This is a hybrid onsite 8-month contract opportunity! This role requires being onsite in Framingham on Tuesdays and Wednesday.

Merchandise Assistant Responsibilities:
  • Assist and support buyers on administrative and clerical functions and work with vendors
  • Prepares, writes and reviews purchase orders and follow up on allocations and late vendor shipments. Tracks all PO’s generated to ensure for accuracy and that final PO has been received
  • Interfaces with all levels of management and communicates with multiple internal and external contacts on a routine basis. 
  • Leads Day-to-day communication with vendors
  • Coordinates all travel arrangements for assigned merchants and sets up vendor and agent visits in the home office.
  • Creates and maintains spreadsheets to monitor weekly spend for merchants as necessary.

Merchandise Assistant Qualifications:
  • 1+ years merchandise experience working with a retail brand
  • Strong Excel skills
  • Experience overseeing PO process from preparation to final PO issued
  • Strong communication skills
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