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Staples Promotional Products

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United States , Framingham

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Not provided

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Salary:

94000.00 - 130000.00 USD / Year

Job Description:

Staples is business to business. You’re what binds us together. Our merchandising team aims to deliver the best value and selection to our customers through products, services and solutions all centered around our customers’ needs. We are driven by customer insights and analytics to bring products and solutions to market seamlessly. We are inclusive, well-rounded professionals who have deep experience in buying, selling, negotiating, operations, design, innovation, finance and more.

Job Responsibility:

  • Own delivering sales, margin, and inventory goals across two channels.
  • Leverage data insights to develop an understanding of their business, identify opportunities and gaps in the current strategy and to drive decision making.
  • Ensure products are optimally represented online for all customers to create an optimal shopping experience.
  • Develop deep understanding of customer needs and shopping behaviors.
  • Define then accelerate emerging trends in the technology space and how our strategy should evolve based on industry, competitor, and technology trends.
  • Responsible for selecting vendors, brands, and products to be sold
  • negotiate for lower net costs through volume incentives, rebates, advertising or promotional price support.
  • Demonstrate clear ownership and knowledge of strategy and assortment, be able to communicate and answer questions of senior leadership.
  • Develop plans and partner cross functionally with marketing, sales, supply chain, pricing, site merchandising and more.

Requirements:

  • 6+ years' experience in buying related functions (buying/ merchandising)
  • Ability to drive sales and margin results
  • Expertise in site metrics, such as visits, conversion, AOV, frequency, engagement
  • Exceptional time management, prioritization, and organizational skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to influence at multiple levels
  • Deep understanding of tactics to drive eCommerce sales and human sales force
  • Demonstrated ability to build strategic partnerships (internal and external)
  • Accomplished in holding a team accountable to achieve measurable results

Nice to have:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
  • PC literate with the strong abilities in Excel
  • Multiple category experience including large P&L management
What we offer:
  • Competitive base salary + bonus on eligible positions
  • 22 days plus 7 major holidays and 1 floating holiday
  • Company match 401(k) plan
  • Online and retail discounts
  • Physical and mental health wellness programs
  • Daycare, cafeteria, fitness center, and coffee shop at our HQ
  • Inclusive culture with associate-led Business Resource Groups
  • Flexible PTO (22 days) and Holiday Schedule (7 observed paid holidays)

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 06, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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