Vendor Trade Compliance Specialist

TJX Europe

At TJX Companies, every day brings new opportunities for growth, exploration, and achievement. You'll be part of our vibrant team that embraces diversity, fosters collaboration, and prioritizes your development. Whether you're working in our four global Home Offices, Distribution Centers or Retail Stores-TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Homegoods, Homesense, Sierra, Winners, and TK Maxx, you'll find abundant opportunities to learn, thrive, and make an impact. Come join our TJX family-a Fortune 100 company and the world's leading off-price retailer.

Job Description:

Vendor Trade Compliance Specialist

The Opportunity: Contribute To The Growth Of Your Career.

The Vendor Trade Compliance Specialist frequently engages with key collaborators in our Buying and Logistics functions. You will also be a key business partner to our 3rd party Logistics providers and a large vendor community. Effective partnering and ongoing education is essential to enable the effective flow of goods through TJX Europe's supply chain!

Who We Are Looking For: You.

Buying Partnerships

• As a Specialist within the Buyer Vendor Support UK team, your key partnerships will be the UK Head Office buying team
• You will represent logistics on buying deals, ensuring logistical objectives are met to efficiently flow goods into the supply chain
• Proactively partner and educate the buying teams on standard processes amid a changing, fast paced, off-price environment
• You will need to balance managing stakeholder expectations but being realistic and timely with solutions

Vendor Excellence

• Partnering with our vendors and buying teams is integral in this role. You must effectively onboard vendors to ensure they are compliant and understand TJX Europe's requirements
• Proactively drive improvement in vendor behavior by partnering with various teams across the function; this will include being involved in cost mitigation activities and initiatives

Logistics Engagement & Partnership

• Work with the wider Logistics teams and freight forwarders to remedy supply chain issues for quick fixes and long-term solutions
• Prioritize shipments and key deals by understanding your business areas and using reporting tools provided by the business
• Partner with other BVS Logistics teams to ensure process alignment on standard processes and expectations

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a Merchandise Assistant, Buying Assistant, or similar role and experience
• Established Excel skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable operating in the gray as well as in a flexible and changing retail landscape
• Able to build and maintain impactful relationships across diverse teams, geographies and levels as well as influence to get results
• Ability to interpret complex data, identify trends and convert into relevant information
• Resilient and patient in coaching cross-functionally

This position is hybrid requiring two plus days per week in the New York City office and is not open to remote.

Benefits include Associate discount; 401(k) match; medical/dental/vision; HSA; health care FSA; life insurance; short/long-term disability; paid holidays/vacation /sick/bereavement/parental leave; EAP; incentive programs for management; auto/home insurance discounts; tuition reimbursement; scholarship program; adoption/surrogacy assistance; smoking cessation; child care/cell phone discounts; pet/legal insurance; credit union; referral bonuses. All benefits are subject to applicable plan or program terms (including eligibility terms) and may change from time to time. Contact your TJX representative for more information.

In addition to our open door policy and supportive work environment, we also strive to provide a competitive salary and benefits package. TJX considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. TJX also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.

Address:
1065 Avenue of the Americas

Location:
USA Buying Office New York NY

This position has a starting salary range of $63,000.00 to $78,800.00 per year. Actual starting pay is determined by a number of factors, including relevant skills, qualifications, and experience.