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Do it Best · 17 hours ago

Specialist Strategic Alliance Business

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$64K/yr - $83K/yr

3+ years exp

Do it Best is the world's largest hardware, lumber, and building materials buying cooperative in the home improvement industry. The Business Specialist, Corporate Accounts is responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations that drive sales growth and margin performance, collaborating with various stakeholders to deliver effective solutions for Corporate Accounts.

Wholesale

Responsibilities

(May perform other duties and responsibilities, as assigned). Reviews existing processes for effectiveness, ensures compliance with established standards, and provides input on new procedures and systems impacting the functional area and supporting Corporate Accounts

Develops and delivers accurate, timely reporting to support Corporate Accounts, Account Managers, and vendors

Manages, monitors, and processes status data for all assigned projects to ensure timely completion throughout the project lifecycle

Maintains comprehensive project documentation, analyzes communication data, and develops solutions to preserve project integrity—including creation of opening stock orders and related processes to ensure successful retail execution

Assists in the creation and maintenance of custom planograms, updating them based on product assortment changes or Corporate Account requests

Collaborates closely with Inventory Management, Merchandising, and Strategic Alliance partners to ensure alignment and execution

Communication & Continuous Improvement, providing business updates to Strategic Alliance teams, including cross-reference development, change proposals, improvement initiatives, concept development, and productivity analytics

Supports the planning and execution of successful Markets to deliver an exceptional experience for Corporate Accounts and other events such as account shows/fairs

Tracks and monitors forecast requirements to ensure service-level expectations for accounts are consistently met

Qualification

Point of Sale (POS) systemsMS OfficeProject ManagementMarketing experienceSales experienceCommunication skillsCollaboration skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience

3-5 years of experience, preferably in Marketing, Merchandising, Retail, Sales, Supply Chain, or similar industry

Knowledge of various Point of Sale (POS) systems

Advance knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint)

Understanding of Project Management a plus

Strong oral and written communication skills

Benefits

Full insurance benefits package including Medical, Dental, & Vision

Paid time off to foster work/life balance

Profit-Sharing Plan

Bonus Pay opportunities

Retirement funding opportunities

Education Reimbursement

Health club Reimbursement

Career advancement opportunities

Company

Do it Best

Based in Fort Wayne, Ind., we are the only U.S.-based, member-owned, comprehensive and fully integrated hardware, lumber and building materials buying cooperative in the home improvement industry.

Founded in 1945

Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

1001-5000 employees