Ulta Beauty · 3 days ago
Merchandising Coordinator
Bolingbrook, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
New Grad, Entry Level
$20.87/hr - $27/hrUlta Beauty is the largest North American beauty retailer and is focused on revolutionizing the beauty retail experience. As a Merchandising Coordinator, you will support the merchandising team by managing SKUs, executing promotions, and providing administrative support to ensure sales growth and business objectives are met.
BeautyConsumer GoodsCosmeticsRetail
Responsibilities
Maintains SKUs by ensuring they are accurate according to Merchant's discretion. This includes shelf tag requests, description charges, brand charges, style codes, feature codes, store classification changes, and markdowns
Initiates and seeds offers for all promotions into Promo Advisor, utilizing print + master side by sides. Inputs all SKUs into offers and finalizes with pricing team
Executes marketing sign requests, proofs sign requests, mag, and digital assets
Maintains organized product samples Manages the contract process through close partnership with Buyer/Sr Buyer
Creates contracts for brands based on markdowns, promotions, damages, and test details. Collects/stores signed contracts and provides routine contract status and summaries to the team
Submits pricing requests, new SKU setups, existing SKU coding changes, enters markdowns, initiates exit strategies (RTV/DIF) and adds new SKUs to the open to buy tracker for planograms. Provides shelf strip proofing support to assistant buyers
Provides proactive solutions to help desk tickets and prepares store memos and communication requests
Maintains brand contacts, organizes brand/vendor meetings, and performs additional tasks as needed
Qualification
Required
Organization: ability to manage time effectively, prioritize tasks, set goals, and develop best practices for achieving those goals
Communicates effectively: in a variety of settings, attentively listens to others, pro-actively provides timely and helpful information and encourages the open expression of ideas and opinions
Collaboration: strong partnership with internal partners, understands that success is done by a team of people
Problem solving: ability to identify and prioritize a problem and implement solutions
Planning and prioritizing: ability to stay organized in a fast-moving business
Financial acumen: understanding of a brand and company P&L and the drivers of profitability
MS office: demonstrated proficiency in MS Office, including Excel (v look-ups and formulas)
Passion: for brands, products and assortment development
Innovation: Aims to improve merchandising processes by identifying barriers and raising solutions
Teamwork: understands that success is done by a team of people
Preferred
Bachelors' degree in retail merchandising or relevant field preferred
Benefits
Paid time off
Health
Dental
Vision
Life and disability benefits
Company
Ulta Beauty
Ulta Beauty is a beauty retailer that offers a wide range of products including cosmetics, fragrances, skincare, and hair care.
Founded in 1990
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$266.3MKey Investors
Berkshire HathawayDimensional Fund Advisors
2024-08-14Post Ipo Equity· $266.3M
2016-10-11Post Ipo Equity
2007-10-25IPO
Leadership Team
Kecia Steelman
President & Chief Operating Officer
Chris Lialios
Senior Vice President Controller
Recent News
Global Cosmetic Industry Magazine
2026-01-23
legacy.thefly.com
2026-01-23
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