Intern- Amazon Vendor Central

Intern, Amazon Vendor Central                              NON-EXEMPT

At Franklin Sports, Inc. we believe that sports make life better. Driven by our passion to get people moving, playing and competing, we bring sports to life for athletes of all ages.   Whether our job is designing a product for a World Series MVP or a child enjoying their first swings of the bat, we are dedicated to make sports inspiring, fun and accessible for all.  Every day, we collaborate to bring innovation and quality craftsmanship across the world of sport.  We are super proud of our partnerships with Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, the National Basketball Association, the National Football League, the National Hockey League, USA Pickleball, and Hasbro’s Nerf brand which bring energy, strength, and joy to our products.  We are family owned and family driven.  To join Franklin Sports is to join the #FranklinFam.

Franklin Sports, Inc. is looking to hire a detail-oriented Item Intern who will work on the Amazon Vendor Central Platform for our international item set up. This will be great Amazon learning experience and will provide a lot of insight into our online merchandizing. 

The Intern will set up new product listings for our growing Amazon Mexico business account and will work closely with the International Expansion Team.  The responsibilities include but are not limited to learning the ins and outs of Amazon’s Vendor Central platform, working with Excel spreadsheets to generate exports of data and cross reference to complete new item set-ups and assist in building out our Amazon Brand Store on Amazon. This is a paid internship ideally for a six-month period. 

The position is located at our headquarters in Stoughton, MA with a hybrid option and will report to the International Sales Manager.

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 DETAILED RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Study and learn about Amazon Vendor Central Platform and work directly within Amazon’s Vendor Central platform to expedite new item set ups
• Analyze current items in our Amazon Catalog and update specs as needed
• Provide insight through product research and catalog analysis to recommend item costs and new item opportunities. 
• Cross reference item details and specs between internal systems 
• Help to build out our Amazon Brand Store using Amazon’s Marketing platform
• Provide support of International new customer inquiries as needed
• Other duties as assigned

 EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree Candidate in 3rd or 4th year 
• Knowledge and experience in writing/speaking Spanish is a plus

 SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Strong understanding of working within Microsoft Excel 
• Sports enthusiast a plus
• Superb attention to detail
• Highly organized, motivated, and task-oriented
• Advanced computer user skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Ability to manage multiple priorities 
• Strategic and analytical thinker
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Level of Responsibility:

Interact regularly and follow up with internal and external parties based on direction of management, presents information for decision making to manager, and the requires ability to independently follow up on pending item and to manage their own daily tasks and projects as assigned by management.  

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position does not supervise employees

If you are interested in joining the #FranklinFamily, please apply.  

 PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit/stand; use hands or fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

 The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.