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 & Cross-functional Partnerships
- Act as the link between Buying, Vendors, and local support teams, including Merchandise Operations.
- Represent TJX Europe’s supply chain, translating complex logistics into clear, actionable messages.
- Stay informed on business priorities to proactively ensure timely shipment of goods.
- Drive communication and relationships through meetings and regular updates.
- Deliver logistics refreshers on lead times and roles.
- Monitor disruptions and execute reporting to maintain purchase order flow.
Vendor Performance
- 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
- Facilitate workshops with our Freight Forwarders to upskill them on systems & address vendor shipping challenges.
Logistics Engagement & Partnership
- Know the TJX Europe supply chain, and maintain relationships within the network and Freight Forwarder partners to enable cross-functional support
- Prioritize shipments and key deals by understanding your business areas and using reporting tools provided by the business
- Work closely with the Logistics Contact Center teams to support timely and quality responses to our vendors.
Who We Are Looking For: You.
- 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.
Address:
1065 Avenue of the AmericasLocation:
USA Buying Office New York NYThis 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.Top Skills
What We Do
TJX is the leading off-price apparel and home fashions retailer in the U.S. and worldwide, with four global home offices, seven brands, nearly 4,700 stores in nine countries, and five distinctive branded e-commerce sites. As Associates, we make a difference with our contributions—collaborating in delighting shoppers with hidden treasures.
