Electronic Data Interchange Specialist jobs in Fort Wayne, IN

Sweetwater, the nation’s #1 online retailer of musical instruments and pro audio gear is seeking to hire a Spec Data Specialist to join our Marketing Team! Are you as excited by numbers and data as you are by gear and music? Then we're looking for you!

We are looking for detail-oriented individuals to structure and optimize product specifications and technical info into our growing product database. You will work closely with vendor partners as well as content and merchandising teams to prepare key attributes for product launches and help to refine existing product data. We're seeking self-starters who work as well independently as they do in cross-functional teams. This role requires someone with an entrepreneurial spirit and a knack for digging deep to find the smallest of details.

Job Responsibilities:

• Entering technical specs and product data into our inventory and content management systems with accuracy, following strict formats and guidelines.
• Learning style formats and translating technical info from manufacturer copy into structured data for site navigation and product detail pages.
• Understanding correlations and best practices for product presentation, category taxonomy, and product attribution for increasing customer engagement.
• Editing and updating large volumes of product specifications according to the latest manufacturing changes in a products life cycle.
• Communicating across departments and with vendors to confirm technical info and specifications are up-to-date at all times.
• Auditing product content across hundreds of diverse categories to ensure that category and navigation data are consistent, enhancing the information gathering stage of customer journey.
• Maintain and optimize facets, filters and navigation elements according to customer needs and experience
• Perform ad hoc competitor research
• Testing and documenting issues with various website features relying on product data]

Qualifications:

• 3 years experience in a retail environment working with product assets and/or content management systems
• BA/BS in related retail, communications, data, library, or computer science field
• Extensive knowledge in music technology products, but especially recording, live sound reinforcement, and commercial audio
• Ability to locate product content errors and make necessary corrections based on familiarity with products such as mixing consoles, recording interfaces, wireless systems, and 70-volt audio systems.
• Understand basic elements of eCommerce, product catalogs and website navigation
• Experience with office spreadsheet applications, reporting tools and perform ad hoc competitor research
• Team player who is collaborative and consistently demonstrates curiosity by asking questions, listening, and engaging with leadership
• Pursuing or continuing a career in eCommerce with a passion for continually learning and growing knowledge in our systems

Sweetwater “Ideal” Team-Player

• WOWs The Customer – You possess a deep passion and desire for creating amazing customer & colleague experiences
• Get Things Done – You have a great work ethic and move through tasks with a sense of urgency
• Obsesses over the Details – You are committed to paying attention to the details
• Drives Continuous Improvement – You are always focusing on effective and efficient work and ways to get better
• Develop the Future – You are committed to the pursuit of growing personally & professionally and have a focus on bringing your colleagues along in that journey

We function best as a unified team, so relocation to our state-of-the-art campus in Fort Wayne, IN is required. Interested and qualified candidates, please apply. We look forward to exploring your #FullTimeDream with Sweetwater!

Sweetwater’s culture is one that is built on the creation and celebration of music, which unifies people from all walks of life. Our individual differences make Sweetwater stronger as a company and a better place to work. Having a truly diverse workforce allows us the opportunity to collectively respect, learn and grow from each unique perspective and experience. We have welcomed thousands of employees and families who have joined the Sweetwater team from all over the nation and the world, and we welcome you, too, to find out why we consider a career at Sweetwater the full-time dream.