Sample Coordinator (7-Month Contract)

TJX Canada

At TJX Canada, 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 Distribution Centers, Corporate Offices, or Retail Stores-WINNERS, HomeSense, and Marshalls, 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. Here at TJX Canada, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to the inclusion and accommodation of all individuals.

Job Description:

We're looking for a Samples Coordinator who excels at organization and enjoys keeping fast‑moving operational workflows on track. In this role, you'll manage sample intake, movement, and meeting setups while partnering with merchants and cross‑functional teams. You'll gain hands‑on experience through merchandising operations and marketing preparation, all while contributing to a dynamic, collaborative environment. If you're detail‑oriented and proactive, this role offers meaningful impact and room to grow.

• We value integrity, respect, and teamwork, encouraging a unique and inclusive culture.
• Our comprehensive training and development programs provide you with the tools and resources to expand your skills.
• Enjoy Associate discounts at our stores, available to you and eligible family members.
• Our benefits package starts immediately and includes a healthcare spending account, Retirement Savings Program, Associate & Family Assistance Program, and various well-being resources.
• Exciting career paths with growth opportunities and tuition reimbursement to support your career progression.
• A competitive vacation package, paired with a Vacation Trade Program that allows you to opt in for an extra week.

• Execute established sample intake processes, ensuring timely and accurate receipt, and placement of samples into departmental storage areas.
• Ensure sample areas remain organized, safe, and compliant with TJX health and safety standards, taking guidance from the Support Administrator on prioritization.
• Collaborate with the Support Administrator to proactively identify when sample spaces reach capacity and purges are required for space for newness.
• Execute the movement of samples to meeting spaces for style outs, vision/strategy meetings, walk‑throughs, and special events (typically 8 to 12 occurrences per year per department).
• Complete room setup for merchant spaces, including fixtures and displays, and reset areas post‑meeting; return or ship samples as needed.
• Coordinate with Merchants and MAs to identify quarterly marketing samples and ensure samples are prepared, labelled, and organized for marketing selection.
• Provide timely, professional communication to merchants, senior merchant teams, and cross‑functional business partners.
• Partner with the Corporate Responsibility department to coordinate donation of purged samples and appropriate hand‑off.

• Minimum one (1) year merchandising, retail administration/coordinator experience preferably within retail and our corporate environment
• Post-secondary education in retail operations, administration or related field considered an asset
• Demonstrated written, verbal communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, bilingualism an asset
• Good interpersonal skills with ability to influence business partners to help prioritize activities and resources to meet the organization needs, build rapport and credibility to be a trusted advisor, including strong listening, and information gathering skills
• Developing analytical and critical thinking skills to provide solutions; ability to leverage prior experience and adapt quickly to the changing work environment to make effective decisions
• Good problem-solving skills including analysis of information to effectively resolve issues and implement solutions for communication platforms
• Detail-oriented, creative, and highly organized
• Team-oriented with the ability to work independently and take ownership of projects
• Proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)