Associate Merchant

The Associate Merchant works closely with the Senior Director on product assortments and financial performance goals and is responsible for the flow of information between Planning, Product, Sales and Marketing departments.

We will assist with relocation costs if relocation is necessary.

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Own and provide analysis of some business categories and articulate research to Senior Director and cross-functional partners. 
• Responsible for some seasonal category line plans that effectively and accurately guide design, product development and production along with supporting divisional objectives.
• Responsible for assorting and presenting seasonal product assortments for some categories of business to Senior Director that meet financial targets.
• Responsible for compiling information for GTM to help Marketing prepare accurate information for Sales.
• Maintain and demonstrate knowledge of customer base and competitive landscape
• Analyze selling/market data, write reports, create documents and presentations to assist in successful line creation.
• Manage samples and responsible for tracking them in and out of the office.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY:

• This position has no current supervisory responsibilities with the possibility of managing Interns and Merchandising Assistant in the future.

QUALIFICATIONS:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to develop line based on Market research and customer feedback.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, coupled with strong organization skills
• Must have strong understanding of Retail Math.
• Ability to multi-task.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in merchandising assistant role; preferably in Apparel.

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.

• This position is largely a sedentary role; however the position does work with product which would require the ability to lift boxes, pack and hang product.