Assistant Merchant

Responsibilities

• Assist Senior/Merchant on growth-driving brand strategy and planning, including new product development, pricing, promotions / sampling, internal associate education and training, competitive patterning, performance analysis and hind-sighting • Assist the creation of internal presentations to executives and cross-functional teams, from concept brainstorming to drafting documents to preparing meeting materials • Responsible for accurately coordinating new development projects, including data input within Centric, process paperwork (e.g. Project Initiation Forms, Design Requests, Product Briefs for all products, sampling and gift sets), costing analysis, and running communication flow to cross-functional team members • Support alignment on product description, claims, and aesthetics • Collaborate with Commercialization Services to monitor timelines, anticipate / communicate issues and drive deliverable dates on time • Supports the Merchant in developing a line plan that represents the Brand and is aligned with the seasonal merchandise strategy • Analyze data in weekly business meetings to share result driving insights, customer feedback, and in-store merchandising opportunities • Assist in meeting preparation, sample management, report evaluation and analysis. Assistant merchants are expected to share their POV and recommendations based on current results and category strategy • Research the competition: understanding other retailer’s assortment, pricing and promotional strategy • Visit stores regularly to proactively solicit feedback from customers and sales associates