Assistant Merchant, Bras, Cacique

KnitWell Group • Albany, OH

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Supports the creation and execution of the merchandise strategy for a subset of the brand in the short term. Supplies customer insights, competitive intelligence, and trend observations. Responsible for data integrity throughout the product life cycle including buy preparation, order generation/management, and market selling. Assists the merchant team with historical analysis, assortment planning, and sample management.

Requirements

• 1-2 years of experience in a merchandising related position for a fashion retailer.
• Bachelor’s degree in fashion merchandising, retail management or business-related field preferred.
• Proficient in Word, Excel and Power Point, and Outlook.
• Acute attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task and manage priorities
• Must have a sense of urgency and personal accountability
• Strong interpersonal skills and communication skills

Nice To Haves

• MicroStrategy and FlexPLM preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepares weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting for merchant and planning teams.
• Ranks product and presents insights and recommendations by combining data analysis and customer insights from in store work, ecomm and social media.
• Supports Merchant in reacting to current business trends
• Works cross functionally with planning, product development, and design to ensure the on time and accurate delivery (WIP, CFT, etc).
• Manage data integrity including reconcile On Order report, preparing POs, and updating information in the system and with cross-functional partners throughout the process
• Partner with Visual on floor set placement of product to ensure that all styles are represented and volume and fashion projection objectives are met.
• Responsible for creating and maintaining assortment tools including Vendor Projections, Attribute Reporting, Choice Count Sheets, eForm
• Support Merchant, Planning and Allocation on promotional cadence, flow order, color/size buys, minimum /maximum quantities, etc.
• Order, track and maintain all product samples
• Provide samples to business partners as needed
• Prepares samples for PR and Marketing turn ins throughout the season
• Responsible for submitting product for outfit guides, Ecom turn in, and push report
• Supports the merchant in developing a line that represents the brand through competitive intelligence and business analysis.
• Provide the voice of the customer.
• Research and anticipate what the customer wants next and why.
• Gather information from working with customers in stores, trend information and historical knowledge.

Benefits

• You will be eligible to receive a merchandise discount at select KnitWell Group brands, subject to each brand’s discount policies.
• Support for your individual development plus opportunities for career mobility within our family of brands.
• A culture of giving back – local volunteer opportunities, annual donation and volunteer match to eligible nonprofit organizations, and philanthropic activities to support our communities.
• Medical, dental, vision insurance & 401(K).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Time off – paid time off & holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level