Assistant Merchant, Wovens (WHBM)

Knitwell Group•Fort Myers, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This position provides overall support to the Merchant team in creating an exciting product assortment that meets or exceeds sales volume and profit for their area. Intuitively respond to customer feedback, market trends, and work with Merchant to develop action plans that drive growth and increased profitability.

Requirements

1-year experience required
Strong analytical skills
Excellent computer skills
Microsoft- Excel proficient
Basic knowledge of retail math
Strong interpersonal skills; excellent written and verbal communication
An ability to prioritize tasks to balance the immediate and long-term needs of the business
Ability to demonstrate an understanding of analytics and ability to analyze data
Ability to multi-task and complete projects on time

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Responsibilities

Partners with Merchant on developing a competitive merchandise assortment that is customer focused.
Partners with Production and Allocation team to manage delivery flow and address issues as they arise.
Creates strong partnerships among cross functional areas including Planning, Product Development, Planning, Marketing, and Allocation and Visual.
Manages all order entry and product attributing based on approved buy plan. Initiates P.O. revisions when applicable.
Manages organization of samples. Create tracking and maintain samples by season, classification, and delivery.
Ensures ongoing coordination with Digital Commerce Merchandising Site Operations and International teams on final assortment and any updates as needed.
Travels to stores to connect with our customer.
Reads and reacts to business needs with a sense of urgency.
Perform Ad-Hoc reporting to aid in merchandising and analysis as needed.
This position may be found in multiple brands. Some duties may vary from brand to brand.