Assistant Merchant

Lands' End • Dodgeville, WI

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About The Position

As an Assistant Merchant, you will collaborate with the Merchant team to implement key merchandising strategies by analyzing data, reviewing critical reports, and responding to business data points. You will provide data-driven insights to the Merchant team to inform decisions on key concepts, items, promotional strategies, and product assortments that align with the brand and the Lands’ End customer. You will support the Merchant/s through the product development process as needed. This role involves running reports, analyzing data, researching trends, and facilitating team communication. You will work cross-functionally with Design, Creative, Global Sourcing, and Inventory Planning to achieve profitable business results. Additionally, this position supports the Internet Merchandising strategy and execution. The Assistant Merchant role at Lands’ End is a comprehensive development-based position designed to foster a strong Merchandising career path, offering immersion in various functions of the vertical Merchant model and hands-on experience in skill competency areas with clear upward career potential.

Requirements

• 1-3 years of specialty retail experience
• Instinct and passion for great product (taste level), strong product point of view
• Demonstrated passion for merchandising
• Acute awareness of market trends (trend forecasting); can translate this into ideas for key items, profitable growth and measurable results
• Ability to translate qualitative trend and market information into actionable and informed recommendations
• Deep commitment to gain knowledge of the customer and the market
• Ability to multi task and prioritize independently in a highly competitive and fast paced environment
• Strong analytical skills and financial acumen; demonstrated by the ability to analyze and make recommendations that are consist with the brand; critical thinker
• Self-motivated – pushes self to perform at a higher level which in return delivers recognition and inspires others
• Demonstrated ability to problem solve, serves up calculated business risks and new ideas proven relationship builder
• Exceptional presentation skills and confidence

Nice To Haves

• Degree in retail merchandising
• Retail merchandising internship experience
• Multi channel brand experience

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Merchant team to execute key merchandising strategies by analyzing data, reviewing critical reporting and reacting to data points associated with the business
• Provide fact based information to the Merchant team which will allow decisions to be made on key concepts, key items, promotional strategies and product assortments that are brand right and aligned with the Lands’ End customer
• Support the Merchant/s to take the category through the product development process where necessary
• Run reports
• Analyze data
• Research trends
• Coordinate and facilitate the communication within the team
• Work cross functionally with Design, Creative, Global Sourcing and Inventory Planning to support the business in delivering profitable results
• Support the Internet Merchandising strategy and execution

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Paid time off
• Health benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Disability benefits
• Annual merit increase (eligible)
• Bonus (eligible)
• Incentive compensation (eligible)

What This Job Offers

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