Associate Merchant - Men's Seasonal Apparel
About The Position
An Associate Merchant is responsible for helping to manage the execution of seasonal assortments, acting as point person for cross-functional business partners in production, marketing, design, allocation, and planning. They help to drive strategy for the categories they are managing. This role involves building an on-trend Omni assortment with channel-specific strategies in mind, initiating market/competitor analysis, and staying on top of industry trends. The Associate Merchant will communicate changes to all cross-functional partners, participate in store visits, and prepare/analyze Omni selling recaps to drive the business. They will make recommendations on how to optimize current sales and affect future plans, partner with planning in pre-season to plan and buy their department based on comprehensive analysis, and participate in inventory management and control with planning and distribution teams. Additionally, they will contribute to pricing and profit strategies, making promotional and markdown suggestions to drive profitable gross margin results, and review new receipts against business trends to maximize sales and stock.
Requirements
- 3+ years’ Merchandising experience
- Proficient in Excel
- Demonstrated analytical and business skills
- Strong presentation skills
Nice To Haves
- We welcome you to apply, even if you don't check all the boxes.
- Our passion is scouting life-long learners who are driven by curiosity, and who feel connected to our brands and share our desire to make an impact.
- We’re always seeking bright new talent who leverage their unique experiences to discover, grow and evolve with our teams.
Responsibilities
- Build an on-trend Omni assortment with channel-specific strategies in mind
- Initiate market/competitor analysis and always be on top of industry trends
- Communicate changes to all cross-functional partners - planning, production, design and wholesale
- Participate in store visits
- Prepare and analyze Omni selling recaps to drive your business.
- Make recommendations on how to optimize current sales and affect future plans
- Partner with planning in pre-season to plan and buy your department based on comprehensive analysis of the business – last year results, current business, etc
- Participate in inventory management and control with planning and distribution teams
- Participate with pricing and profit strategies – make promotional and markdown suggestions to drive profitable gross margin results
- Review new receipts against business trend to maximize sales and stock
Benefits
- Eligible associates and family members receive medical, dental, prescription and vision insurance
- Family planning (fertility, adoption & surrogacy support)
- Fitness discounts
- Medical travel
- Great associate discount across all of our brands (J.Crew, J.Crew Factory, and Madewell)
- Summer Fridays - In addition to our hybrid work model, we also close our office at 1:00 PM every Friday during the Summer months.
- Community Impact - We support the communities where we live and work through our philanthropic efforts and the J.Crew Cares Program.
- Winter Break - In addition to our PTO package, J.Crew Group offers a winter break at the end of December to eligible full-time associates at the Home Office to provide time to refresh and recharge.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
