Associate Merchant

Brooklinen•New York, NY

9h•$71,000 - $85,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We’re excited to add an Associate Merchant to our Merchandising team to support the Bedroom category. This role is critical to driving Brooklinen’s next phase of growth—supporting an expanding newness pipeline, improving speed to market, and ensuring our assortment is both commercially strong and deeply aligned with our customers. As we continue to invest in new product categories and launches, merchandising plays a central role in translating strategy into execution—balancing newness, core assortment, pricing, and storytelling to drive both revenue and profitability. In this role, you’ll own key merchandising workflows and analysis while supporting broader assortment strategy, helping ensure products move efficiently from concept to launch with clear visibility and strong execution. Reporting to our Director of Merchandising, you’ll partner closely with teams across Product Development, Planning, Creative, and Site Operations to support assortment planning, analyze performance, and keep the product calendar running smoothly.

Requirements

2–4 years of experience in merchandising, buying, ecommerce, or a related field
Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into clear insights
High proficiency in Excel, including working with large datasets
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
Clear written and verbal communication skills with a collaborative working style
Comfort working in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities

Nice To Haves

Experience in home, DTC, or ecommerce merchandising
Experience supporting assortment planning, pricing, or product lifecycle management
Familiarity with merchandising tools, PIM systems, or product data platforms
Experience building reports or supporting analysis to inform business decisions
Experience leveraging visual merchandising skills to set up product presentations that clearly bring the merchandising vision to life
Demonstrated ownership, initiative, and accountability in prior roles

Responsibilities

Support assortment strategy and execution
Support the development of seasonal assortment plans that balance newness, core products, pricing, and margin.
Assist in identifying opportunities across product categories and support roadmap planning by tracking product progress and flagging risks to timelines or assortment gaps.
Collaborate with Design and Production partners to bring products to market, delivering clear and actionable feedback at key stage gates such as sketch review and prototype meetings.
Analyze business performance
Own recurring reporting and support weekly, monthly, and quarterly sales analysis.
Pull and synthesize data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, and contribute to recommendations across pricing, assortment, and product lifecycle actions.
Own merchandising operations and tools
Maintain accuracy across line plans, pricing updates, and assortment changes. Ensure product information is updated and aligned across systems, and take ownership of keeping products on the calendar and moving forward on time.
Partner in managing samples across multiple seasons, ensuring organization and timely alignment with key development meetings.
Partner cross-functionally
Work closely with Product Development, Planning, Creative, and Site Operations to support go-to-market readiness.
Help ensure product storytelling, categorization, and assortment presentation are clear and consistent, and that product information is accurately communicated across teams.