Associate Merchant

Victoria's Secret-posted 3 months ago

$75,800 - $101,535/Yr

Full-time • Entry Level

Reynoldsburg, OH

Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers

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The Associate Merchant is responsible for directly supporting senior merchandising team members & a category of business to develop product plans in accordance with the season's strategy in a specific product category for the stores and digital channel. They may assume increased responsibility for merchandise category to deliver or exceed volume and profit goals. This position researches customer trends, product history, competitive intelligence, fashion trends, and analyzes sales.

Accountable for accuracy of product detail through excellent execution and management of assortment documentation and communication, with emphasis on MAT tool execution.
Consistently demonstrate an ability to turn Customer insight into actionable recommendations as it relates to assortment strategy.
Be the voice of the customer through store visits/travel, market distortions, and new product launches.
Communicate with stores on a weekly basis to gain customer feedback and business insights.
Understand the customer's lifestyle by staying on top of trends, social media, and pop culture as it specifically relates to the customer.
Utilize customer insights to support the evolution of the product to continue to build an emotional connection with the customer.
Lead competitive patterning to understand the current competition/market trends and influence product strategy while making business recommendations.
Lead key meeting prep with sample availability, style & color ranking, deck preparation, and ad hoc requests and analysis.
Responsible for ongoing trend analysis and reporting, inclusive of competitive landscape & competitive patterning.
Support ideation and execution of a robust testing agenda to identify and unlock future growth opportunities.
Understand financial parameters and applications needed to drive category results.
Leverage and analyze core financial reporting tools necessary to read and provide business insights.
Provide style and collection level insights as to what is working and not working within the assortment and propose actions based on insights.
Remain curious about category financials and performance while seeking to understand and apply metrics in regards to product performance.
Partner with Merchandise Planning on seasonal category strategies.
Lead and demonstrate strong cross-functional partnerships with clear and accurate communication while demonstrating company values.
Actively participate in weekly cross functional meetings and calls.
Lead and demonstrate company values of Love the Customer, Passion with Purpose, Better Together, DEI is Everything.
Identify and regularly meet with an internal mentor.
Responsible for driving own development plan in partnership with leader.
Actively seek and take action on feedback from all levels to enable growth and development in role.
Actively participate in the selection, on-boarding and development of Assistant Merchants.

Bachelor's degree in Fashion Merchandising, Business Administration or relevant area.
2-4 years of experience in merchandising or relevant experience.
Strong understanding of vertically integrated retail operations.
Broad-based business acumen with the potential to grow to the Merchant level.
High intelligence with a true entrepreneurial risk mentality, strong analytical and strategic thinking skills.
Acute sense of brand and customer intimacy.
Acute fashion sense with proven talent to envision and interpret fashion trends.
Proficient in conflict management and problem-solving.
Exceptional ability to bridge and enhance cooperative working relationships.
Strong organizational skills.
Ability to multi-task and prioritize.
Demonstrated ability in communication, presentation, negotiating and influencing skills.
Ability to lead and inspire with unquestionable integrity and trust.
Systems and computer proficiency (MS Office, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel).

Minimum Salary: $75,800.00
Maximum Salary: $101,535.00

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