Merchandiser

Johnny Was•Los Angeles, CA

25d

About The Position

The Merchandiser supports the development and execution of seasonal assortment strategies to drive sales, profitability, and inventory productivity. The role partners with Design, Planning, Product Development, Production, Marketing, E-commerce, and Retail to create compelling, commercially relevant assortments aligned with brand and financial objectives. The ideal candidate is analytical, product-focused, organized, and able to turn business performance and customer insights into clear merchandising actions. The position supports assortment strategy and product development by category, delivery, fabrication, price point, silhouette, and end use. It analyzes sales and inventory performance, identifies assortment opportunities and risks, supports seasonal planning and execution, and maintains accurate assortment and product information. The Merchandiser also coordinates cross-functional communication, supports product launches across stores and digital channels, and manages deliverables against the Go-to-Market calendar.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
4–6+ years of merchandising, buying, or related apparel retail experience.
Strong understanding of apparel product, assortment architecture, pricing, and seasonal merchandising.
Strong analytical skills and ability to translate data into clear business recommendations.
Highly organized, with strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, highly cross-functional environment.
Advanced Excel skills.
Strong sense of product, customer, and fashion trends.

Nice To Haves

Experience with merchandising, planning, or assortment management systems.

Responsibilities

Support seasonal assortment strategy by category, delivery, fabrication, price point, silhouette, and end use.
Partner with Design and Product Development throughout product creation to balance brand vision with commercial opportunity.
Identify assortment opportunities, product gaps, and over-assortment using historical performance, competitive insights, and current business trends.
Help build balanced assortments across core, fashion, and key growth opportunities.
Participate in line reviews, investment reviews, buy reviews, and seasonal hindsight meetings.
Maintain understanding of the competitive landscape, customer needs, and relevant market trends.
Analyze weekly sales, inventory, sell-through, margin, SKU productivity, and category performance.
Identify business drivers, misses, risks, and opportunities and recommend actions to improve performance.
Monitor performance by delivery, fabrication, print/color, silhouette, price tier, channel, and store group.
Partner with Planning to align assortment decisions with sales plans, inventory ownership, and financial targets.
Support chase, reorder, markdown, consolidation, and inventory reallocation opportunities.
Develop weekly and seasonal business recaps with actionable recommendations.
Support seasonal SKU plans and assortment architecture.
Track seasonal buys and ensure assortments align with approved strategies and financial goals.
Maintain accurate assortment information, product attributes, pricing, delivery timing, and merchandising systems.
Partner cross-functionally to support product launches and key deliveries across stores and digital channels.
Manage timelines and deliverables against the Go-to-Market calendar.
Communicate business priorities, product opportunities, and assortment changes clearly and proactively.
Gather and incorporate store and customer feedback into future assortment decisions.
Partner with Marketing and E-commerce to identify key products, stories, and categories requiring additional exposure.
Build strong cross-functional relationships while maintaining accountability to deadlines and business needs.