Senior Assistant Merchant (Buyer)

Maurices • Duluth, MN

23h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Assistant Merchant is responsible for supporting the Merchant or Sr. Merchant in creation and execution of omni-channel product strategy and collaborating cross-functionally to ensure execution that drives sales and margin aligned with the company’s targets.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree preferably in business, retail merchandising, or fashion merchandising
• 1-4 years in merchant roles
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in conflict management and problem solving
• Intimate understanding of competition, target customer, and brand specific fashion trends
• Ability to innovate change through visionary thinking
• Flexibility and resiliency; comfortable working in “grey areas” that are constantly changing
• Entrepreneurial spirit with strong analytical, decision-making, and organizational skills
• Adapts to a fast-paced environment where change is constant, and communication is key

Responsibilities

• Participates in the development of seasonal objectives for department by coordinating with cross-functional partners
• Develops seasonal line plans to architect assortment that aligns with the company’s financial goals and needs of the business, including but not limited to pyramid and Average Unit Cost (AUC)
• Has fundamental working knowledge of financial reports and utilizes them to analyze business and provide strategic reaction plans to the Merchant or Sr. Merchant
• Collaborates to build compelling assortments that drive sales and margin goals while delighting the customer
• Has full understanding of Product Life Cycle and its deliverables
• Assists Merchant or Sr. Merchant to create seasonal testing strategies
• Collaborates cross-functionally to deliver consistency in execution of great profitable product that upholds our value proposition
• Audit the site to ensure all content is correct so it is accurately depicted to the customer
• Works with driving cross-functional communication and motivating the team to be customer-focused, innovative, fast and team-oriented
• Works closely with the merchandise coordinator on data entry and product information to ensure accuracy for associate/customer facing materials in all channels and accuracy of reporting
• Acts a key omni channel liaison between design, technical design, sourcing, planning, allocation, site, and marketing partners
• Exhibits company values and leadership principles

Benefits

• Choice of three medical plans, including a PPO plan or High-Deductible plans
• Health Savings Account, with employer contribution
• Dental, and Vision coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare and Dependent Care)
• Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity coverage
• Voluntary Life, Spouse, and Child Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability coverage
• Basic Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability coverage
• Wellbeing platform with Personify Health
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k), which offers an immediately vested Safe Harbor matching contribution
• Tuition Assistance program
• PTO benefits, including vacation (with accrual or flexible options based on role)
• Annual sick time awards
• Holiday pay
• Two weeks of New Parent Leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement
• Continuous opportunities for learning
• Connection building through Associate Resource Groups
• Free access to a state-of-the-art onsite Fitness Facility (for Duluth based associates)

What This Job Offers

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