Pay Rate: $34-$35/hr
Please note: This will be a W-2 In-house contract role
Start Date: ASAP
Assignment Length: Approx 4 - 6 months with potential for extension.
Schedule: Full-time, HYBRID schedule (3 days in-office)
What You'll Do:
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Supports department objectives to achieve financial sales and margin targets seasonally
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Assists Merchant in performing market analysis; participates in defining and outlining organizational strengths and weaknesses, determining external opportunities and threats.
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Supports Merchant in the selection and purchase of product assortments based on trend data and customer knowledge.
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Create and maintain accurate assortment sheets and buy plans. Communicate changes to appropriate business partners on an on-going and timely basis.
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Responsible for PO creation & change management
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Provide monthly receipt reconciliation and attend and provide input to monthly Open to Buy meetings
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Facilitates strong working relationship between corresponding Merchandising teams, Planning, Allocation, Visual Merchandising, Design & Product Development.
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Responsible for meeting preparation
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Organizes and manages web samples for timely turn-ins.
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Assist in creation, maintenance, and distribute of sales tools & business recaps
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Daily website review of new activations to guarantee the accuracy of product information & timely activation
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Read customer review comments and provide feedback to merchant teams.
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Performs other job duties as needed.
What You'll Need:
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High school required, Associates or Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience preferred
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1-year progressive experience as an Assistant Merchant
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Knowledge of the competitive retail landscape.
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Strong analytical skills and quantitative abilities.
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Solid working knowledge of MS Office Suite, especially Excel.
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Illustrates a dedication to meeting the requirements of internal and external customers, responding to all customer requests promptly and thoroughly.
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Strong communication skills including the ability to work in a team environment, give honest, direct feedback and is a solid verbal and written communicator.
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Detail-oriented, process-oriented, and able to handle multiple tasks at once; able to handle conflicting priorities
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Meets deadlines, prioritizes appropriately, & can easily adjust to change
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Is accountable for results, approaches obstacles proactively and looks for ways to resolve problems and issues.
