Merchandiser Big Girls

The⠀Merchandiser⠀will⠀create and⠀execute⠀strategies⠀for an⠀assortment⠀of⠀merchandise⠀within a⠀select⠀division.⠀The⠀Merchandiser⠀will be⠀responsible⠀for⠀developing⠀and⠀implementing⠀successful⠀and⠀effective⠀merchandise⠀assortments,⠀proactively⠀managing⠀and⠀executing⠀profitable⠀promotional⠀plans, as⠀well as⠀regularly⠀reporting⠀results⠀clearly⠀and⠀concisely⠀to senior⠀management⠀on a daily⠀and weekly⠀basis.

• Partner⠀with⠀management⠀in the⠀merchandise⠀selection⠀and⠀assortment⠀activities⠀of an⠀assigned⠀category⠀to ensure⠀that⠀internal⠀cross⠀functional⠀teams are⠀working⠀within⠀cost⠀requirements⠀and⠀hitting⠀key⠀deadlines
• Understand⠀merchandising⠀trends at⠀the⠀category⠀and item⠀level in⠀order to⠀maximize⠀in-season⠀opportunities⠀and⠀minimize⠀risks
• Regularly⠀review and⠀evaluate⠀sales⠀trends to⠀determine⠀where to⠀place⠀products⠀for sale⠀and⠀communicate⠀financial⠀results,⠀forecasts,⠀and action⠀plans to⠀management⠀and⠀cross-functional⠀teams
• Rank⠀styles⠀based on⠀historical⠀and⠀current⠀product⠀performance⠀and⠀identify⠀redundancies⠀in the⠀product⠀assortment
• Develop⠀and⠀maintain⠀effective⠀relationships⠀with⠀cross-functional⠀teams⠀including⠀Design,⠀Global⠀Sourcing,⠀Marketing,⠀Planning &⠀Allocation,⠀and Store⠀Communications⠀to achieve⠀seamless⠀product-to-market⠀process
• Manage,⠀train, and⠀lead⠀junior⠀associates⠀across⠀multiple⠀levels,⠀including⠀associates,⠀assistants,⠀interns,⠀and⠀trainees
• Create⠀and⠀communicate⠀relevant⠀and⠀effective⠀presentations⠀for⠀product⠀performance⠀reviews,⠀trend and⠀sales⠀meetings,⠀and⠀frequently⠀attend and⠀participate⠀in⠀meetings⠀with⠀cross-functional⠀partners⠀(Merchandising,⠀Design,⠀Planning &⠀Allocation,⠀and⠀Sourcing)
• Conduct⠀regular⠀market⠀trips to⠀collect⠀seasonal⠀trend and⠀competitor⠀data to⠀share with⠀management⠀and⠀broader⠀cross-functional⠀teams

• Bachelor’s⠀degree in⠀fashion⠀merchandising,⠀business,⠀or related⠀field
• 3-5⠀years⠀merchandising⠀experience,⠀covering⠀both⠀product⠀development⠀and buying⠀responsibilities

• Ability to⠀thrive in⠀a⠀multi-tasked,⠀fast-paced⠀environment⠀with⠀frequently⠀changing⠀priorities
• Must⠀be product⠀driven and⠀knowledgeable⠀about⠀children’s⠀apparel,⠀maintaining⠀a high⠀awareness⠀of the⠀customer,⠀the⠀competition⠀relative⠀to product⠀quality/value⠀relationship,⠀and⠀fashion⠀trends
• Strong⠀relationship⠀management⠀experience⠀with⠀success in⠀driving⠀initiatives⠀across⠀functions
• Strong⠀financial⠀and⠀analytical⠀skills a⠀must to⠀drive⠀overall⠀strategy
• Comfortable⠀building⠀and⠀delivering⠀presentations⠀to⠀management,⠀staff and⠀field⠀audiences
• Must⠀be detail⠀oriented,⠀proactive,⠀and have a⠀hands on⠀approach⠀to the⠀product⠀and the⠀business
• Proficient⠀in⠀Microsoft⠀Office⠀including⠀ability to⠀create⠀presentations⠀and⠀prepare⠀complex⠀spreadsheets
• Knowledge⠀of⠀external⠀or⠀proprietary⠀large⠀retail⠀POS,⠀markdown,⠀and⠀planning⠀and⠀reporting⠀systems