Assistant Merchant

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Assists Merchant in developing and executing the product line.

Transfers the product assortment from design status thru purchase order readiness thru a variety of systems and merchandising tools.

Manages assortment tracking and product information accuracy.

Liaisons with counterparts in Inventory Management, Product Development, Sourcing, Design, and Marketing to ensure alignment and keep interdepartmental functions appropriately informed of product status.

Participates in weekly sales and hindsight discussions to understand what the customer liked and disliked to help make future assortment decisions.

• Performs sales analysis to guide departmental and product decisions
• Manages monthly views of the department for distribution throughout the organization
• Is responsible for product information accuracy and history within the merchandising tools: Assortments, PLM, EDW, etc.
• Works in conjunction with Merchant to create and maintain assortment plans by department which are utilized by cross functional partners to communicate seasonal assortments
• Maintains competitive analysis and presents quarterly competitive findings from store visits to management
• Full knowledge of assortment: Works with the sample coordinators, ensures sample availability for all key meetings, photo shoots, floor reviews, etc; Presents assortments to visual merchandising team for Blue-printing process
• Drives copy process with Marketing counterparts to ensure accurate information is communicated via copy fact sheets and manuscript proofs