Assistant Merchandiser, Pants - Ann Taylor

Ann Inc. - Ann Taylor Stores Corporate, New York

About the Position:

The Assistant Merchandiser supports the development and execution of departmental seasonal strategies and business objectives. Assists through the entire Product Life Cycle process.

 

Responsibilities:

• Assist Merchant in:
• All facets of managing a successful department to meet financial objectives
• Analyzing current business trends; Identifying business opportunities and risks through sales performance analysis
• Partner with:
• Merchandising and Planning teams to execute promotional and investment strategies to effectively manage sales, gross margin, and inventory
• Merchant on executing assortment (fabric commits, timely assortment sheet passes)
• Communicate changes in deliveries, receipt quantities and other merchandise operations to appropriate members of the cross-functional team on a timely basis
• Shop competition on a monthly basis for current fashion trends, price points, and promotional activity
• Generate various business analyses (weekly, monthly and seasonally)
• Prepare analysis for key PLC events as directed by merchant
• Purchase Order (PO) Workbench management
• Manage PO process
• Work with cross-functional team to validate four-way match information prior to PO creation
• Create POs and revisions in workbench
• Update assortment sheets accordingly and extract to workbench
• Reconcile receipts; responsible for completion and maintenance of on order/assortment sheets
• People Management
• Build collaborative relationships with cross-functional team members
• Interface professionally and work effectively in group settings
• Handle other responsibilities and projects, as assigned

Requirements:

• BA or equivalent, and 6 months–1 year prior experience as an Assistant Merchandiser
• Solution-driven
• Detail-oriented with excellent follow-through
• Strong prioritization skills
• Strong analytical, verbal and written communication skills
• Sense of urgency
• Strong fashion sense, with a pulse on Brand and Client needs
• Excellent organizational ability to facilitate multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Broad-based business acumen
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications

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Posted: 30+ days ago

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