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Bluemercury · 3 months ago

Associate, Merchant

2807 Jackson Avenue - 19th Floor, Long Island City, NY, 11101, US

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$79K/yr - $132K/yr

Bluemercury is a leading luxury beauty destination that emphasizes hyper-personalized, high-quality experiences. As the Associate Merchant, you will be responsible for buying merchandise to drive sales and profitability, working closely with vendors to curate a distinguished product assortment and implementing strategies to meet sales objectives.

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Responsibilities

Actively monitor performance; develop action plans to mitigate risks and/or respond to changing circumstances, and execute them in a timely manner

Strategically plan, manage, and control inventory inclusive of the Rolling Operating Forecast (ROF) to optimize sales and margin

Create compelling assortment tailored to the Bluemercury customer; collaborate with VM team to build and manage planograms and in-store display programs with appropriate regionalization; make recommendations to buyer/director and Head of Merchandising

Negotiate with vendors for collection of Return or Vendor (RTV) and Mark Down Dollar Allowance (MDA) money

Responsible for execution and reconciliation of order/item creation and maintenance/ shipping management

Perform other duties as assigned

Partner with Stores, Marketing, and Digital teams to optimize assortment presentation and drive sales

Partner with Planning to forecast demand and maintain appropriate inventory levels

Stay on current beauty industry trends, competitor activity and emerging brands

Qualification

MerchandisingVendor negotiationInventory managementSales forecastingMS OfficeLeadership skillsInterpersonal skillsCreative thinkingAdaptability

Required

Bachelor's Degree from a 4-year college or university

Practice open and continuous communication, value keeping others informed, effectively presenting information in a clear, concise manner

Excellent leadership, facilitation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work across functional lines and at many levels

Ability to think creatively, strategically and technically

Ability to work a flexible schedule based on department and Company needs

Knowledge of MS Office computer programs are required

Ability to adapt to changing and ambiguous situations; thrives in a dynamic & fast paced environment

Company

Bluemercury

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Bluemercury is widely recognized as the nation’s largest and fastest growing luxury beauty products and spa retail chain. It is a sub-organization of Macy's.

Founded in 1999