GIII Retail Group ยท 5 months ago
Assistant Merchant - Karl Lagerfeld Paris
NY DKNY Retail Corporate Office, New York, NY, US
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$60K/yr - $70K/yr
2+ years expGIII Retail Group is a dynamic company that provides competitive salary and excellent benefits. They are seeking an energetic and passionate Assistant Merchant to support the merchandising team by coordinating between departments, managing product selection, and performing data analysis.
Retail
Responsibilities
Create all style creations and purchase order entry forms after each market
Set-up, coordination and maintenance of all vendor information such as requesting shipping updates, communicating and resolving SKU issues and follow-up on samples
Style maintenance including but not limited to: price changes, stat code updates, attribute details
Coordination with Distribution/Logistics and vendors with tracking of shipments
Liaison between buyer, tech PO set up, planner and vendor to accurately understand purchase orders being written and accurately being communicated to vendor
Assists with pricing strategy on all product styles
Assists with the management of markdowns and exit strategies for product
Keying of price changes and making sure they 'tie' back to visual merchandising direction and final audit of on all product data in merchandising systems
Manage the SKU assortment and assortment line sheets for categories
Coordinates the manage of the life cycle of the product while in stores. Partners on tactical implementation of the Company's merchandising strategies for current, new and old product
Provides communication coordination between stores, merchandising and the distribution center to ensure that product new receipts are timely and communicated
Assists with visual floorsets seasonally and monthly
Assists with product development approval samples and details for categories
Partners with allocation to analyze sales history and maximize store sales
Coordinates with Buyers on developing key categories, reviewing samples, coordinating with open-to-buys and achieving key financial measures
Sample maintenance
Ad hoc reporting, data analysis and making recommendations
Weekly presentations of product analysis to executive group
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Fashion/Retail Merchandising, or similar required
Minimum 2-3 year retail experience in store leadership role or corporate Merchandising function required
Possesses written and verbal communication skills
Must be proactive, multi-tasking and detail-oriented with a well-developed set of interpersonal skills that allows for working with multiple departments and multiple levels of associates often times in an ambiguous environment
Computer/Excel skills, independence, decision-making skills and strong organizational skills also required
Basic business acumen required
Preferred
Successful completion of a retail merchandising, fashion, or buying internship program preferred
Experience with business numbers and metrics and exposure to allocation, planning and/or buying that provided retail management systems experience is preferred
Highly preferred previous SKU intensive category management
Benefits
Medical
Dental
401k
Life
Disability
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Company
GIII Retail Group
ABOUT US GIII Retail Group was formed as a wholly owned subsidiary of G-III Apparel Group on July 8, 2008.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Randy Roland
Senior Vice President / CFO
Barrett McGoldrick
Chief Information Officer, SVP IT & Supply Chain
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