Our client, a streetwear company, is seeking a Merchandise Manager.
Responsibilities:
- Lead seasonal drop planning based on performance reviews.
- Manage the seasonal planning process, ensuring timelines and objectives are met.
- Maintain and organize visual calendars for drop cadence, working with marketing and production teams.
- Ensure consistent product and color naming from design to marketing.
- Collaborate with marketing to develop product descriptions that highlight key features.
- Prepare seasonal briefing documents for leadership and marketing, emphasizing key investments.
- Analyze business data weekly, monthly, and quarterly, sharing insights with cross-functional teams.
- Update seasonal master files with SKU details, release dates, and descriptions.
- Create and share weekly sell-through reports with leadership.
- Partner with leadership on line plans to guide future strategies.
- Work with design and production teams to execute merchant strategies.
- Assist leadership in determining quantities, validating against line and OTB plans.
- Monitor size ratios and manage sample inventory.
- Collaborate with logistics to ensure timely deliveries.
- Coordinate with e-commerce operations.
- Develop pricing strategies using sales analysis and market research.
- Monitor competitors to identify growth opportunities.
Qualifications:
- 3+ years of experience with an apparel retailer
- Excellent computer skills with emphasis on Excel
- Strong interpersonal skills; excellent written and verbal communication.
- Ability to multi task and complete projects on time
- Effective presentation skills
- Broad based business acumen
- Ability to multi-task and work with cross-functional teams
Please submit your resume for consideration.
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