Assistant Merchant - Fashion

Adecco Creative & Marketing is hiring an Associate Merchandiser for a leading fashion retail brand. This role is ideal for an analytical and detail-oriented merchandising professional who enjoys combining data, customer insights, and cross-functional collaboration to drive product strategies and business results.

• Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly business reporting for Merchandising and Planning teams.
• Analyze product performance across stores, eCommerce, and social channels to identify trends and make actionable recommendations.
• Develop product rankings, hindsight reporting, and seasonal business recaps.
• Support Merchants in responding to current business trends and opportunities.
• Partner with Planning, Design, Product Development, and other teams to ensure timely and accurate execution of key deliverables.

• Coordinate meeting notes and communications for merchant-led business meetings.
• Maintain data integrity through purchase order management, on-order reporting, and system updates.
• Ensure accurate communication of product information across cross-functional teams.

• Collaborate with Visual Merchandising on floor set strategies to achieve style representation, volume goals, and fashion objectives.
• Support the creation of product education materials and event tools for Store Operations.
• Partner with Merchandising Operations, Allocation, and Planning teams to maintain accurate product data and support monthly floor set meetings.

• Create and maintain assortment planning tools, including vendor projections, attribute reporting, choice counts, and assortment tracking documents.
• Support promotional strategies, flow orders, color/size buys, and inventory planning decisions.

• Coordinate ordering, tracking, and organization of all product samples.
• Manage product sample distribution for internal stakeholders, PR, Marketing, eCommerce, and outfit guide submissions.
• Prepare and execute seasonal product turn-ins and sample requests.
• Monitor competitors and fashion leaders to identify emerging trends, pricing strategies, promotional activity, and assortment opportunities.
• Gather insights from stores, customer interactions, and market trends to help inform future product decisions.
• Serve as an advocate for the customer by identifying evolving needs and preferences.

• 1-2 years of merchandising experience within a fashion retail environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Fashion Merchandising, Retail Management, Business, or a related field preferred.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
• Experience with Micro Strategy and FlexPLM is a plus.
• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to multitask, prioritize effectively, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong sense of urgency, accountability, and ownership.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.

If you're passionate about fashion merchandising, product strategy, and turning data into actionable insights, we'd love to hear from you!