Merchandising Assistant

This is an on-site position (Monday through Thursday) based out of our Northbrook, IL office with the flexibility to work remotely on Fridays.

A day in the life as a Merchandising Assistant...

• Support Merchant team through vendor partnership and communication

• Support Merchant team in building and maintaining assortment plans and SKU counts

• Support Merchant team by working with cross-functional partners to execute assortment strategies.

• Work with Catalog/Marketing team to execute in-season product assortment.

• Communicate promotional details to all cross-functional partners.

• Provide SKU/ assortment information to Merchandise Operations for input

• Develop recommendations for product assortment strategies, based on targeted research and analysis, to achieve specific margin objectives. Execute exit strategies as needed.

• Conduct competitive intelligence and use information to identify opportunities and challenges for in-season business and future seasons

• Support Merchant teams with negotiating product costs, terms, and shipping/return issues

• Support Merchant teams by investigating and handling field and/or store issues

• Strong detail orientation, organized, ability to multi-task

• Strong oral and written communication skills sufficient to communicate credibly and effectively at all levels of the organization

• Team player with a focus on collaboration

• Proficient learner of planning and Merchant systems

• Microsoft Office proficiency, including Microsoft Excel

• BA/BS preferred

• Previous experience in merchandising and/or related experience preferred