Assistant Global Merchant - Strategic Sales | Contract until March 2027
Business Unit: Store Support Centre (SSC)
lululemon is an innovative performance apparel company for yoga, running, training, and other athletic pursuits. Setting the bar in technical fabrics and functional design, we create transformational products and experiences that support people in moving, growing, connecting, and being well. We owe our success to our innovative product, emphasis on stores, commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we make in every community we're in.
As a company, we focus on creating positive change to build a healthier, thriving future. In particular, that includes creating an equitable, inclusive and growth-focused environment for our people.
The Merchandising team creates and executes transformative global product strategies that ensure we have
the right assortment in the right place at the right time to fulfill our guests’ unmet needs to deepen our guest
relationships, grow our brand and deliver on our long-term enterprise goals. We possess deep awareness and
intuition of global marketplace dynamics and guest needs and use this knowledge to identify opportunities to
core responsibilities- Responsible for inputting, updating and maintaining data integrity across all merchandising systems and internal files and databases:
- Complete/add regional inputs into global attributing database (incl. data scrub, cleanup)
- Review and validate seasonal POs in TSS
- Create manual seasonal and non-seasonal PRs in TSS
- Execute Seasonal product flow changes to In-Store Date and execute Ship Mode Changes
- Input PO Change requests into POC (PO Changes) file, liaise with LLO and approve vendor-initiated changes
- Creation and style management of AIF tool each season (season codes, in-store-dates, drop day, clustering changes, in DC, etc.)
- Input chase request in Chase Ledger and communicate request to cross-functional partners
- Responsible for supporting with acquiring any TOP sample for meetings with account managers or key accounts. Also securing and coordinating the shipment of fabric swatches to account managers with strategic
- Support Merchant/ Associate Merchant with content creation for IM , M , Weekly Business Review and Quarterly Meltdown
- Own the retail validation process (review, validate and update retail prices) whenever needed and validating the mainline weekly markdowns against strategic sales assortment.
- Provide support to the Merchandising team with day-to-day tasks
- Work closely with B2B team with preparations for drop days
- Support Merchant/ Associate Merchant with inventory questions from account managers and planning
- BA, BSc, BBA, BComm, (or equivalent), specialization in Retail or Merchandising Management an asset
- Retail experience preferred, Merchandising experience an asset
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Programs
- Financial acumen and understanding of retail math
- Acute eye for Product
- Proven ability building collaborative team relationship
- Strong communication skills- both written and verbal
- Ability to accurately and efficiently manage data entry
- Highly organized with a keen eye for the detail
- Ability to multi task and operate in a fast paced environment
- Willingness to travel (domestic and international) and work on the retail floor
- Acknowledge the presence of choice in every moment and take personal responsibility for your life.
- Possess an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovate to achieve great results.
- Communicate with honesty and kindness and create the space for others to do the same.
- Lead with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
- Foster connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
- Integrate…
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