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Associate Merchandiser, 21 Men
Forever 21
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Position:Associate Merchandiser
Department:21 Men
Reports to: Sr. Merchandiser
Direct Reports: No
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Location:3880 N Mission Los Angeles, CA 90031
Job Purpose:
Under general guidance, the Associate Merchandiser is responsible for developing a financially sound assortment plan for the company’s wide selection of merchandise. The Associate Merchandiser will maintain a designated category of items and work to create a cohesive merchandise mix to optimize sales volume and profitability based on emerging market trends, past sales/revenue, and established assortment strategies.
Deliverables:
• Devise seasonal merchandise plans by monitoring weekly sales, analyzing style performances, and market trends; fill assortment plans, ensuring that merchandise concepts are aligned with assortment strategies
• Clearly communicate to Buyers and Product Development teams key-item-buys to achieve open-to-buy goals and margins for designated items
• Partner with the Trend team to devise seasonal concepts and to identify exploitable/emerging trends
• Participate in weekly open-to-buy meetings with Planning & Allocation to ensure the achievement of financial targets, including turn and sell-through goals
• Review weekly sales performance numbers to identify potential re-order opportunities and styles that require markdowns
• Conduct weekly analysis of stock-to-sales ratio by merchandise category, identifying trending and underperforming lines and best sellers to provide actionable recommendations to buyers for improving merchandise mix
• Perform competitor and market analysis by researching competitors’ price points, promotional campaigns, and emerging trends in colors, materials, and categories
• Assist Buyers in analyzing and selecting seasonal buys to optimize the product mix for each market and store
• Support Divisional Merchandise Managers in the preparation of merchandise overview presentations for executives by compiling all necessary information, samples, reports, etc.
Job Requirements:
Knowledge, Skills, and Qualifications:
• Must have a Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in Fashion, preferably Fashion Merchandising
• Must have at least 2-3 years of general merchandising experience
• Must possess the ability to understand and act upon financial retail indicators such as sales, gross margin, inventory productivity, sell-through and turn
• Must have high fashion intelligence and a broad-based business acumen
• Acute fashion sense with proven ability to envision and interpret fashion trends
• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Must have a strong desire to work in the fashion industry and demonstrate an ability to identify and foresee fashion trends
• Must have strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel for reporting and analysis
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