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Assistant Merchant
Ascena Retail Group
New Albany, OH, United States
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External Job Description
The Assistant Merchant of Justice, International drives sales for the Franchise developers by analyzing and projecting merchandise needs. Key activities include presenting the line for specific departments and building effective and timely assortments to optimize results in Developer territories. The Assistant Merchant must possess a strong fashion sense and customer knowledge that translates into actionable annual and seasonal business plans to achieve sales and profit for all business developers.
Set up assortment/buy plans for International developers. Manage open to buy for select departments. Present line, develop and manage timing of deliveries and floor sets. Attend all applicable meetings keeping abreast of upcoming trend and company directions. Translate retail trend into appropriate assortment for developer.
Timely and effectively present the line by coordinating samples, maintaining buy sheet, purchase order maintenance, size break files, Developer feedback files and preparing and maintaining selling reports.
Manages in season business by tracking and analyzing merchandise selling to identify sales opportunities and markdown opportunities to assist in margin maintenance.
Communicates to the developer in a professional manner, seeking creative ways to help solve issues, understand the customer and the market trends.
Requirements
• One to three years’ experience in retail industry
• Effective communication skills, demonstrated ability to effectively interface with cross-functional partners
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel (including pivot tables), Word, Outlook