Merchandiser

Hybrid Apparel

Cypress, CA

DESCRIPTION

Please apply directly to Hybrid Apparel for this role.

What is my role?

Work closely with sales to maximize our existing penetration and drive new opportunities, ensuring annual sales projections and margin goals are met.

What You'll Do

Key Accountability Area: Content

  • Help prepare for all meetings: identify key agenda items, ensure projected/ATS inventory is strategically included, and organize all books/samples needed for the success of every meeting.
  • Provide marketing tools (cads of top sellers, hot key items, development samples, etc.) to assist in the selling process.
  • Work closely with Sales and Merchandising on strategies to ensure the highest level of ROI based upon account intelligence.
  • Work closely with Design to align on key items/core initiatives based on current account direction and trends.
  • Work closely with Licensing to align on licensed graphic needs/initiatives.
  • Attend brainstorming sessions with sales, design and head merchant to generate unique concepts and ideas for increased sales and revenue generation.
  • Present in monthly Merch meetings, identifying and communicating top/bottom sellers from our current programs, as well as those from our competitors.

Key Accountability Area: Continuity

  • Based upon current selling, account history, the intelligence gleaned from the retailer and your findings at retail, your key focus is to help drive volume through key items and trend right product, find new opportunities, and capitalize on incremental growth.
  • Provide strategic analysis: help identify current sales trends and drive incremental growth by building on successes and executing new and fresh ideas.
  • Analyze weekly sales reports on what is working and what is not to provide a baseline for future art needs.

Key Accountability Area: Capability

  • Responsible for reviewing ATS and consciously developing into problematic inventory, ensuring overall company turn goals are achieved.
  • Complete ownership of strategic planning and execution of all sales and merchandising functions, ensuring all T&A calendars are met and maintained.
  • Accountable to ensure that separations, sizing, films, pad prints, blank needs, etc. are quickly and clearly communicated internally.
  • Work with design to ensure the highest quality sample possible, keeping the integrity of the art intact and utilizing the best/most appropriate blank for flawless execution.
  • Enter fabric/body style info on DPR and in some cases work on costing items in development.
  • Inventory Management meetings: validate ATS opportunities and projection management.

What You'll Need

  • 2-4 years of relevant work experience in fashion or merchandising.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business or Fashion Merchandising
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task
  • Adaptable in a fast paced, high growth work environment
  • Proficiency in MS Office (including Excel, Word, Outlook)
  • Must be able to work in Illustrator & Photoshop
  • InDesign is a plus

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