WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
The candidate should possess proven retail acumen and analytical skills, an understanding of retail environments starting with digital and bring a consumerist perspective to the team and business. Attention to detail and the ability to work in a deadline driven environment also important.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Merchandising, Marketing, or equivalent combination of education, experience and training
- 2 years' experience in footwear or apparel merchandising, product creation and/or retail in a vertical, multi-brand or digital environment
- Understanding of common retail and/or digital profit-based metrics such as sell-through, turn, ASP, UPT and others
- Strong attention to detail and process orientation
- Ability to work in deadline driven environment
- Proficient with MS Excel at anintermediate/advancedlevel is preferred
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
A consistent part of your day-to-day responsibilities will be the detailed management, maintenance and communication of all seasonal tools and assortments. Enabling this effort will be the development of key relationships among cross-functional teammates, comfort with research and analysis, along with a genuine curiosity and commitment to learn and evolve.
- Shop and assort liquidation (closeout) product to liquidate marketplace and deliver the financial plan
- Using Value insights and financial plans to assort closeout choices by classification & price point
- Partner with Unite merchandising to build strategies to liquidate aged and re-buy inventory
- Execute weekly price maintenance
- Partner with Allocation to ensure support of gender strategy, inventory needs and new store openings
- Support Clearance Manager on product pricing and alignment across Unite merchandising partners
- Support Clearance Manager on in-season actions across inventory management, business review and take rate.