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Associate Merchant Jobs in Reynoldsburg, OH at Victoria’s Secret
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Description
Your Role:
The Associate Merchant is responsible for directly supporting senior merchandising team members & a category of business to develop product plans in accordance with the season’s strategy in a specific product category for the stores and digital channel. They may assume increased responsibility for merchandise category to deliver or exceed volume and profit goals. This position researches customer trends, product history, competitive intelligence, fashion trends, and analyzes sales.
Why You Belong Here:
At Victoria’s Secret, we acknowledge your value. We recognize that every associate has something unique to add to our brand and business. We strive to recruit, retain, and advance diverse talent that reflects the customers we serve and the communities where we live and work. We foster a culture where everyone belongs because we know our business thrives most when we look for, listen to, and amplify diversity, equity, and inclusion.
We place the customer at the heart of everything we do. We dream big, embrace curiosity and creativity while always learning from our mistakes. We lead with integrity, trust, and respect to achieve the best outcomes as one team.
Your Impact:
System Management & Execution
Accountable for accuracy of product detail through excellent execution and management of assortment documentation and communication, with emphasis on MAT tool execution
Customer
Consistently demonstrate an ability to turn Customer insight into actionable recommendations as it relates to assortment strategy
Be the voice of the customer through store visits/travel, market distortions, and new product launches
Be in or communicating with stores on a weekly basis to gain customer feedback and business insights
Understand the customer’s lifestyle by staying on top of trends, social media, and pop culture as it specifically relates to the customer
Utilize customer insights to support the evolution of the product to continue to build an emotional connection with the customer
Lead competitive patterning (i.e., focus groups, share of drawer, campus visits, etc.) in order to understand the current competition/market trends and influence product strategy while making business recommendations
Product
Consistently demonstrate an ability to turn product insight into actionable recommendations as it relates to assortment strategy and influence the evolution of potential new categories to fill customer’s needs
Lead key meeting prep with sample availability, style & color ranking, deck preparation, and ad hoc requests and analysis, always staying agile and flexible
Responsible for ongoing trend analysis and reporting, inclusive of competitive landscape & competitive patterning
Support ideation and execution of a robust testing agenda to identify and unlock future growth opportunities
Financial
Understand financial parameters and applications needed to drive category results
Leverage and analyze core financial reporting tools necessary to read and provide business insights (i.e. color report, placemats)
Providing style and collection level insights as to what is working and not working within the assortment and propose actions based on insights
Understanding and bringing attention to channel-specific selling nuances within the assortment
Remain curious about category financials and performance while seeking to understand and app…
Title: Associate Merchant
Company: Victoria’s Secret
Location: Reynoldsburg, OH
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