Assistant Merchant: Merchandising, Analytics & Trends

Bed Bath & Beyond; Dallas Center (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Flexible schedules

Tuition reimbursement

Leadership development program

Mentorship program

Employee resource groups

Job summary

Bed Bath & Beyond is seeking a merchandising professional to support merchants in developing seasonal assortments and driving product selection, pricing, and assortment planning. You will coordinate new product introductions, monitor lifecycle performance, and maintain calendars with milestone deadlines.

The role involves analyzing sales, inventory, margins, and promotions, identifying trends, and delivering regular business recaps.

Responsibilities

• Support Merchants in developing seasonal assortments aligned with customer needs and business objectives.
• Assist in product selection, pricing recommendations, and assortment planning.
• Coordinate the introduction of new products and monitor product lifecycle performance.
• Maintain merchandising calendars and ensure milestone deadlines are met.
• Analyze sales, inventory, margin, and promotional performance.
• Identify trends and recommend opportunities to improve business results.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and seasonal business recaps.
• Monitor key performance indicators and communicate findings to merchandising leadership.
• Maintain accurate product information within merchandising systems.
• Coordinate item setup, product attributes, pricing, and assortment changes.
• Support assortment reviews and line presentations.
• Monitor product availability and inventory levels.
• Assist with vendor communications regarding product development, samples, purchase orders, and deliveries.
• Track vendor performance and follow up on outstanding issues.
• Coordinate sample management for meetings, photography, and marketing needs.
• Monitor market trends, competitive activity, and consumer preferences.
• Conduct competitive shopping and pricing analysis.
• Identify emerging products and merchandising opportunities.
• Share insights to support assortment decisions.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and merchandising materials.
• Maintain merchandising databases and reporting tools.
• Support seasonal planning meetings and line reviews.
• Ensure merchandising processes are completed accurately and on schedule.

Job description

Bed Bath & Beyond is seeking a merchandising professional to support merchants in developing seasonal assortments and driving product selection, pricing, and assortment planning. You will coordinate new product introductions, monitor lifecycle performance, and maintain calendars with milestone deadlines.

The role involves analyzing sales, inventory, margins, and promotions, identifying trends, and delivering regular business recaps.