Assistant Merchant, Non-Apparel (WHBM)

White House Black Market; Fort Myers (FL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

White House Black Market (WHBM) in Fort Myers, FL seeks a Merchandising Associate to support the Merchant team in building an exciting product assortment that aligns with sales and profitability goals. You will respond to customer feedback, market trends, and collaborate on action plans for growth.

You will partner with Production, Allocation, Planning, Product Development, and Marketing to ensure timely delivery and accurate product attributes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 1-year experience required.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to analyze data.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Microsoft Excel proficiency and basic knowledge of retail math.

Responsibilities

• Partners with Merchant on developing a competitive merchandise assortment that is customer focused.
• Partners with Production and Allocation team to manage delivery flow and address issues as they arise.
• Creates strong partnerships among cross functional areas including Planning, Product Development, Planning, Marketing, and Allocation and Visual.
• Manages all order entry and product attributing based on approved buy plan. Initiates P.O. revisions when applicable.
• Manages organization of samples. Create tracking and maintain samples by season, classification, and delivery.
• Ensures ongoing coordination with Digital Commerce Merchandising Site Operations and International teams on final assortment and any updates as needed.
• Travels to stores to connect with our customer.
• Reads and reacts to business needs with a sense of urgency.
• Perform Ad-Hoc reporting to aid in merchandising and analysis as needed.

Skills

Analytical skills

Strong communication

Prioritization

Data analysis

Retail math understanding

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

About Us

Built on the foundation of fashion’s most iconic color contrast – White + Black – WHBM inspires independent women to embrace their power and femininity through modern yet timeless styles. We’re proud to be a place for passionate people to learn, grow, and build empowered careers.

About Us

Built on the foundation of fashion’s most iconic color contrast – White + Black – WHBM inspires independent women to embrace their power and femininity through modern yet timeless styles. We’re proud to be a place for passionate people to learn, grow, and build empowered careers.

Position Objective

This position provides overall support to the Merchant team in creating an exciting product assortment that meets or exceeds sales volume and profit for their area. Intuitively respond to customer feedback, market trends, and work with Merchant to develop action plans that drive growth and increased profitability.

Functional Responsibilities

• Partners with Merchant on developing a competitive merchandise assortment that is customer focused.
• Partners with Production and Allocation team to manage delivery flow and address issues as they arise.
• Creates strong partnerships among cross functional areas including Planning, Product Development, Planning, Marketing, and Allocation and Visual.
• Manages all order entry and product attributing based on approved buy plan. Initiates P.O. revisions when applicable.
• Manages organization of samples. Create tracking and maintain samples by season, classification, and delivery.
• Ensures ongoing coordination with Digital Commerce Merchandising Site Operations and International teams on final assortment and any updates as needed.
• Travels to stores to connect with our customer.
• Reads and reacts to business needs with a sense of urgency.
• Perform Ad-Hoc reporting to aid in merchandising and analysis as needed.

This position may be found in multiple brands. Some duties may vary from brand to brand.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 1-year experience required
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent computer skills
• Microsoft- Excel proficient
• Basic knowledge of retail math
• Strong interpersonal skills; excellent written and verbal communication
• An ability to prioritize tasks to balance the immediate and long-term needs of the business
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of analytics and ability to analyze data