Assistant Merchant, Wovens (WHBM)

White House Black Market; Fort Myers (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Discount

Career Growth

Job summary

White House Black Market in Fort Myers, FL is seeking a Merchant team member to help create engaging product assortments that meet sales and profit goals, translating feedback and market trends into action plans with the Merchandising team.

You will partner across Planning, Product Development, Marketing, and Visual teams, manage order entry and sample organization, and travel to stores to connect with customers. A Bachelor’s degree and 1 year of experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 1 year experience required.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent computer skills.
• Microsoft Excel proficiency.
• Basic knowledge of retail math.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and multi-task.

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

Excel Proficiency

Retail Math

Communication Skills

Prioritization

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

MS 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 dataAbility to multi-task and complete projects on time

Location

Corporate FAS Retail Services - Fort Myers, FL 33928

Position Type

Regular/Full time

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Company is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates. Hiring decisions are based upon a candidate's qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration and are made without regard to sex (including pregnancy), race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other category protected by applicable law. The Company is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for job applicants with disabilities. If you require an accommodation to perform the essential duties of the position you are seeking or to participate in the application process, please contact [e-mail]. The Company will make reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified applicants or employees, unless such accommodations would impose an undue hardship on the operations of the Company’s business. The Company will not revoke or alter a job offer based on an applicant’s request for reasonable accommodation.