Associate Merchant - Omni Merchandising & Trends Leader

Madewell; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 64,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Well-being

Associate Discount

Summer Fridays

Community Impact

Winter Break

Job summary

Madewell is seeking an Associate Merchant to help manage seasonal assortments and partner with production, marketing, design, allocation, and planning teams. You’ll drive category strategy and oversee cross-functional communications to optimize sales and margin.

As a key member of the merchandising team, you will build Omni assortments, analyze trends, and support inventory, pricing, and promotional decisions across channels.

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ merchandising experience.
• Strong analytical and business skills.
• Excellent presentation abilities.
• Proficiency with Excel and BI tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build an on-trend Omni assortment with channel-specific strategies.
• Conduct market/competitor analysis and monitor industry trends.
• Manage merchandising systems and information flow.
• Communicate changes to cross-functional partners including planning and design.
• Participate in store visits and prepare omni selling recaps.
• Collaborate in pre-season planning to align department buys.
• Engage in inventory management with planning and distribution.
• Contribute to pricing and markdown strategies to protect gross margin.
• Review receipts against business trends to maximize sales.

Skills

Merchandising experience

Analytical skills

Presentation skills

Business analysis mindset

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Madewell is seeking an Associate Merchant to help manage seasonal assortments and partner with production, marketing, design, allocation, and planning teams. You’ll drive category strategy and oversee cross-functional communications to optimize sales and margin.

As a key member of the merchandising team, you will build Omni assortments, analyze trends, and support inventory, pricing, and promotional decisions across channels.