Category Merchant Associate – Luxury Brand!

Fourth Floor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Fourth Floor in New York is seeking a Category Merchant Associate on a temporary basis to join its luxury fashion team.

You will manage purchase orders, generate routine reports, maintain relationships with store sales teams, and assist the buying and receiving departments with ad-hoc requests. The role emphasizes detail, organization, and strong communication in a fast-paced retail setting.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience in a similar retail role.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Strong experience with MS Excel and Word.
• Strong organizational and written/verbal communication skills.
• Experience with ASC Craftsman or other retail/merchandising database.

Responsibilities

• Create, edit, delete and monitor purchase orders in the system to ensure they are accurate and up to date.
• Pull and analyze reports for internal use – Price Change Report, Brand by Location maintenance, New Store Opening and Closing.
• Pull and send reports to each brand on a monthly basis or when requested.
• Maintain strong relationships with store sales teams.
• Process Special Orders from stores, and follow‑up on orders to ensure timing expectations are met.
• Process Warranty/box requests on behalf of stores.
• Create and maintain SKUs within merchandising database.
• Handle product distribution to stores based on direction from management or established inventory models.
• Handle transfers of merchandise between stores.
• Assist the Receiving Department in achieving this goal when necessary
• Support the buying team with ad‑hoc requests, as needed

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Written/verbal communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, logistics, merchandising or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

ASC Craftsman or other retail/merchandising database

Job description

Our client, a luxury fashion brand based in NYC, is looking for an Category Merchant Associate to join their team on a temp basis!

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create, edit, delete and monitor purchase orders in the system to ensure they are accurate and up to date
• Pull and analyze reports for internal use – Price Change Report, Brand by Location maintenance, New Store Opening and Closing
• Pull and send reports to each brand on a monthly basis or when requested
• Maintain strong relationships with store sales teams
• Process Special Orders from stores, and follow‑up on orders to ensure timing expectations are met.
• Process Warranty/box requests on behalf of stores.
• Create and maintain SKUs within merchandising database
• Handle product distribution to stores based on direction from management or established inventory models.
• Handle transfers of merchandise between stores.
• Assist the Receiving Department in achieving this goal when necessary
• Support the buying team with ad‑hoc requests, as needed

Qualifications

• 1+ years’ experience in a similar role in a related retail environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, logistics, merchandising or other related field of study preferred.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Excel and Word
• Strong organizational and written/verbal communication skills
• Experience with ASC Craftsman or other retail/merchandising database