Merchandiser

Johnny Was LLC; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnny Was LLC in Los Angeles is seeking a Merchandiser to support seasonal assortment strategies and drive sales, profitability, and inventory productivity. You will collaborate with Design, Planning, Product Development, Production, Marketing, E-commerce, and Retail to ensure compelling, brand-aligned assortments.

The ideal candidate is analytical, highly product-focused, organized, and able to translate performance and customer insights into actionable merchandising decisions.

Qualifications

• Analytical mindset with ability to translate data into actions.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to partner across Design, Planning, Product Development, and Marketing.

Responsibilities

• Support seasonal assortment strategy by category, delivery, fabrication, price point, silhouette, and end use.
• Partner with Design and Product Development to balance brand vision with commercial opportunity.
• Identify assortment opportunities, gaps, and over‑assortment areas using performance data.
• Help build balanced assortments across core, fashion, and growth opportunities.
• Participate in line reviews, investment reviews, buy reviews, and seasonal hindsight meetings.
• Monitor competitive landscape, customer needs, and market trends.

Skills

Analytical

Product-focused

Organized

Merchandising

Job description

Johnny Was, LLC

At Johnny Was, our mission is to inspire free-spirited optimism through beauty, authenticity, comfort and artistic expression. California Dreaming – the ultimate destination for those who love California and the relaxed modern bohemian lifestyle it embodies.

The Merchandiser is responsible for supporting the development and execution of seasonal assortment strategies that drive sales, profitability, and inventory productivity. This role partners closely with Design, Planning, Product Development, Production, Marketing, E-commerce, and Retail to ensure assortments are compelling, commercially relevant, and aligned with overall brand and financial objectives.
The ideal candidate is analytical, highly product-focused, organized, and able to translate business performance and customer insights into clear merchandising actions.

Position Overview

Assortment Strategy & Product Development

• Support seasonal assortment strategy by category, delivery, fabrication, price point, silhouette, and end use.
• Partner with Design and Product Development throughout the product creation process to ensure assortments balance brand vision with commercial opportunity.
• Identify assortment opportunities, product gaps, and areas of over-assortment using historical performance, competitive insights, and current business trends.
• Help build balanced assortments across core, fashion, and key growth opportunities.
• Participate in line reviews, investment reviews, buy reviews, and seasonal hindsight meetings.
• Maintain a strong understanding of the competitive landscape, customer needs, and relevant market trends.

Business Management & Analytics

• Analyze weekly sales, inventory, sell-through, margin, SKU productivity, and category performance.
• Identify key drivers, misses, risks, and opportunities and recommend actions to improve the business.
• Monitor performance by delivery, fabrication, print/color, silhouette, price tier, channel, and store group.
• Partner with Planning to align assortment decisions with sales plans, inventory ownership, and financial targets.
• Support chase, reorder, markdown, consolidation, and inventory reallocation opportunities.