Merchandiser

Randstad USA; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned staffing agency in California is looking for a detail-oriented candidate to assist in product lifecycle management. This role involves creating reports, managing product assortments, and performing data analysis. The ideal applicant will possess strong analytical skills and contribute positively to the merchandising team. Responsibilities include maintaining accurate product records, supporting merchandising strategies, and managing product samples. Candidates should have a solid foundation in data analysis and merchandising software.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills to evaluate merchandising data.
• Keen eye for detail in product information management.
• Willingness to support the Merchandising team.

Responsibilities

• Create weekly and seasonal reports on product performance.
• Assist in managing product assortments and SKU updates.
• Ensure accurate data entry and record maintenance.
• Analyze consumer preferences and competitor products.
• Organize product samples for meetings and manage inventory.
• Take initiative to solve challenges in merchandising operations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Data analysis

Intermediate Excel knowledge

Tools

Merchandising software

Job description

This role will assist in product lifecycle management through systems upkeep, data analysis, reporting and sample management to ensure seamless execution of Women's merchandising strategies. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, a keen eye for detail, and a willingness to positively contribute to, and support, the Merchandising team.

Key Responsibilities

• Create weekly and seasonal reports: including top/bottom sellers, price point, sizing, category and competitive analysis, plus ad hoc reporting.
• Assist in managing product assortments, including SKU creation, updates, and discontinuations.
• Maintain accurate records of product changes, including color, pricing, and delivery updates.
• Support the execution of seasonal merchandising strategies and initiatives.
• Manages updates of all Merch Tools including, but not limited to; change log, chase log, External Assortment Tools, PLM system, visual guides, etc.
• Analyze sales and work with merchant and design team to build seasonal product assortments that grow sales and serve the Beyond Yoga customer

Data Management & Reporting

• Ensure accurate data entry and maintenance of product information in merchandising systems.
• Ensure chases and changes are accurately captured and executed within internal systems and communicate to involved teams once completed.
• Creates UPC’s for new style/colors.
• Utilize intermediate Excel functions and merchandising software to conduct data analysis.

Market & Trend Analysis

• Studies, knows, and understands consumer preferences and competitor products and prices to support merchant.
• Attends local in-store comp shopping trips, compiles team takeaways and photos to present back to leadership team.
• Pulls competitor data as it relates to assortments (e.g. style & sku count, pricing)

Meeting & Sample Management

• Organize and manage product samples for meetings and presentations.
• Take detailed meeting notes, compile recaps, and follow up on action items with stakeholders.
• Ensure sample inventory is maintained and organized.
• Onboards new team members through training them in internal systems as needed.
• Creates SOPs on internal systems best practices.
• Operates as back up for RLM and PLM updates.
• In season operational support including wholesale price (all divisions) and delivery code updates as well as SMU management in all merchandising systems.
• Assortment planning support including scrubbing systems for channel specific shifts and helping to maintain and publishing channel visual guides and other documents.
• Aiding in wholesale go to market process including line sheet pagination, line sheet accuracy scrub, style out recaps and changes in relevant tools and set up, note taking and tear down for sales conference.
• Sample management for B&M floor sets.

Leadership, Problem-Solving & Team

• Take initiative in solving challenges related to merchandising operations and product management.
• Perform ad hoc projects due to business demand.