Digital Merchant

## Job description The Merchant creates these strategies and tactics based on a deep understanding of the Direct business, Stores business, target customers and the competition. \- Work together with Merchandise Planning to develop seasonal plans that utilize historical performance and current business data \- Collaborate with Stores Merchandising, Design and Production on development of online product extensions (where applicable) \- Partner with Site Merchandising on the development of seasonal digital floor-sets delivering upon brand, category and customer priorities all while providing a frictionless shopping experience \- Partner with Digital Marketing to provide category inputs to external marketing campaign strategies \- Manage pre-launch plans and set-up for product category including, but not limited to site roadmaps, creative requests, pricing files \- Plan for and tests new, innovative ideas to drive the business \- Active curiosity to move processes and workflows forward - drive efficiencies and speed to eliminate redundancies and enhance agility \- Understand the competition by conducting patterning activities to identify opportunities and challenges for in-season business and future strategies \- Visits stores regularly to proactively solicit feedback from customers and sales associates \- Hires, directs, evaluates and develops Associate and/or Assistant Merchants and leads departmental efforts to align with overall merchandising brand strategy for their team ## Profile An equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate in hiring or terms and conditions of employment because of an individual's race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected category recognized by state, federal or local laws.