MERCHANT

Reports to: Head of Merchandising
THE BRANDBilly Reid began designing under his own name 20 years ago. He created clothes he would want to wear, pairing beautiful fabrics with impeccable construction. In 2005, he opened his flagship store in his new hometown of Florence, Alabama where he would soon move his headquarters. Whether you’re shopping in one of our 15 shops across the country or browsing our e-commerce site, we want you to feel at home. We are always looking for hard-working, talented people to work with us and help us grow. Come in and stay awhile.
THE CULTURE
Creative 
Team-oriented 
Fast-paced, deadlines
High fashion, strong work ethic
​THE OPPORTUNITY
Responsibilities:
Product Creation
Develop category strategies, ensuring growth drivers/ plans are financially realistic and aligned across channels
Own top down assortment build based on revenue plan
Create a category strategy focused on profitable growth and sell through
Communicate clearly and timely with all cross functional partners 
Analyze selling by product group to identify opportunities and emerging trends, including competitive offerings, price points and trends
Understanding of and adherence to Product Development Calendar
Create seasonal product line briefs to provide clear consumer driven direction to design
Build SKU-level line plan with productivity/ volume expectations and economics including competitive pricing and IMU direction  
Own the change log by executing decisions and communication between design, production, wholesale, marketing and merchandising
Manage RLM including but not limited to MSRP, WS price, collection, delivery, tier, dropping colorways and SKUs
Buy
Forecast DTC volumes at the SKU level in context of open to buy and MOQ requirements
Own the Buy Summary by rolling up DTC, order book, and ATS unit buys
Analyze assortment SKU productivity and margin implications
Coordinate costing Buy sign off, incorporating cost surcharges and identifying costing/ IMU issues
RLM management

Review WS and ATS orders in RLM to ensure signoff match
Adjust for bolt sizing
Analyze and set size scale formulas on a body level
Import all DTC orders
Perform final check of seasonal orders for buy hand off to PD
Adjust SOM via PD request

Keep clear records for hindsight analysis

Reporting (ownership of scope/ specifics reports TBD)
Create and present regular reports including weekly selling report, key weekly reports, Monday reporting deck, regional sales summary, promo recaps, and return reports.
Create or optimize additional reports as needed. This may include hind sighting data, mid-season insights, and ecomm daily budgets.
Third Party
Act as liaison with 3rd parties including communication with accounting
Create weekly sales reports 
Manage reorder requests and replenishments
Other Responsibilities
Work with Toolio integration team
Manage 42 maintenance
Maintain Product Knowledge for each season
Assist with other projects as assigned
Key Qualifications: 
3+ years of similar work experience, bachelor's degree in Merchandising or related field preferred
High proficiency of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
Excellent verbal, written communication and presentation skills 
Ability to work under deadlines, manage multiple priorities, work independently, take initiative, and pay close attention to detail
Detailed knowledge of data systems including:  RLM, Shopify, 42, TOolio, REturnly, NuOrder, and CHQ-Teamwork
Key Competencies:
Business Acumen: Understands our business model and operations, trends, the fashion industry, and organizational policies and procedures. Can easily adapt in the ever-changing fashion and retail environment. Can establish organizational and peer relationships.
Effective Communication: Can convey information to others clearly and simply in a way that means things are understood and get done. Actively listens, demonstrates patience in hearing people out, and effectively communicates up. 
Relationship Management: Can quickly find common ground through respectfully engaging in solution focused conversations, problem solving, and a shared understanding of our business goals/strategy. Ability to represent one's own interest yet embraces/appreciates diverse perspectives of other groups. Encourages collaboration, is cooperative, and is seen as a team player. Celebrates milestones, from big wins and promotions
Strategic Agility: Is future focused and goal oriented with a nimble and flexible work style.  Can see ahead clearly and anticipate future consequences and trends accurately. Makes it a point to share learnings from successes and failures along the way.
Operations Effectiveness: Sets clear objectives, metrics, and efficiently manages time. Follows through from challenge to creative resolution or (project completion). Challenges processes in need of improvement and behaves as a leader by taking accountability for the outcomes of your work. Monitors process, progress, and results. Uses resources effectively and efficiently.