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Associate Merchant
Crate and Barrel. Support the Merchant in product assortment, financial planning and vendor partnerships .
Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in retail merchandising, financial planning, and vendor management, with a strong ability to analyze sales data and market trends to inform product assortment and pricing strategies. Proven track record in negotiation and collaboration with cross-functional teams to optimize product offerings and drive sales growth.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Retail Merchandising ExperienceFinancial AcumenNegotiation SkillsMicrosoft Excel ProficiencyCommunication Skills
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Hard Skills
Product AssortmentFinancial PlanningSales AnalysisPricing StrategiesVendor ManagementAssortment PlanningCompetitive IntelligenceBusiness Trend AnalysisSKU ManagementMerchandising Processes
Soft Skills
CollaborationAttention to Detail
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft Word
Industry Keywords
RetailProduct SequencingCross-Functional TeamsSeasonal Product MixSupplier Management
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Support the Merchant in product assortment, financial planning and vendor partnerships
- Make recommendations regarding product assortment, pricing and merchandising strategies based on trends and forecasts
- Provide expert recommendations on seasonal and core product mix
- Analyze sales information to identify opportunities to increase sales and margins
- Recommend, set and approve product-pricing strategies and execute exit strategies
- Negotiate product costs, terms, subsidy and VIR
- Develop and maintain vendor partnerships and support supplier management strategy
- Build and maintain assortment plans and SKU counts
- Gather and synthesize partner information for strategic recommendations
- Analyze business trends and opportunities using test strategies
- Provide recommendations on short-term buying plans and long-term strategies
- Conduct competitive intelligence to identify in-season and future-season opportunities and challenges
- Lead product sequencing, including layouts, copy edits and communication with cross-functional teams
Requirements
What you’ll need- Understanding of merchandising plans and processes
- Strong financial acumen and negotiation experience
- Strong understanding of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word
- Strong communication skills
- Highly collaborative
- Strong attention to detail
- 3+ years retail merchandising experience, or education equivalent or related area
- Bachelor's degree
- Authorization to work in the United States, verified through Form I-9 and E-Verify
Benefits
Comp & perks- Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities
- Equal opportunity employment
- E-Verify participation and employment authorization verification