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Assistant Merchant, Soft Wovens

New York, NYOnsiteFull TimeEntry-level (exp-based)Posted 24 days ago

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Required skills

  • merchandising
  • buying
  • RTW
  • Soft Wovens
  • Tops
  • Dresses
  • Skirts
  • line sheets
  • product attributes
  • selling reports

Nice to have

  • sample management
  • cross-functional teams
  • collaborative team player

Role summary

Veronica Beard is looking for an Assistant Merchant to support the merchandising strategy for RTW Soft Wovens. This role involves maintaining line sheets, tracking product attributes, analyzing sales data, and assisting with sample management. The Assistant Merchant will partner with the Senior Merchant on assortment building and the DTC buying process, acting as a liaison between various teams including Design, Sales, Buying, and Production. Key responsibilities include reporting, sample coordination for e-commerce and marketing needs, and developing product knowledge guides. The ideal candidate has 1-2 years of merchandising or buying experience, strong analytical skills, proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, and a solid understanding of retail math and market trends.

Overview:

Veronica Beard is seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented Assistant Merchant to support the execution of merchandising strategies and business objectives for RTW Soft Wovens (Tops, Dresses, and Skirts). This individual will partner closely with the RTW Senior Merchant to help drive department goals and support the continued growth of Veronica Beard’s global RTW business.

Responsibilities:

  • Maintain line sheets and track style counts throughout all stages of development
  • Maintain product attributes across systems on a seasonal basis
  • Update weekly selling reports and analyze business performance to highlight key takeaways and top sellers
  • Support month-end and quarter-end reporting, including selling decks and attribute deep dives
  • Assist with sample organization and management pre-market, during market, and post-market, working closely with Production and Product Development to request and track samples in a timely manner
  • Partner with Creative teams to ensure samples are available for e-comm and marketing needs
  • Support JOOR photoshoots and showroom setup, ensuring readiness for market and presentations
  • Support Senior Merchant in seasonal assortment building and DTC buying process during Market
  • Communicate updates and changes to the line across cross-functional teams
  • Act as a liaison between Design, Sales, Buying, and Production teams to support alignment
  • Develop and maintain Product Knowledge Guides for Sales, E-comm, and Store teams
  • Stay informed on market trends and competitive landscape to help identify opportunities
  • Build strong cross-functional relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment

    • Requirements:

  • 1–2 years of merchandising and/or buying experience
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and support business insights
  • Proficiency Excel and PowerPoint (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, reporting, and presentation building)
  • Solid financial acumen, understanding of retail math and key KPIs (sell-through, WOS, inventory, etc.)
  • Strong understanding of market trends and competitive landscape, with a passion for product
  • Detail-oriented and organized, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to build and maintain reporting to identify risks, opportunities, and key business drivers
  • Proactive and eager to learn, with a positive attitude in a fast-paced environment
  • Collaborative team player who works well cross-functionally while also taking ownership of individual responsibilities

    • The hourly rate for this role is between $24.00 and $25.00. The relevant hourly rate will vary depending on wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to, skill sets, experience, training, degrees, and certifications. The hourly rate is just one component of our total compensation offerings, which consist of a comprehensive benefits package as well as a short-term incentive program, clothing allowance, and merchandise discounts.

    At Veronica Beard, we are committed to creating and maintaining a workplace where every single employee can thrive and feel valued. As a company, we firmly believe that there is strength in diversity. We seek to recruit talent from a variety of perspectives and backgrounds and are actively seeking candidates with a dedication to advancing equity, inclusion, and racial and social justice in their work.

    Veronica Beard is committed to an environment of mutual respect and is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer. No employee or applicant is discriminated against because of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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