Associate Merchandiser (Brand Merchandising) – CALVIN KLEIN

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POSITION SUMMARY:

The Associate Merchandiser will support the Brand Merchant in building a product assortment that serves all channel needs This person will interact with all cross functional groups in the product development process including: design, sourcing, merchandise operations, wholesale planning and sales, retail channel merchants and operations.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Assist Brand Merchant on creating seasonal sku plans.
• Assist in maintaining change log files
• Assist with setup for cliff meetings
• Communicate with merchandise operations team as necessary to facilitate operational excellence.
• Perform competitor and market analysis by researching competitors’ price points, and emerging trends in colors, materials, and categories.
• Assist with product line planning, development, and pricing process.
• Assist brand merchant in initial showroom setup and market preparation
• Create market tools and assortment guides
• Work with channels as necessary on pulling information and samples for best sellers.
• Recap & communicate style/color selling, identifying seasonal best/worst sellers
• Provide strong organization support for the merchandising department.
• Remain current on industry trends, fabrics and garment construction and techniques
• Assist with calendar/product/sample needs
• Maintains collaborative relationship with wholesale and retail channels.
• Attend Store visits to see owned stores as well as competitive landscape

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

Experience: 2-4 years of experience in any of the following areas: buying, operations, merchandising, and sales

           Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

           Skills:              

• Good communication skills.
• Highly collaborative; ability to work with partners across product functions to identify and resolve issues.
• Problem solving skills.
• Highly organized and detail oriented.
• Very proficient at Excel (e.g. v-lookups, report running).
• Comfortable working in a variety of systems (XPC training and other systems training would be required).

It is the policy of PVH Corp. to ensure equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, religion, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, qualified veteran status, marital status, or sexual orientation.