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Job Title
Saks Fifth Avenue Merchandise Assistant, Modern, Lingerie, Swim
Location
New York, New York
Zip/Postal Code
10001
Country
United States
Region
NY Metro
Reference Number
1700095I
Position type
Permanent
Category
Apparel
Job Function
Merchandiser

Saks Fifth Avenue Merchandise Assistant, Modern, Lingerie, Swim

Job Description

Company Description

Hudson’s Bay Company is one of the fastest-growing department store retailers in the world.  In North America, HBC’s leading banners include Hudson’s Bay, Lord & Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue, Gilt, Saks OFF 5TH, Find @ Lord & Taylor, and Home Outfitters. In Europe, HBC’s banners include GALERIA Kaufhof (the largest department store group in Germany), Galeria INNO (Belgium’s only department store group), and Sportarena. At HBC we are a company of adventurers who explore uncharted territory, challenge convention, and work with imagination and fun.   

 

Position Summary:

The Merchandise Assistant works with the Buying Team, assisting mainly with administrative merchandising tasks. The MA primarily assists the Buying Team with go-to-market preparation, sample management, tactical vendor communications, price changes, and ad hoc analysis support. The position requires frequent communication with other members of the buying team as well as with vendors, distribution centers, stores and customers.

 

Role responsibilities include: 

  • Help with go-to-market preparation (e.g., schedule & book appointments, assist with shopping list)
  • Manages sample process for marketing and advertising submissions
  • Acts as primary point of contact on admin topics with vendor (e.g., order tracking)
  • Actively follows through with stores to ensure that RTV's and Transfers are processed in a timely manner
  • Support the markdown and price change process by working with buyer and vendors to determine markdown strategy
  • Communicate pricing strategies to stores through store communication tools
  • Support ad hoc analysis
  • Additional responsibilities as required 

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

  •         University or college degree
  •        Detail oriented
  •        Good organizational and clerical skills
  •        Strong written and oral communication skills
  •        Strong computer skills - preferably MS Word and Excel
  •        Sense of urgency flexibility ability to multi-task
  •        Willingness to learn