What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Merchandiser position at Haddad Brands?
Description
Haddad is a privately held family business with over 70 years of experience in the children’s wear apparel and accessories industry. Haddad is the leading children’s wear manufacturer representing the most iconic American brands in the world; Nike, Brand Jordan, Converse, Hurley and Levi’s. Our talented professionals are leaders in design, sourcing, sales and global distribution. With over 15 locations and 800 employees globally, it is no surprise that we are already the number one children’s wear company in the world.
Overview:
The Associate Merchandiser will assist the Merchandiser/Sr. Merchandiser/Director in planning, analyzing and merchandising the product assortments by account for a designated brand.
Key Accountabilities:
- Assist and support the Merchandising team with all prep work for all meetings and presentations
- Support manager with the development of all working tools including line plans, catalogs assortment sheets, directed assortments and meeting agendas and recaps
- Support cross functional teams (Sales, Planning, Design and Sourcing), provide recaps and ensure smooth communication
- Attend selected sales meetings and ensure the product is represented appropriately
- Support pre-lines and GTM meetings
- Support development of pricing pyramid based on pricing architecture and offer price suggestions
- Participate in competitive research and market visits to identify trends and future opportunities; communicate these findings
- Assist in creating seasonal showroom appearance and recommend samples for display
- Track SMU approvals and manage and recap within Merch Tracker
- Assist in preparing sampling and sourcing priority tools
- Ensure product is represented appropriately
- Assist with quarterly sample closet clean out
- Prep, ship, and unpack all samples needed for key corporate meetings and photo shoots
- Special projects as assigned
Requirements
Required Skills/Abilities/Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Merchandising, Marketing or related field
- 1 years of experience in related field and/or strong internship experience
- Excellent organizational and communication skills with attention to detail
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
Salary : $55,000 - $65,000
