ABOUT THE POSITION
As the Product Line Management Specialist I you will partner with a team of Product Creation and Merchandising Managers and to manage seasonal merchandising data entry and maintenance across multiple systems. Within this role you will support efforts across sales sample organization, reporting, line presentation, consumer insights, and go-to-market preparation. You will be relied upon to interface with varied departments, maintaining communication, a collaborative approach and and organization.
HOW YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Leveraging the SKU reporting information developed by the Demand Planning department, develop specific views to assist merchandising in identifying category trends, classification opportunities, product flow potential.
Assist with compilation of sales, buying and market trend reports.
Develop tools that provide category, distribution, or classification specific views to allow PLMs to understand trends.
Create Tools and Resources to assist with presentations—classification maps, color overviews, power point—as well as facilitate and organize events.
Facilitate information flow across merchandising department through excellent written and verbal communication skills.
YOU ARE
Self-Directed & Self-Reliant
Teamwork-oriented & Collaborative
Organized & Able to Plan Ahead
Communicative & Consumer-oriented
YOU HAVE
1 to 2 years of experience with Merchandising or product line management engagement is preferred
Bachelor’s degree in apparel merchandising, business or equivalent work experience.
An understanding of software and reporting tools to collect relevant data
Proficient in MS Office; specifically, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe
#Hybrid
This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.
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