Merchant - Austin, United States - Kendra Scott

Kendra Scott

Verified Company

Austin, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

About Kendra Scott
We are a fashion-lifestyle brand of big dreams, colorful confidence, and inspired design.

Founded on Family, Fashion and Philanthropy, we believe that our employees and customers are the heart and soul of our brand, and that giving back is the truest form of success.

Fashion meets innovation in the design of our two state-of-the-art facilities based in the heart of Austin, Texas, and overflows into the design of our growing retail environment across the country.

Position Overview
The Merchandiser is a professional member of the Merchandising team and reports to the Director of Merchandising.

This is an exempt, salaried position whose primary responsibility is to develop merchandising product strategies and assortment plans, resulting in exciting and timely product assortments that will maximize sales, profits and support overall brand positioning.

The Merchandiser is responsible for the success of their business and is expected to use their knowledge of current business in conjunction with the awareness of competition and their fashion intuition to direct assortments.

Responsibilities:

Product & Calendar Planning

Drive assortments, milestone dates and performance analysis of owned programs, while still maintaining holistic view of category as a whole and total company financial and brand objectives
Develop and recommend product assortments that will maximize sales, profits, meet customer demand and support overall brand positioning
Responsible for line finalization, communication and gotomarket preparation
Responsible for all line maintenance: assortment sheets, adds/drops and retail pricing
Create clear pricing structures that ties perceived value, quality and retail pricing together
Determine selling strategies, selling periods, product lifecycles, brand positioning and channel distribution for applicable categories and channels
Determine brand drivers, business goals and key products by season
Manage category gotomarket calendar milestone dates and partner with key CFTs to ensure deadlines and goals are met
Communicate and distribute all critical merchandising information to key functional areas on a timely basis
Support creation and presentation of applicable category feasibility studies, business plans and overall company product roadmap
Partner with other merchants to ensure clear execution of priorities and product alignment

Cross Functional Partnership

Develop line plans and collaborate with Design to effectively combine with creative strategy to build assortments that achieve sales and brand goals
Partner with Planning and Allocation to influence seasonal investment and allocation strategy, ensuring big ideas and growth drivers are protected
Collaborate with Planning to determine promotional strategy and calendar that compliments overarching product and launch priorities
Proactively partner with channel and category heads to continuously understand product trends, requests, opportunities and risks within their businesses; report findings to Director and VP of Merchandising with proposed strategy and execution shifts
Communicate key product items and collaborate with channel heads to ensure aligned execution of ecommerce and instore presentations and strategies
Ensure product initiatives and priorities are seamlessly executed in accordance to merchandising strategies

Financial Metrics & Reporting

Generate and share reoccurring category reports with Merchandising team to include actionable takeaways, risks and opportunities from a trend
Partner with Planning team to establish financial expectations and metrics for owned categories
Proactively monitor and report on product and category performance to identify risks and opportunities
Formally hindsight product performance, communicate clear takeaways and establish actionable next steps from learnings
Ensure IMU% targets are met and provide creative solutions for meeting and exceeding financial goals

Industry & Customer Expertise

Focus on developing customer intimacy skills through regular store visits and competitive shopping; applies findings to merchandising and execution strategies.
Guides assortment and launch decision making based on industry insight and customer analysis; expert of owned programs and corresponding industry landscape
Conducts comprehensive competitive research and analysis; present findings to applicable teams
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, B.S. in Retail Merchandising preferred
5+ years' experience in retail merchandising or related field for a highgrowth company
12+ years' experience managing an Assistant or Associate Merchant
A proven ability to execute with consistent delivery and reprioritize based on evolving business needs
Jewelry experience required
Champion for product, brand and customer in all crossfunctional initiatives and plans
Strong financial acumen
Highly organized, detail oriented and