Associate Merchandiser, Global Merchandising (Men’s Denim, Fashion & Graphics)
Role Overview
As an Associate Merchandiser, you will support the global product strategy for Men’s Denim, Fashion, and Graphics. This role focuses on driving growth through strategic SKU planning, competitive analysis, and seamless cross-functional collaboration. You will be responsible for balancing creative trends with financial objectives to deliver high-impact global assortments.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Planning & Assorting:
Own and manage global SKU plans and architecture, ensuring a balanced mix of core and fashion that meet financial targets and brand standards.
Manage the product lifecycle, from initial concept through market, bulk buys and PDP photoshoots.
Work with design on proto and sketch review to assure sku needs are captured for Wholesale.
Work closely with DTC to assure assortments and MSRP alignment across all channels.
Manage tools for global assortment with costing, MSRPS, margins and DTC and Wholesale buys.
Manage wholesale requests and in season chase opportunities cross functionally.
Manage relationships with external 3rd party vendors on collaboration opportunities with licensed IPS.
Analyze weekly/monthly wholesale and DTC selling to identify opportunities.
Market Intelligence:
Conduct regular "competitive shopping" and market analysis to identify white space, pricing opportunities, and emerging trends in the fashion, denim and graphics space.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
Act as the primary liaison between Design, Product Development (PD), DTC, Sales, and Planning to ensure product integrity and timely delivery.
Lead seasonal line reviews and prepare presentation materials for key stakeholder meetings.
Systems & Data Management:
Maintain high data integrity across all internal systems including style setup (as needed), pricing, and attribute tracking.
Utilize Excel for complex data analysis and management