Senior Merchant

About the role

This role typically reports to the Director or VP of Merchandising, has 1-2 direct reports (if applicable), and is based in our Buckhead office.

Responsibilities

• Strategy and Line Structure (50%):
  • Lead business “deep dives”; generate new strategies, reinforce existing ones, and drive change
  • Develop strong understanding of the marketplace, recognizing and identifying trends
  • Search for white space opportunities that will grow the brand and increase relevancy
  • Utilize past knowledge plus current trends to develop new strategies and/or opportunities
  • Maintain awareness of competition; understanding flow cadence, product assortment, and make/value equation
  • Lead business and creative decisions for final assortment with Design, Art, and PDC
• Style Set Up/System Management (20%):
  • Utilize reports and systems to create hindsight decks and specialized business reports
  • Own product costing decisions/style level costing tool – ensuring data analysis is up to date
• Brand/CRI Strategy & Projects (15%):
  • Support product strategy development including driving many milestone meetings and executing product development calendar
  • Partner with VPs and other merchants to lead Brand Strategy and Company-Wide Initiatives
• Margin and Revenue Management (15%):
  • Drive achievement of category margin and revenue goals based on financial plans
  • Maintain awareness of competition relative to product value relationship and customer profitability within category

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• 8+ years of experience in retail buying or merchandising position; experience developing a line structure is critical

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Strong aesthetic point of view and the ability to translate it to our brands as demonstrated through experience successfully building a line structure
• Strong knowledge of retail metrics to effectively analyze results across channels and markets
• Demonstrated ability to balance multi-channel and/or multi-account calendar and line structure development simultaneously
• Experience working with design, sourcing, product development, tech design, and other cross-functional partners
• Ability to lead and develop talent
• Well-developed presentation skills needed to present to senior-level executives and key accounts
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Benefits

• Career Development: Success starts from within, and we offer several paths to enhance your career evolution, including Carter’s University, Toastmasters, mentorship programs, and more. We encourage you to utilize these tools to elevate your professional prowess.

Carter’s is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.