Associate Merchant

Serving the needs of all families with young childrenCarters Inc. is the largest North American apparel retailer exclusively for babies and young children encompassing Carters OshKosh Bgosh Skip*Hop and Little Planet brands. Meaningful work constant learning genuine people and a community guided by core values that promote inclusion and innovation is in everything we do. There are many reasons to build your career at Carters.

HOW YOULL MAKE AN IMPACT:
This role typical reports into a Merchant/Senior Merchant or Director of Merchandising and is based in our Buckhead office in our hybrid work environment.

• 35 Style Set up/System Management: Utilize reports and systems to create hindsight decks and specialized business reports. Manage FlexPLM inputs product hang/fold codes & packaging ensuring data input is accurate and up to date
• 20: SBU Strategy: Lead business takeaways and deep dives to support new strategy development and improve existing ones. Partner with manager to develop and manage seasonal line structure. Develop strong understanding of the marketplace recognizing trends and how they relate to our brand. Maintain awareness of the competition understanding flow cadence product assortment and make/value equation. Deliver selling recaps to crossfunctional teams.
• 20 Sample Management: Assist in sample management sample checkin sample closet organization and presentation set/clean up
• 10: Costing Pricing Margin Management: Manage SBU cost tools analyze margins & deliver revenue goals based on financial plans.
• 10 Store Visual & Site Direction: Partner with manager and team to manage store blueprints preseason marketing guidance and site priorities.
• 5 Team Development: Partner with manager and cross functional teams to develop brand strategies to fit the needs of all channels (stores eCommerce wholesale & international). Communicate product changes and updates to cross functional teams

WED LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF:
Must have:

• 12 years of experience in fashion merchandising retail sales or buying
• Strong knowledge of retail metrics to effectively analyze results across channels and markets
• Bachelors Degree required

Preferred skills and experience:

• Proficient with Microsoft office Suite
• Strong product knowledge and presentation skills
• Detailoriented and organized
• Ability to manage and prioritize workload

OUR TEAM MEMBERS:

• Lead Courageously: Have a strong sense of personal values that align with our Company values
• Collaborates Broadly: Build cooperation trust and thrive in a consensus driven environment
• Customer Focus: Proactively seek opportunities to leverage data and factbased insights to serve customers and/or internal clients
• Drive Growth: Set aggressive goals and implement plans precisely
• Cultivates Innovation: Respectfully challenge the weve always done it this way mentality and explore new ways to achieve desired outcomes

MAKE A CAREER AT CARTERS:
Career Development: Success starts from within and we have several paths from which you can choose to enhance your career evolution. From Carters University to Toastmasters to mentorship programs and more we encourage you to utilize these tools to elevate your professional prowess.
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be allinclusive. The duties described may be changed or reassigned at the discretion of management and the employee may be required to perform duties that are not listed in the job description.

Carters 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.