Assistant 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:

Do you love product and want to grow your merchandising career in a fast-paced collaborative environment As an Assistant Merchant on the OshKosh brand youll support the development of assortments from concept to market while sharpening your analytical and creative skills. Its the perfect role for someone excited to learn contribute and make an impact.

This role reports into Director of OshKosh Girls and is based in our Buckhead office.

45%: Style Set Up /System Management

• Owner of style set-up in PLM: Understand complexities of database and impacts to other systems. Strong attention to detail ability to keep up with line changes in the system.
• Analyze and report on the business performance including key findings and opportunities.

30%: Sample Management

• Responsible for organizing and managing all samples.
• Prepare & manage materials to support product lead meetings.

15%: Strategy and Line Structure

• Partner with manager to develop and manage seasonal line structure to drive growth.
• Identify new trends and have an eye for product.
• Develop awareness of competitive landscape and report on learnings.
• Manage to all corporate calendar deadlines support manager with prep for all milestone meetings

10%: Costing Pricing Margin Management

• Support manager in style level costing and total margin roll ups.
• Support design with clear communication of costing constraints.
• Maintain brand pricing charts and ensure accuracy across all systems and roll ups.

Wed Love to hear from you if:

Must have:

• Bachelors degree required
• 0-2 years merchandising retail sales buying experience or internship

Preferred skills and experience:

• Demonstrated knowledge of retail metrics and sales
• Strong working knowledge of Excel reports and PowerPoint presentations
• Detail oriented and organized
• Demonstrated ability working cross-functionally and leading a team
• Ability to hit concurrent deadlines manage and prioritize own workload
• Demonstrates strong presentation and influencing skills

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 all-inclusive. 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.