Retail Merchant Full Time

Merchant
Pay Range: $105,300.00 – $149,415.00 Brand: Victoria's Secret Location: Reynoldsburg, OH Location Type: Hybrid Job Area: Merchandising Employment Type: Full-time
The Merchant helps to develop and drive a category of business's strategies and seasonal assortment plans based upon a detailed knowledge of the brand, intimate understanding of the customer, and studied appreciation of the competition and overall market place. They critically evaluate the assortment and reacts to in-season performance/trends and translates to future seasons. The Merchant demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the connection between financial strategies and related merchandise objectives. The position collaborates directly with various cross functional teams including but not limited to design, merchandise planning, demand & deployment, production, stores operations, and visual presentation to ensure execution of the accurate brand vision and category goals. The Merchant must possess strong leadership skills as they are ultimately responsible for driving cross-functional communication and for motivating the team to be customer-focused, curious, and team oriented in their work. The Merchant supports the leadership team in prioritizing workload and plays a supportive role in training merchandising talent within the company. Lead and demonstrate strong cross-functional partnerships with clear and accurate communication while demonstrating company values
Lead and influence solutions-based thinking, conflict resolution and productive dialogue in cross functional and merchandising meetings
Relationship building by demonstrating corporate culture & values of diversity, equity, inclusivity, open-mindedness, collaboration, and positive intent
Lead and demonstrate company values of Love the Customer, Passion with Purpose, Better Together, DEI is Everything
Consistently react with urgency while comprehending overall strategy
Customer

Consistently demonstrate an ability to turn customer insight into actionable recommendations as it relates to assortment strategy
Translate and apply customer and competitive patterning insights into actions that will drive the business and assortment forward
Remain curious about the customer to better understand their current demands and seek to learn more through store travel and taking on the customer lens
Partner across merchandising categories to connect dots on larger, total brand trends and patterns
Understand the customer's lifestyle by staying on top of trends, social media, and pop culture as it specifically relates to the customer, in stores or wherever they are
Drive customer insight strategy via the internal teams and external focus groups
Responsible for executing the seasonal financial plan into a product assortment while preserving brand position and brand image
Consistently demonstrate an ability to turn product insight into actionable recommendations as it relates to assortment strategy and influence the evolution of potential new categories to fill customers' needs
Accountable for key meeting prep with sample availability, style & color ranking, deck preparation, and ad hoc requests and analysis, always staying agile and flexible
Responsible for ongoing trend analysis and reporting, inclusive of competitive landscape & competitive patterning
Drive development of a robust testing agenda to identify and unlock future growth opportunities
Financial

Accountable for sales and margin targets for their category of business
Develop roadmap and lineplan architecture by season and align with Planning partners in lineplan reviews to present to Senior Leadership
Ensure price-value relationship is in line with customer expectation
Understand product trends and historical data at the category level in order to manage in-season opportunities
Select, train, coach and develop a diverse team to ensure effective performance and growth through consistent on-the-job training
Bachelor's degree in Fashion Merchandising, Business Administration or relevant area

• 3-5 years of experience in merchandising or relevant experience
• Strong understanding of vertically integrated retail operations
• Broad-based business acumen with the potential to grow to the Merchant level
• High intelligence with a true entrepreneurial risk mentality, strong analytical and strategic thinking skills
• Acute sense of brand and customer intimacy
• Systems and computer proficiency (MS Office, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel)

An equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate in hiring or terms and conditions of employment because of an individual's race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected category recognized by state, federal or local laws. Merit increases and performance bonuses
Employee stock purchase program
Merchandise discounts
Medical, dental, vision, and pharmacy coverage
Tuition reimbursement
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