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Summary

In this position, the Assistant Merchant’s primary responsibility is supporting the development, sales, and execution of merchandising strategies and business objectives.

Essential Responsibilities

• Support the merchandising strategies to achieve sales goals
• Analyze sales and inventory and make recommendations to Senior Merchant and Planning
• Shop the competition and identify white space opportunities to grow sales
• Write descriptive copy and features for items that will effectively communicate the product to the end customer for ecommerce distribution channels
• Update the system with price changes, product descriptions and copy
• Track incoming orders and make sure that items are received on schedule
• Maintain product catalogs with most updated information on a regular basis
• Communicate new product updates and existing product changes to the sales team
• Assist in answering any product related inquiries from sales team or customer service team
• Regularly check the reviews of our products on customer websites
• Regularly review customer websites to ensure accurate product copy and images
• Support Merchandising & Sales teams on the execution of ecommerce initiatives

Job Experience/Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree is preferred
• 1-2 years of retail, wholesale or ecommerce experience is preferred
• Retail or wholesale background in home décor categories a plus but not required
• Strong experience with Microsoft Excel and Power Point is a must
• Experience in copy writing a plus but not required
• Superior organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be able to work in both a team environment and individually when necessary
• Strong analytical skills
• Self-motivated - must be able to seek out new projects and tasks, desire to meet and exceed objectives
• Detail oriented, ability to meet deadlines, adaptable to a rapidly changing environment

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Fremont, CA 94538: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• E-commerce: 1 year (Preferred)
• Microsoft Excel: 1 year (Preferred)
• Merchandising: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person