Assistant, Merchandising

We are the champions of childhood Hanna Andersson is a Portland, Oregon-based premier kids and baby clothing brand. Our clothes are made to play, made to last, and designed to let kids be kids. We have core commitments to design, quality, and sustainability, and we believe in helping families create meaningful everyday moments. These principles guide the Hanna Way, and lead to an experience authentically different from other children’s brands
We cultivate our unique brand by hiring team members who believe in these values, own a customer service mindset, and who are innovative, results-oriented, and comfortable working in a collaborative and growth-driven work environment. We all share in our brand’s success, and we actively encourage our team members to maintain a healthy balance in their daily lives
Position Summary:

The Merchandising Assistant is an essential part of our merchandising team, responsible for keeping our product assortments just right and lending a hand with our product strategy. They work closely with a diverse team in a dynamic setting, bringing strong time management skills, a keen eye for detail, and a growth mindset, always eager to explore how our products connect with our customers

Essential Duties

• Pre-Season Management – Collaborates with the manager to prepare the category by researching competitors' activities, identifying current trends, understanding customer needs, and defining initial goals.
• Assortment Planning – in support of the manager, help create clear briefs to Design with financial, AUC, IMU, and MSRP targets at the department, pyramid, and attribute level.
• In-Season Management – assist with the delivery of analytics and customer insights reporting to develop data-driven insights and actionable takeaways.
• Assortment Management – responsible for accurate maintenance of product line, including PLM entry and product attributing in Excel
• Key Milestone Support – support the team and direct manager with key milestone communication tools, helping to create presentation decks and tools for key line adoption and handoff meetings.
• Team Operations – support the team and direct manager with key milestone communication tools, helping to create presentation decks and tools for key line adoption and handoff meetings. (Essential Functions are identified by asterisking(*) all essential duties, identifying the equal opportunity provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)).

Minimum Qualifications

• 1+ yrs merchandising experience in a specialty retail environment, children’s apparel strongly preferred
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel (VLookup, Pivot Tables)
• Knowledgeable of trends, aesthetic positioning, and assortment planning ability
• Demonstrated success in developing profitable merchandise strategies
• Thorough understanding of merchandise financial planning and key metrics
• Highly analytical, data-driven, able to develop and articulate insights to move business forward
• Ability to problem solve
• Strong listening skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, and have demonstrated ability to communicate throughout an organization
• Effective working autonomously as well as in a team environment
• Able to travel, both domestically

• Education & Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Merchandising, Business, or equivalent experience

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