Serving the needs of all families with young children,Carter’s Inc. is the largest North American apparel retailer exclusively for babies and young children, encompassing Carter’s, OshKosh B’gosh, 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 Carter's.
HOW YOU’LL MAKE AN IMPACT:
The Merchandise Associate reports to the Product Category Manager and plays a crucial support role on the merchandising team. This position works closely with product category managers, planners and replenishment analysts in an administrative capacity.
85%: Buying Support Functions
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Style maintenance of all product information on Seasonal Line Sheets in Flex PLM for Canada
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Style creation in Flex PLM and follow through for Canada exclusive styles
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Ensure price accuracy across all systems
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Apply packing codes, known as DIM’s, to all products bought
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Bulk purchase order maintenance for both B&M Stores & Ecommerce
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Creation & maintenance of Monthly Flow Visual Boards (In Design)
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Data entry of all promotions in Forecast Horizon (both markdowns, mark ups and validation)
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Purchase order entry only for OSV (outside vendor)
15%: Collaborative Responsibilities
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Support Product Category Manager & OSV calendar timelines, tasks and requests
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Prioritize workload in partnership and guidance of Product Category Manager to accomplish daily/weekly tasks & deadlines
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Support and collaborate with the merchant team and cross functional partners
WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF:Must have:
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Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook & Adobe Acrobat)
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Oral and written communication, critical thinking, keen attention to detail, time management, analytical comprehension
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Multitask, decisive, team oriented and able to work well with cross functional partners
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Knowledge of retail math and analytics, merchandising principles, product knowledge
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Attention to detail
Preferred skills and experience:
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Secondary education or equivalent experience preferred
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1+ years retail experience required
OUR TEAM MEMBERS:
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Lead Courageously: Have a strong sense of personal values that align with our Company values
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Collaborates Broadly: Build cooperation, trust, and thrive in a consensus driven environment
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Customer Focus: Proactively seek opportunities to leverage data and fact-based insights to serve customers and/or internal clients
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Drive Growth: Set aggressive goals and implement plans precisely
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Cultivates Innovation: Respectfully challenge the "we’ve always done it this way" mentality and explore new ways to achieve desired outcomes
MAKE A CAREER AT CARTER’S:
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Career Development: Success starts from within, and we have several paths from which you can choose to enhance your career evolution. From Carter’s 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.
Carter’s | OshKosh is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all interested and qualified candidates to apply. Should you require any type of accommodation, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Carter’s | OshKoshest un employeur souscrivant au principe de l'égalité d'accès à l'emploi et encourage tous les candidats intéressés et qualifiés à postuler. Si vous avez besoin de certaines mesures d'adaptation, n'hésitez pas à communiquer avec nous. .