Regional Associate Merchandiser

Aquent is partnering with a globally recognized leader in lifestyle and apparel, a company at the forefront of shaping trends and connecting with diverse audiences worldwide. This organization is renowned for its commitment to innovation and delivering exceptional consumer experiences.

We are seeking a highly motivated and analytical individual to step into a pivotal role where your strategic insights will directly influence product success and market penetration. Imagine shaping the future of consumer offerings, ensuring the right products reach the right customers at the optimal time, and driving significant financial growth. Your expertise will be instrumental in bridging global vision with regional relevance, making a tangible impact on brand presence and profitability. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a dynamic team, playing a key part in delivering products that truly delight customers and exceed business goals.

**Here's how you'll make an impact:**

In this role, you will be a crucial link between strategic vision and market execution, ensuring that product offerings resonate deeply with regional consumer needs while aligning with overarching business objectives. You'll contribute to key projects by providing essential analytical support and strategic input, directly influencing assortment decisions and market strategies. Your contributions will help optimize product flow, enhance customer satisfaction, and drive financial success across your designated category and marketplace.

**Key Responsibilities:**

* Support the development and execution of merchandise strategies to delight customers and achieve financial targets.

* Collaborate with the category lead and cross-functional teams (Planning, In Season Country teams, Visual Merchandising, Digital, Marketing, and Retail Operations) to ensure optimal product delivery.

* Contribute to pre-season planning by understanding, supporting, and executing marketplace strategies under leadership guidance.

* Partner with leadership to develop and manage regional line architecture and assortment strategies for your category and marketplace.

* Set in-region pricing strategies, adhering to global guidelines.

* Balance mono-brand and multi-brand environments to align with brand and market objectives.

* Provide input on marketplace execution and manage capacity during the in-season phase.

* Work with regional planning teams to achieve financial targets.

* Make final in-region promotional and markdown decisions within global guidelines and strategies.

* Continuously monitor and analyze consumer demand trends, utilizing insights to inform planning and assortment decisions.

* Generate ad hoc reports and analyses to support seasonal product decision-making.

* Identify and drive regional relevance, including assortment definition, segmentation, and customer-specific initiatives, aligning needs with global functions.

**What You'll Bring:**

* 1 year of professional experience.

* Strong strategic and analytical abilities, with a proven track record of driving results.

* Exceptional financial acumen.

* Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present information and tell compelling stories.

* Adeptness at presenting problem analyses and recommended solutions in a creative and logical manner.

* Strong organizational and time management skills.

* Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook).

* Self-awareness and a strong desire for continuous self-improvement, with a goal-oriented mindset.

* An excellent sense of style and color trends, coupled with an athletically minded perspective.

**About Aquent Talent:**

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands.

Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. More information on our awesome benefits!

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.

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