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Job Title: Merchandiser, Accessories
Job Location: NY: New York
Pay Rate: Open
Job Length: full time
Start Date: 2008-09-14

Company Name: Liz Claiborne, Inc.
Contact: HR
Phone: email only please
Fax: email only please

Description: Merchandiser, Accessories

Job ID: 9297 # Positions: 1 City - State - Country: US-NY-New York Position Type: Full Time Posted Date: 08-21-08 Category: Merchandising/Other

Apply for this job: Your application choices are: * Apply for this jobonline Liz Claiborne Inc. is an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action Employer (M/F/D/V) and is committed to diversity in its workplace.

More information about this job: Overview: GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ROLE: Support Director of Merchandising by maintaining product line plan from inception through finalization according to the Merchandising Calendar. This role will be responsible for working very closely with design to merchandise/develop the line together each market.

Responsibilities: KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY INCLUDE: .Key communicator with all functional areas of the business- design, product development, sales, production, marketing. .Determine assortment direction, merchandising trends based on account information and competitive knowledge .Conceptualize, merchandise, and edit the line with design thru entire process .Monitor merchandising strategies to build profitable assortments and meet internal margin goals .Work with PD to achieve target internal margins and set appropriate retail pricing .Analyze sales to determine future opportunities by classification and category on a weekly basis and make recommendations to sales and design in order to build a more successful assortment .Work to build a strong replenishment line by analyzing retail sales data and trend information to be able to add to the replenishment models .Assort product by door level according to season, classification and lifestyle plans .Review and react to sales trends- recommend markdowns and turnovers to special sales as well as styles to cancel .Communicate important industry wide trends and competitive information to all team members by visiting department and specialty stores (with other merchandisers and designers) .Market Preparation-selling, image plans, assortment plans, business strategies (work on with manager) .Place market quantities with production after reviewing with sales, product development and merchandising team .Set up showroom as well as maintaining presentation of product during market (also refilling line sheets) .Presenting the line to the Sales team prior to Market week .Manage PR samples requests .Attend weekly brand focus, planning and ownership meetings .Code product as excess inventory on a monthly basis .Maintain product set-up in OPS and Sewn .Run IPA report weekly

Qualifications: MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (Must Have): .2-3 years of merchandising experience .Bachelors or Associate degree .Strong math, verbal and analytical skills .Exceptional follow-thru .Ability to prioritize multiple tasks with critical attention to detail .Initiative and sense of urgency .Positive attitude .Strong team player PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: .Knowledge of AS400 OPS applications as well as SEWN .Knowledge of jewelry industry

Required Skills: SPECIFIC SKILLS REQUIRED: .Good computer skills (MS office), especially EXCEL

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