WalkingCo LLC Looking for ASSOCIATE MERCHANT – HYBRID – Relocation Package at Henderson, Nevada, California Full Time

About Us

WalkingCo “The Most Comfortable Shoes” offers an extensive collection of the best brands in walking shoes, comfort shoes, comfortable sandals, orthotics, and socks!

POSITION OBJECTIVE:

This position is responsible in partnership with leadership for achieving sales, gross margin, and profit goals,  through the selection, pricing and promotion of merchandise and by utilizing appropriate merchandising and management techniques to maximize the company’s return on inventory investment. Supports the merchant team through a variety of daily tasks including order writing, business analysis, presentations, product review, and vendor meetings. 

 FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performs research analysis of their market and identifies trends and opportunities that can be applied to the core customer. 
• Determines quantities in partnership with leader to order by style, size, and color; validate to Line Plan and OTB plan. 
• Partners with Planning & Allocation and leader to ensure the appropriate distribution to maximize sales of the business. 
• Develop an understanding of the customer to ensure merchandising/products reflect what the customer wants to buy. 
• Owns business for all merchandise, sales, inventory and margin in partnership with leader. 
• Partners with leader and cross-functional team to build, assort, and plan the line. 
• Serves as a resource in sample management. 
• Creates strong partnerships among cross-functional areas including Planning, Design, Product Development, Sourcing, Marketing, Site Merchandising Operations. 
• Develops and executes seasonal merchandise plans and pricing strategies in partnership with leader. 
• Reviews the sales plan and makes merchandising decisions in partnership with leadership. 
• Partners with the Sourcing team to manage flow and timing of deliveries. 
• Works with the Planning team to ensure proper buy depth based on sales expectations. 
• Communicate with Product Management and Design on a recap of best and worst sellers. 
• Ensures ongoing coordination with Digital Commerce Merchandising Site Operations on final assortment and any updates as needed. 
• Manages all order entry and product attributing based on approved buy plan; Will initiate P.O. revisions when applicable.  

Experience:

• 1-2 years experience with a major footwear retailer or 3-4 years with other types of large retailer.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• Strong analytical skills
• Advanced Excel skills

RELOCATION package offered. Candidate must reside in or around Henderson, NV.

Benefits:

We offer a nice benefits package that includes a Hybrid position – due to the nature of the position the candidate must live in or around Hendeson, NV, and be able to come into the office as the needs of the business dictate.

We have Medical, Dental, Vision, matching 401k, paid vacation, holidays, and sick days.  Voluntary Life, STD, and LTD.

Check us out!  walkingco.com.