Merchandising - Merchandising Intern
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JOB SUMMARY: The Merchandising Intern will assist the Buying/Merchandising Team in the selection and recommendation of products in accordance with the company's mission, vision, values and corporate goals. PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONBILITIES: The below listing of essential functions is not an inclusive listing of all duties that may be requested to be performed by supervisor or manager. • Assist in developing recommendations for apparel products for inclusion in the various sales vehicles that reflect consumer wants. • Assist in conducting analysis and develop strategies related to market trends, product life cycle and catalog and internet merchandising. • Assist in the selection of vendors for branded and create products that align with our goals for price, margin, quality and delivery. • Assist buyers with product development to develop products that meet merchandise plans for catalog and internet. SECONDARYPOSITION FUNCTIONS: • Provide input into product pricing. • Complete special projects as assigned. • Prepare catalog pagination (the sequence of numbers assigned to pages in a book or periodical) for each book and assist in review of catalog layouts and photography. The above listing of essential and periodic functions is not an inclusive listing of all duties that may be required to be performed. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: This position has no supervisory responsibilities KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES: • Demonstrates passion for the job • Strong creative abilities • Innovative. • Ability to build relationships and communicate at all levels, both inside and outside the organization. • Analytical skills, decision making and negotiation skills • Strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills. • Strong organizational skills and the ability to handle competing priorities and deadlines. • Strong attention to detail. • Self-motivated and directed; able to take initiative. • Strong customer service orientation. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: • Actively enrolled as a student in a bachelor's degree program majoring in Business, Merchandising/Buying, Marketing or related field. • Must have at least 1 year of applicable retail experience.