Men's Accessories Buyer/Merchandiser
Job#: 294872
Positions: 1
Posted: 04/21/2015
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Location: New York, NY
Department: Merchandising
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Job Description
About Fab:
Fab is the place to discover great design at affordable prices. Our modern products allow anyone to design their lives and express their personal sense of style. Always unique, well-designed, and of the highest quality.
 
Our work environment is fast-paced, flexible and fun, with a diverse and tight-knit culture. We offer competitive salaries and full benefits. Oh, and who said there’s no such thing as free lunch? Wednesday is free lunch day at Fab, plus we keep a well-stocked snack shelf. We aren't stuffy at Fab, so dress as you normally would, representing your individual style. We aren't comfortable in suits - and hope you aren't either!
 
About the Position:
We are looking for a buyer/merchandiser for Fab's Men's Accessories category, which is focused on affordable, distinctive products for a young, design-oriented customer.  This person will work on the front-to-end processes involved in filling the merchandising pipeline.  The successful candidate will be someone who is scrappy and resourceful and works efficiently.  He or she understands design and market trends intuitively but is also able to work with data and think analytically.  
 
Responsibilities:
  • Maintain a strong understanding of trends and relevant designers in the category.
  • Maintain and establish relationships with suppliers who are able to fulfill orders on a long-term dropship basis.  
  • Develop product assortments based on assortment framework, negotiating pricing, building SKUs in Fab's back-end system.  Collaborate with Creative team to complete all requirements to get products live on site.  
  • Collaborate with the Logistics team to ensure timely fulfillment of orders.
  • Merchandise SKUs into category-specific and cross-category features and promotions in order to drive sales and meet ambitious revenue targets. 
  • Report on sales performance to continually optimize assortment 

 
Skills/Requirements

Skills & Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • At least 2 years experience working with affordable, contemporary men's accessories, ideally in e-commerce or brick-and-mortar merchandising.  
  • Strong network of contacts with relevant brands is a plus
  • Proven experience handling negotiations
  • Understanding of trends in consumer technology
  • Experience making data-informed business decisions
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Excel
  • Knowledge of SQL preferred.
  • Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Positive, results-driven attitude: high level of self-motivation, eagerness to participate in a small team working in a very fast-paced environment, willingness to execute front-to-end merchandising within tech category, interest in learning from team and manager

 
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