Coordinator, Merchandising

Position Summary

The Merchandising Coordinator is responsible for supporting the merchandising team in managing product assortment across all channels—wholesale, online, and retail. This position plays a vital role in delivering consistent customer experience through strategic assortment and product placement. This position leverages data and creativity to collaborate with cross functional teams and ensure the proper execution of brand strategies throughout the company. 

Ideal Candidate

You thrive at the intersection of strategy, data, and creativity, where product decisions shape the customer experience across every channel. Your curiosity drives you to dig into analytics and trends, uncovering insights that inform smart, customer-focused merchandising strategies. Strong, planful, well-organized, and detail-oriented, you keep everything on track. A clear communicator and collaborator, you work seamlessly across teams to align brand vision and execution.

Essential Functions

• Manage inventory in category location including organizing, pulling/transferring product and conducting weekly cycle counts/annual inventory audit. Maintain merchandising and organization of inventory line.
• Prepare merchandising of wholesale/retail/event assortments for internal meetings, supporting alignment and buy-in across stakeholders. Merchandise and photograph assortments for distribution.
• Collaborate with Merchandising and Field teams to develop, manage and determine product assortments for various initiatives (opening order, ideal assortment, events, etc.)
• Compile analysis and reporting on a weekly and ad hoc basis for the omnichannel business.
• Track product performance during seasons and events. Deliver post-season and post-event analysis to refine future assortment and strategy.
• Manage preparation of account-facing market materials (including but not limited to line sheets, NuOrder, and SKU lists/product catalog data.) Create and update line sheets for specific assortments including events, exclusives, etc. - ensuring timely distribution to internal and external teams.
• Assist in maintaining existing product portfolio line sheets, ensuring all styles are captured with current lifecycle status by channel, price, assortment strategy, internal product attributing, and omnichannel selling data. Troubleshoot data issues as needed.
• Partner with Merchandising and NPD to ensure integrity and organization of product information (wholesale, retail and event assortments.)
• Analyze sales data, customer behavior, and market trends to inform product assortment, pricing, and brand strategies across the company. 
• Support Merchandiser in ensuring integrity of product coding/attributing; supporting cross-functional teams in leveraging coding/attributing information for reporting and planning. 
• Pull validated costing to support Merchandiser in product pricing exercises (wholesale/retail/event.)
• Analyze sales data, customer behavior, and market trends to inform product assortment, pricing, and brand strategies across the company.

Qualifications

• College-educated. Bachelor’s degree in buying, business administration, marketing, or related field. 
• 1-3 years’ experience in whole/e-commerce/retail and/or buying.  
• Technical aptitude with web-based tools and proficiency with Microsoft Office. 
• Analytical, with strong problem-solving abilities and an understanding of the creative process. 
• Self-motivated, with the ability to prioritize multiple projects in a fast-paced environment. 
• Ability to work independently and partner cross-functionally.
• Ability to analyze, organize, and integrate large amounts of complex information into clear, concise presentations. 
• Ability to remain organized, pay strict attention to detail, and meet crucial deadlines. 

Core Competencies  

To thrive and grow with our company, you must possess and continue to develop the following competencies: 

• Customer Focus: Ensuring that the internal and external customer’s perspective is a driving force behind strategic priorities, business decisions, organizational processes, and individual activities; crafting and implementing service practices that meet customers’ needs; promoting and operationalizing customer service as a value. 
• Driving for Results: Setting high goals for personal and group accomplishment; using measurement methods to monitor progress towards goals; tenaciously working to meet or exceed goals while deriving satisfaction from that achievement and continuous improvement. 
• Building Trusting Relationships: Using appropriate interpersonal styles to establish relationships with customers and internal partners; interacting with others in a way that promotes openness and trust and gives them confidence in one’s intentions. 
• Adaptability: Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment; adjusting effectively to change by exploring the benefits, trying new approaches, and collaborating with others to make change successful. 
• Growth Orientation: Harnessing technical expertise, continuous learning, and commitment to improvement to optimize processes, address challenges, and achieve impactful results. 

Equal Employment Opportunities

LAGOS is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, or citizenship. We are committed to a diverse workforce. We value all employees’ talents and support an environment that is inclusive and respectful.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not intended to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.