Assistant Merchant- Innovation

　　Brand: Bath & Body Works

　　Location: Reynoldsburg, OH, US

　　Location Type: Hybrid

　　Job ID: 04246

　　Job Area: Merchandising

　　Employment type: Full-time

　　Description

　　At Bath & Body Works, everyone belongs. We are committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture focused on delivering exceptional fragrances and experiences to our customers. We focus on recruiting, retaining, and advancing diverse talent where our associate population is as diverse as the communities we serve, live and work. In addition, we work to improve our communities and our planet in a way that will make us proud for years to come because we believe the world is a brighter, happier place when everyone has access to the things that make them happy.

　　We invite you to join Gingham Nation, where we invest in our associates through competitive compensation, benefits, and development opportunities, so they can continue to be their best at work, at home, and in their communities.

　　Summary

　　The Assistant Merchant is responsible for driving the execution of the creative product development, patterning market trends across industries, identifying white space opportunities for category growth, and cascading information to cross-functional teams for specific categories. They will assist in the delivery of sales and profit growth by helping manage the commercialization of new product launches, analyzing consumer insights to support key brand priorities and/or initiatives.

　　Responsibilities

　　Assist Senior/Merchant on growth-driving brand strategy and planning, including new product development, building new processes and tools, internal associate education and training, trend scanning, performance analysis and hindsighting

　　Assist the creation of internal presentations to executives and cross-functional teams, from concept brainstorming to drafting documents to preparing meeting materials

　　Responsible for accurately coordinating new development projects, including process paperwork (e.g. Strategy Briefs, Design Requests, Commercialization Briefs for all products, sampling), Running communication flow to cross-functional team member

　　Collaborate with Commercialization Services to build and monitor timelines, anticipate / communicate issues and drive deliverable dates on time

　　Supports the Merchant in developing new projects that represent the Brand and align with the company’s growth strategies

　　Share result driving insights, customer feedback, and in-store merchandising opportunities

　　Drive the testing process for the category. Maintain and lead meeting cadence in regard to testing. Lead team in keeping documents up to date and meeting deadlines around testing initiatives.

　　Assist in meeting preparation, sample management, report evaluation and analysis. Assistant merchants are expected to share their POV and recommendations based on category strategy

　　Research the competition: understanding emerging ideas in the market and recommend growth opportunities for the brand

　　Visit stores regularly to proactively solicit feedback from customers and sales associates

　　Qualifications

　　Qualifications & Experience

　　1-3 years of related work experience in brand development, merchandise buying and/or retail management.

　　An eye for business with analytical and retail math skills

　　Ability to quickly identify market trends and brainstorm white space ideas for the business

　　Comfortable navigating grey areas in process and tracking tools and proactively coming up with ideas to build those out

　　Demonstrate a passion for innovation, product, customer satisfaction

　　Be a self-starter and work independently producing accurate work

　　Ability to influence, work through challenges, and creatively problem-solve

　　Strength in developing working relationships

　　Able to multi-task and prioritize with a strong sense of urgency and ability to handle the stress that comes with working in a change-agile work environment

　　Systems and computer proficiency (MS Office-Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel)

　　Education

　　Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

　　Core Competencies

　　Lead with Curiosity & Humility

　　Build High Performing Teams for Today & Tomorrow

　　Influence & Inspire with Vision & Purpose

　　Observe, Engage & Connect

　　Strive to Achieve Operational Excellence

　　Deliver Business Results

　　Benefits

　　We invite you to join Gingham Nation, where we invest in our associates through competitive compensation, benefits, and development opportunities, so they can continue to be their best at work, at home, and in their communities. Benefits offered to our eligible associates include a no cost mental health and well-being program, health coverage with a variety of plans to choose from, flexible and affordable saving programs, paid time off and a merchandise discount. Visit bbwbenefits.com for details.

　　View Benefits Information (https://careers.bathandbodyworks.com/en/about-us/benefits/)

　　The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required.

　　We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not make employment decisions based on an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status, and we comply with all laws concerning nondiscriminatory employment practices. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for associates and job applicants with disabilities. Our management team is dedicated to ensuring fulfillment of this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, associate activities and general treatment during employment. We only hire individuals authorized for employment in the United States.

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