Merchant - Dresses & Skirts
Core
Own end-to-end product strategy for dresses and skirts, blending creative vision with analytical rigor to deliver compelling assortments for J.Crew customers.
Role type
Senior IC fashion merchant (dresses & skirts)
Builds
Women's apparel assortments (dresses, skirts, wovens) for J.Crew
Domain
Fashion retail / Apparel
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Trend analysis, budget management, margin target planning, competitive analysis, product assortment planning, financial metrics interpretation, cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
Dresses/skirts category expertise, fabrications knowledge, occasion dressing knowledge
Technologies
Retail planning systems, financial reporting tools
Responsibilities
Translate trends to commercial big ideas, strategize budget and margin targets, approve garment fit and buys, drive partnership on sales and markdown cadence, evaluate financial indicators to drive results
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC