Bdainc
Freelance Merchandiser
Woodinville, Washington, United States · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$35k-$45kDetected 20 days ago
ExcelCustomer SupportCommunicationCollaborationCritical ThinkingTime ManagementPublic SpeakingMicrosoft Office
About the role
- This is a freelance/contract, hourly role.
- BDA's ideal merchant is ambitious in nature, detail oriented, comfortable working in cross-functional teams, and passionate about the retail and ecommerce industry.
- They are organized and adept at time management skills.
Responsibilities
- Negotiate, build and source strategic and profitable product assortments.
- Independently drive sales through the selection of product, pricing and return on investment.
- Use current and historical data to evaluate what is working effectively or not and create actionable insights that inform the line architecture.
- Use data and influencing skills to gain partnership from internal partners and clients on assortment strategies to ensure profitability.
- Share productivity of assortment with accounts and internal partners.
- Responsible for areas including compliance, quality, and operational metrics (metrics including compliance, alliance partners, product margin, etc.)
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of work and experience.
- Minimum 3-5 years of retail buying, product development, merchandising and/or planning experience.
- Must be 18 years or older to apply.
- Ability to take current trends and translate into creative product applicable to client business type.
Nice to have
- Retail and customer service experience preferred.
- Smartsheet experience a plus.
- PLM/Oracle experience preferred.
Skills
- Experience initiating, recommending, and implementing merchandise strategies.
- Strong understanding of and ability to apply market intelligence.
- Understanding of retail and the service environment.
- Experience identifying and interpreting product trends.
- Experience analyzing and applying consumer data.
- Track record of building profitable assortment plans.
- Skilled at cross functional influence.
- Works and communicates effectively with cross divisional leadership.
- Actively demonstrates managerial courage and is an advocate for their teams.
- Consensus building skills
- Ability to persuade co-workers of the benefits of positive changes.
- Clear and effective written and verbal communication and strong interpersonal skills.
Compensation
- We are open to reviewing proposed bill rates based on the contractor's experience, scope of services, and project needs.
- Final compensation will be agreed upon before engagement begins and documented in the contractor agreement.
- Our budget currently approved is $35.00 - $45.00 an hour.
- BDA is more than a workplace - it's a family.
- For more than four decades we've promoted a vibrant and welcoming culture that not only accepts but demands you to be different.
- The quirky, the bold, the creative and the unique make up the foundation of a company that the most iconic brands in the world look to help tell their story through the power of merchandise.
Equal opportunity
- BDA Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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