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# Associate Merchant, Dresses/Sweaters

- **Company:** KnitWell Group
- **Location:** New Albany, OH, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint
- **Published:** August 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.knitwellgroup.com/job/new-albany/associate-merchant-dresses-sweaters/42850/99401820544

## About the Role

* 3-5 years of experience in a merchandising related position for a fashion retailer.
 * Bachelor's degree in fashion merchandising, retail management or business related field preferred.
 * Proficient in Word, Excel and Power Point, and Outlook
 * Ability to build and sustain relationships quickly.
 * Strong interpersonal skills and communication skills
 * Ability to multi-task and prioritize
 * Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, Applicants to this position must be authorized to work for any employer in the US without sponsorship. We are not providing sponsorship for this position.

## Description

The Associate Merchandiser assists the Merchandiser with merchandise strategy and product assortments that enable the achievement of financial plan. Works in collaboration with all cross functional partners to deliver departmental plans.

The impact you can have

 * Support in developing a line that represents the brand by doing competitive intelligence, customer intimacy, and business analysis.
 * Manage a subset of the lifestyle category to begin broadening scope of responsibility
 * Collect industry/ consumer/ competitor trend information. Report on and integrates findings into the development of the strategic vision and the future selection of product.
 * Works with Planning and Allocation on promotional cadence, flow order, color/size buys, minimum /maximum quantities, etc. Understands and applies retail metrics
 * In season, react to current business trends; ensures the integration of fashion newness, develops upside strategies, recognizes product evolution and potential voids; prepares contingency plans to drive sales and profit objectives.
 * Work cross functionally with planning, product development, and design to ensure the flow of the vertical process in maintained.
 * Support sample ordering, tracking, management, organization and pass off
 * Responsible for hind-sighting product performance.


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