Haddad is a privately held family business with 100 years’ experience in the children’s apparel & accessories industry. A leader in the children’s wear industry, Haddad Brands is the exclusive global licensee for the most iconic brands in the world, which include Nike, Jordan, Converse, Hurley, Levi’s, Polo, Abercrombie and Fitch, Lacoste, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein and Huggies. Supported by a team of professionals skilled in design, sourcing, production, sales, marketing & distribution of premium quality children’s wear, Haddad distributes globally to 100+ countries and maintains sales and sourcing offices in 22 cities globally, including New York, Paris, Hilversum, Shanghai, Egypt, Bangkok, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, London and Montreal 

Overview:

The Assistant Merchandiser will assist the Merchandising team in planning, analyzing, and merchandising the product assortments by account for a designated brand.

Key Accountabilities:

• Assist the Merchandising team with all prep work for all meetings and presentations
• Assist in the development of all working tools including photoshoot decks, directed assortments and meeting agendas and recaps
• Assist cross functional teams (Sales, Planning, Design and Sourcing), provide recaps and ensure smooth communication
• Assist in ATS projects, postmortem recaps, become proficient in Power BI
• Attend selected sales meetings and take notes
• Participate in competitive research and market visits to identify trends and future opportunities to be able to recap to internal team
• Assist with quarterly sample closet clean out
• Prep, ship and unpack all samples needed for key corporate meetings and photo shoots
• Special projects as assigned

Required Skills/Abilities/Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Merchandising, Marketing or related field
• 1+ years of experience in related field and/or strong internship experience
• Excellent organizational and communication skills with attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
• Proficient in Microsoft Office

Consistent in-office presence is vital to the role as it is for all Haddad Brands team members, so that we all have a full appreciation, aesthetically and tactilely, of the qualities that define our brand partners’ products and set them apart from their competitors.