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Form of workInventive Design. Mindful Manufacturing. Global Reach.
Founded in 2000, FAM Brands designs, manufactures, and sells men's and women's sportswear and active wear apparel to major retailers, big box stores, and specialty boutiques across the country and throughout the world. Our portfolio of proprietary brands features Marika, Wildfox, Three Dots, and Balance Collection, while a partial list of licensing partners includes Orvis, Jessica Simpson, Eddie Bauer, and Woolrich.
With the capacity to produce over 75 million units per year, our mission continues to be making top-quality apparel accessible to everyone at an impressive value and an irresistible price.
That's the FAM Brands difference.
Join the FAMily, and enjoy a range of excellent benefits:
Work-Life Balance: Enjoy vacation and sick leave, personal holidays, and company holidays. Our office closes by 6:30 PM Monday - Friday, and not open on weekends, so you can spend quality time with loved ones.
Health and Well-Being: Get Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield medical insurance (PPO and EPO), UNUM dental and vision coverage, mental health support through Talkspace, and company-paid life and disability insurance.
Retirement Savings: Contribute to our 401k plan with matching and immediate vesting for a secure future.
Additional Insurance Options: Choose from Nationwide Pet Insurance and various UNUM supplemental policies like life, critical illness, accident, and hospital coverage.
Flexible Spending Accounts: Manage your medical or dependent expenses with our flexible accounts.
Onsite Amenities: Use our gym with instructor-led classes, enjoy free Starbucks coffee, and find healthy snacks in our stocked Everytable fridge.
We are seeking an Associate Merchandiser to join our club team in Los Angeles. We are looking for candidates who have an affinity for product and enjoys the energy of working in a fast paced and dynamic environment. The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of wholesale apparel merchandising, manufacturing, global supply chain operations, and mass market distribution.
Key Responsibilities- Manage the implementation of merchandise strategies and assortment plans for your assigned category.
- Draft sku plans based on seasons, categories, and/or fabrications. Updating the sku plans throughout the season and sending weekly recaps to all cross functional partners.
- Create and maintain seasonal line lists in PLM/Centric throughout the season partnering with design, sales, pd, and licensing.
- Manage internal communications for line list changes and seasonal shifts, style adoptions, and drops to all necessary team members so that the entire team has the most accurate and current information.
- Create and maintain departmental seasonal data – especially calendars!
- Analyze product performance, market conditions, and competition to continuously update plans and strategies and identify opportunities for growth.
- Proactively researching new colors, trends, key items and creating trend presentations for internal and external meetings.
- Attend, present, collaborate in major milestone and seasonal kickoff meetings.
- Partner with sales and planning in pulling and distributing of key reports.
- Prepare and coordinate key materials for milestone meetings.
- Support design and sales teams during critical milestones.
- Special projects as needed.
- Bachelor's degree in fashion design or a related field
- 3+ years of experience in apparel merchandising in the wholesale market
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Able to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment with multiple priorities
- Creativity, sensitivity to merchandising and customer needs, and leadership abilities
- Able to work proactively and independently
- Master in Excel, Word and PowerPoint
- Proficiency in software (e.g. Adobe Creative Suite and PLM)
Commitment to Equal Employment Opportunities & Diversity
FAM Brands is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. FAM Brands makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
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