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REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
CRITICAL SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES
Salary Range: $78,800 - $108,600 Closing:
Notification to Agencies: Please note that Express, Inc. does not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement and approval from HR to submit resumes for a specific requisition, Express, Inc. will not consider or approve payment to any third-parties for hires made.
About Bonobos
We are on a mission to make fits and connections that inspire people to be themselves. Our Bonobos menswear brand is known for being a style instigator and offering perfect-fit risks through our innovative retail model and personalized experience. Launched online in 2007 with its signature line of chinos, Bonobos now offers a variety of styles available to order online and to try on at any one of our 60+ Guideshop locations. Our Guideshops are in real-life stores that deliver one-on-one service and expert fit advice. Don't think traditional retail, Bonobos is something you haven't seen before.
The Bonobos team is vibrant, collaborative, and inclusive. We value self-awareness, empathy, intellectual honesty, positive energy, and judgment, often over experience. We've created a culture where collaboration and communication are paramount, all while making time for fun and celebrating extraordinary efforts.
About Express, Inc.
Express, Inc. is a multi-brand fashion retailer whose portfolio includes Express, Bonobos and UpWest. The Company operates an omnichannel platform as well as physical and online stores. Grounded in a belief that style, quality and value should all be found in one place, Express is a brand with a purpose - We Create Confidence. We Inspire Self-Expression. - powered by a styling community. Bonobos is a menswear brand known for exceptional fit and an innovative retail model. UpWest is an apparel, accessories and home goods brand with a purpose to Provide Comfort for People & Planet.
The Company has over 530 Express retail and Express Factory Outlet stores in the United States and Puerto Rico, the Express.com online store and the Express mobile app; over 60 Bonobos Guideshop locations and the Bonobos.com online store; and 13 UpWest retail stores and the UpWest.com online store. Express, Inc. is traded on the NYSE under the symbol EXPR. For more information about our Company, please visit www.express.com/investor and for more information about our brands, please visit www.express.com, www.bonobos.com or www.upwest.com.
Location Name: New York Office Responsibilities and Qualifications: We are on a mission to make fits and connections that inspire people to be themselves. Our Bonobos menswear brand is known for being a style instigator and offering perfect-fit risks through our innovative retail model and personalized experience. Launched online in 2007 with its signature line of chinos, Bonobos now offers a variety of styles available to order online and to try on at any one of our 60+ Guideshop locations. Our Guideshops are in real-life stores that deliver one-on-one service and expert fit advice. Don't think traditional retail, Bonobos is something you haven't seen before.
The Bonobos team is vibrant, collaborative, and inclusive. We value self-awareness, empathy, intellectual honesty, positive energy, and judgment, often over experience. We've created a culture where collaboration and communication are paramount, all while making time for fun and celebrating extraordinary efforts.
About Express, Inc.
Express, Inc. is a multi-brand fashion retailer whose portfolio includes Express, Bonobos and UpWest. The Company operates an omnichannel platform as well as physical and online stores. Grounded in a belief that style, quality and value should all be found in one place, Express is a brand with a purpose - We Create Confidence. We Inspire Self-Expression. - powered by a styling community. Bonobos is a menswear brand known for exceptional fit and an innovative retail model. UpWest is an apparel, accessories and home goods brand with a purpose to Provide Comfort for People & Planet.
The Company has over 530 Express retail and Express Factory Outlet stores in the United States and Puerto Rico, the Express.com online store and the Express mobile app; over 60 Bonobos Guideshop locations and the Bonobos.com online store; and 13 UpWest retail stores and the UpWest.com online store. Express, Inc. is traded on the NYSE under the symbol EXPR. For more information about our Company, please visit www.express.com/investor and for more information about our brands, please visit www.express.com, www.bonobos.com or www.upwest.com.
Bonobos is seeking an Associate Merchant. You will work with the Merchandising team to meaningfully inform the future direction of our assortment for your categories of responsibilities. This position will also work closely with the Production, Planning and Design teams to analyze sales, develop new products and ensure that we are continually bringing a compelling offering to market.
- Analyze weekly sales data and speak to relevant learnings in weekly sales meetings
- Collaborate with manager and cross functional teams to create seasonal product assortments that deliver against our topline financial targets and IMU goals
- Be responsible for adopting and maintaining relevant styles in our systems
- Keep cross functional teams abreast of emerging trends in your categories of ownership that might impact future development needs
- Work with ops and ecomm to understand any product delays and communicate timelines to relevant stakeholders
- Partner with the ecomm team to ensure that product is accurately and compellingly displayed on site
- Contribute to Product Knowledge resources for the CX team and respond in a timely fashion to ad hoc CX team product questions, while gathering relevant feedback
- Present seasonal assortments in investment reviews with the goal of telling clearly defined product stories and gaining executive alignment around strategies within your categories.
- Perform competitive market analysis and analyze sales trends to keep abreast of current trends
- Provide operational support over assigned categories as needed
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree and minimum 2-5 years of experience in retail merchandising
- Possess analytical ability to synthesize data from different systems to understand business trends and provide forward-thinking insight
- High attention to detail to work in various systems and databases that inform how future styles are produced and integrated into reporting
- Have a creative eye, flexible and excited about working cross-functionally
- Are able to pivot between competing priorities with direction from your manager and move quickly to respond to evolving business needs
CRITICAL SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES
- Excited to be on the front lines of a fast-paced and growing team in an innovative and entrepreneurial environment
- Have a passion for delivering a superior experience to our customers, clients, vendors & team members
- Excellent communication—verbal and written
- Excellent time/project management skills
- Ability to recognize and react to the demands of an evolving and changing work environment
- Goal oriented with the ability to stay focused on creating winning results
- Exhibits conceptual and strategic thinking
- A natural curiosity and self-learning approach
- Maintain a positive work environment and have a collaborative nature
- Value self-awareness, intellectual honesty, judgment, empathy & positive energy
Benefits and Compensation:
Express, Inc. offers a range of benefits to help protect full-time associates health and long-term financial security including:
- Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision coverage
- 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with Company match
- Merchandise discount
- Paid Time Off
- Parental leave for new moms and dads
- And more
Part-time associates may be eligible to receive paid sick leave, public health emergency leave and to participate in the 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with Company match. Additionally, part-time associates are eligible to receive a merchandise discount, and to choose voluntary benefits through YouDecide. Full-time associates may be eligible to participate in our incentive plan.
Actual compensation offered is dependent upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, work location, education, relevant skills and experience of the candidate.
Actual compensation offered is dependent upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, work location, education, relevant skills and experience of the candidate.
Salary Range: $78,800 - $108,600 Closing:
An equal opportunity employer, Express, Inc. does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring or any other terms and conditions of employment hiring on the basis of any federal, state, or locally protected characteristic. Express, Inc. only hires individuals authorized for employment in the United States. Express, Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a listed job position, please call 1-800-964-9793 and say 'Associate Relations' or send an e-mail to AssociateRelations@Express.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
Notification to Agencies: Please note that Express, Inc. does not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement and approval from HR to submit resumes for a specific requisition, Express, Inc. will not consider or approve payment to any third-parties for hires made.
