Assistant, Merchandising Licensed Accessories

1 month ago

New York, New York, United States Tapestry Full time

Coach is a global fashion house founded in New York in 1941. Inspired by the vision of Creative Director Stuart Vevers and the inclusive and courageous spirit of our hometown, we make beautiful things, crafted to last—for you to be yourself in.

Coach is part of the Tapestry portfolio – a global house of brands committed to stretching what's possible.

A member of the Tapestry family, we are part of a global house of brands that has unwavering optimism and is committed to being innovative and wholly inclusive. Visit Our People page to learn more about Tapestry's commitment to equity, inclusion, and diversity.

Primary Purpose: The Assistant, Licensing will act as a key member of the Licensed Merchandising team, supporting the implementation of Global Merchandising strategies for the licensed businesses across the direct channels. The position will report to the Manager, and will focus on the Eyewear & Fragrance licensed categories.

The successful individual will leverage their proficiency in Merchandising to...

  • Create and Analyze monthly and quarterly sales reports with actionable analysis.
  • Own style set up process using PLM systems. Partner with licensees to ensure style attributes are accurate (including costing, product life cycle).
  • Assist in Line Presentation prep work (i.e. linelists, assortment presentations, and other buying tools).
  • Manage samples and coordinate sample/photography set up for business needs
  • Partner with Supply Operations to ensure accurate purchase orders pre- and in-season delivery
  • Participate in the line planning and development process
  • Act as liaison to CFTs including Product Development, Design, Buying, Visual Merchandising and Supply Operations teams to ensure deliverables and product lifecycle calendar deadlines are met.

The accomplished individual will possess...

  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Pivot tables
  • Strong understanding of Selling KPIs and Retail Math
  • Experience with seasonal line presentations and purchase order coordination
  • Detail oriented
  • Ability to problem solve creatively to drive for results independently
  • Team-oriented mentality, with ability to interact with partners across the organization
  • Flexible and adaptive attitude to changing priorities; able to organize and prioritize workload to meet deadlines

An outstanding professional will have...

  • BA or BS degree or equivalent experience in buying or merchandising considered
  • Internship-1 year of buying /merchandising experience in a related business or brand
  • Entrepreneurial spirited and able to work independently
  • Displays positive attitude, a professional manner and a willingness to assist manager
  • Self-motivated with a strong sense of urgency and ability to multi-task

Our Competencies for All Employees

  • Courage: Doesn't hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and "actionable" positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
  • Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
  • Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
  • Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn't upset when things are up in the air; doesn't have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
  • Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
  • Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
  • Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

Our Competencies for All People Managers

  • Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
  • Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.
  • Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in their team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.

Coach is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and we pride ourselves on hiring and developing the best people. All employment decisions (including recruitment, hiring, promotion, compensation, transfer, training, discipline and termination) are based on the applicant's or employee's qualifications as they relate to the requirements of the position under consideration. These decisions are made without regard to age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic characteristics, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage, citizenship, disability, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or any other legally-recognized protected basis prohibited by applicable law.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Tapestry, Inc. will provide applicants and employees with reasonable accommodation for disabilities or religious beliefs. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact Tapestry People Services at or #LI-HYBRID #LI-2655

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Work Setup: Hybrid

BASE PAY RANGE $58,500.00 TO $65,000.00 Annually
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