Women's Merchant

THE BRAND

Billy Reid began designing almost 25 years ago, with the intention of creating clothes he would want to wear - pairing beautiful fabrics with impeccable construction. Founded with a deep sense of community and goodwill, the flagship store opened in Billy’s hometown of Florence, Alabama in 2005. Today, the ageless American brand maintains its commitment to thoughtfully crafted, timeless style for life’s most cherished experiences.

Whether you’re shopping in one of our 11 shops across the country or browsing our e-commerce site, we want you to feel welcomed.  We appreciate warm, talented, collaborative people to help grow our brand.

OUR CULTURE

• Creative + Collaborative
• Fun, yet fast-paced
• Belief in anything is possible
• Everyone Matters

THE OPPORTUNITY

Billy Reid is searching for an experienced Women’s Merchant to join our Merchandising team. 

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting

• Create and present regular reports including regional sales summary and return reports.
• Compile weekly, monthly, seasonally and yearly selling reports to analyze business by delivery, classifications, fabrication, color, price point, etc.
• Summarize selling reports for appropriate teams (leadership, merch, design, marketing, etc.)
• Create or optimize additional reports as needed. This may include hind sighting data, mid-season insights

Product Creation

• Build SKU-level line plan with productivity/ volume expectations and economics including competitive pricing and IMU direction  
• Create seasonal product line briefs to provide clear consumer driven direction to design
• Manage RLM including but not limited to MSRP, WS price, collection, delivery, tier, dropping colorways and SKUs
• Communicate clearly and timely with all cross functional partners 
• Understanding of and adherence to Product Development Calendar

Milestone Decks

• Create and distribute for each product  milestone meeting
• Season Kickoff, SKU Plan Review, Initial Line Review (ILR), Final Line Review (FLR) and Retail Kickoff 

Third Party

• Act as liaison with 3rd parties including communication with accounting
• Create weekly sales reports 
• manage POs for 3rd party and collaborations
• set up data in RLM for all 3rd party 
• monitor selling of all 3rd party product and project when a restock or new assortment will be required

Other Responsibilities

• Assist with other projects as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS 

• 3+ years of similar work experience, bachelor's degree in Merchandising  or related field preferred.  Experience in Product Line Management is a plus.
• High proficiency of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint
• familiarity with Adobe Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop
• Excellent verbal, written communication and presentation skills 
• Ability to work under deadlines, manage multiple priorities, work independently, take initiative, and pay close attention to detail
• Detailed knowledge of data systems including:  RLM (PLM systems), Shopify, 42 and NuOrder

WHAT WE OFFER

• Paid time off
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• 401K Employer Match
• Employee Discount

IF THIS SOUNDS LIKE YOU

If you are looking for an exciting opportunity, have commitment to quality and thrive off working with smart, creative people, we want to hear from you

Here at Billy Reid we believe a diverse workplace fosters creativity, is critical to the success of our company, and benefits our communities. We seek to recruit, hire, and promote based on the candidate or employee’s qualifications and merit.  No regard will be given to race, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability or any other characteristics protected by applicable law. We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer who provides a respectful workplace for all employees.