Assistant Merchant

**About this Posting**:
This is an expression of interest/evergreen posting for the Assistant Regional Merchant and Assistant Global Merchant roles.
Who we are
lululemon is a yoga-inspired technical apparel company up to big things. The practice and philosophy of yoga informs our overall purpose to elevate the world through the power of practice. We are proud to be a growing global company with locations all around the world, from Vancouver to Shanghai, and places in between. We owe our success to our innovative product, our emphasis on our stores, our commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we get to make in every community we are in.
**About this team**:
The Merchandising team creates and executes transformative global product strategies that ensure we have the right assortment in the right place at the right time to fulfill our guests’ unmet needs to deepen our guest relationships, grow our brand and deliver on our long-term enterprise goals. We possess deep awareness and intuition of global marketplace dynamics and guest needs and use this knowledge to identify opportunities to maximize guest demand.
**A day in the life of an Assistant Global Merchant**:
The Global Assistant Merchant is ultimately responsible for the accurate and proficient data entry and maintenance of product information in various merchandising systems and tools that support the Merchandising team in the creation, curation and execution of strategies and the global product assortment.
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Analyze, validate and input slot/style information in global line plan
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Ensure that relevant style attributes are entered and are consistent with the most recent attribute definitions
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Analyze, validate and input slot/style information in global line plan for non-seasonal style additions (chase, Fast Turn, etc.)
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Ensure that relevant style attributes are entered and are consistent with the most recent attribute definitions for non-seasonal style additions (chase, Fast Turn, etc.)
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Analyze, validate and update the style-colour assortment visual flow based on Colour Flow Milestone
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**Ownership of sample management including**: inventory management, shipping of samples and organization of samples
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Input into seasonal change tracker (style-colour assortment)
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Communicate added (pullthrough) and dropped styles back to PD/Design
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Continuously monitor regional selling results and connect with regional teams to understand global product and financial performance
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Support team with global market and guest insight research
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Support Global Merchant and Senior Merchant on content creation for key go to market gates
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Provide support to the Merchandising team with day-to-day tasks
**A day in the life of an Assistant Regional Merchant**:
The Assistant Regional Merchant is ultimately responsible for the accurate and proficient data entry and maintenance of product information in various merchandising systems and tools that support the Regional Buying team in the in-season execution and management of regional market needs.
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Responsible for inputting, updating and maintaining data integrity across all merchandising systems and internal files and databases:
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Complete/add regional inputs into global attributing database (incl. data scrub, cleanup)
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Review and validate seasonal POs in TSS
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Create manual seasonal and non-seasonal PRs in TSS
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Execute Seasonal product flow changes to In-Store Date and execute Ship Mode Changes
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Input PO Change requests into POC (PO Changes) file, liaise with LLO and approve vendor-initiated changes
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Item Management in Flow (season codes, in-store-dates, drop day, clustering changes, in DC, etc.)
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Input chase request in Chase Ledger and communicate request to cross-functional partners
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Responsible for merchandising TOP sample management and preparing product samples for merchandising meetings and product presentations, including IMBR, MBR, Weekly Business Review and Quarterly Meltdown. Responsible for inventory management, shipping of samples and organization of samples
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Support Regional Merchant with content creation for IMBR, MBR, Weekly Business Review and Quarterly Meltdown
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Own the retail validation process (review, validate and update retail prices) and execute markdowns. Complete retail price validation and price exceptions in style option currency file
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Provide support to the Merchandising team with day-to-day tasks

**Qualifications**:
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BA, BSc, BBA, BComm, (or equivalent), specialization in Retail or Merchandising Management an asset
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Retail experience preferred, Merchandising experience an asset
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Proficient in Microsoft Office Programs
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Financial acumen and understanding of retail math
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Acute eye for Product
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Proven ability building collaborative team relationship
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Strong communication skills
- both written and verbal
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Ability to accurately and efficiently manage data entry
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Highly organized with a keen eye for the detail
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Ability to multi task and operate in a fast paced environmen