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Job Title: Merchant – All Categories - Forever 21 Reports To: Director of Merchandising
Location: In-Office | Monday–Friday
Position Summary: We’re looking for a passionate and results-driven Merchant to lead the buying strategy for our e-commerce website across all departments. This role is responsible for building trend-right, brand-right assortments that drive sales, margin, and inventory turn. You'll play a key role in shaping the product design, strategy, collaborating across departments, and ensuring consistent performance and innovation.
Key Responsibilities: Strategy & Vision: Define and execute a clear product strategy and seasonal business plan. Align with cross-functional partners in Design, Planning, and Production to bring the vision to life. Trend & Product Development: Partner with the Design team to forecast trends and translate them into customer-relevant assortments. Focus on delivering innovative, brand-aligned products. Market Awareness: Stay informed on competitors and the broader marketplace. Make strategic, data-informed decisions to position the assortment ahead of trends and customer needs. Sales & Inventory Planning: Build and manage seasonal plans for sales, markdowns, receipts, and inventory flow. Own the Open-to-Buy, focusing on achieving margin and Weeks of Supply targets. In-Season Management: Monitor sales performance in real-time. Identify opportunities to chase or pull back, maximizing top-line results and minimizing markdowns. Performance Analysis: Continuously evaluate the business to identify areas for improvement. Quickly respond to emerging trends and shifts in customer behavior. Collaboration & Meetings: Lead and contribute to business meetings, ensuring alignment on goals, timelines, and deliverables. Drive clarity and accountability.
Other Duties:
  • Support team initiatives and projects as assigned.
  • Work Environment
  • This is an
in-office role, Monday–Friday. Collaboration is focused around product development, milestone meetings, and key approvals.
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Merchandising, Business, or related field. 3–5+ years of buying experience in a specialty or fashion retail environment. Strong understanding of fashion trends and consumer behavior. Proven success managing sales, margin, and inventory metrics. Analytical and creative thinker — able to challenge and collaborate with both Planning and Design teams. Excellent communication and presentation skills. Highly organized, detail-oriented, and self-motivated. Comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. Ability to influence peers and senior leadership. Passion for product, innovation, and building a winning assortment.
Pay Range and Compensation Package: The annual base salary for this position starts at 100k. Actual starting pay is determined by various factors, including but not limited to relevant experience.
Equal Opportunity Statement: We are committed to diversity and inclusivity.

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