Why join us?
At Design Within Reach, home comes first. We believe in creating and sourcing pieces that move with you and are meant to be enjoyed over a lifetime – from home to home, generation to generation. For us, that means exceptionally crafted, built-to-last, and beautifully designed furnishings.
Our purpose is to design for the good of humankind. It’s the ideal we strive toward each day in everything we do. Being a part of Design Within Reach means being a part of something larger than your work team, or even your brand. We are redefining modern for the 21st century. And our success allows Design Within Reach to support causes that align with our values, so we can build a more sustainable, equitable, and beautiful future for everyone.
We are hiring an Assistant Merchant to join our Merchandising team. As an Assistant Merchant, you'll support our Merchandise team in the curation of a product assortment that represents the tenets of our brand while increasing sales and achieving profit goals. As an Assistant Merchant, you will report to the Merchant for your assigned category. The role of the Assistant Merchant is to support the Merchant in all aspects of product procurement, launch, and maintenance.
About this opportunity:
Help manage vendor relationships acting as a primary contact for vendors and designers
Monitor the MillerKnoll Retail essential dates calendar to ensure all deadlines are met (sku build, product testing, photo sample arrival date)
Proof catalog, web, and ads for discrepancies in costing, and dimensions
Maintain and compile all necessary line list information and provide salient seasonal and ad hoc sku and style count updates for designated departments.
Order and track product samples and manage all sample needs with Marketing, Merchandising, and Public Relations teams.
Perform regular business analysis activities and provide actionable recommendations to optimize assortment performance
Manage and execute all retail promotions and markdown strategies and demonstrate an ability to function with agility across multiple organizational departments
Review product returns claims on vendor charge-back document
Organize communication between Vendor and Product Support team to resolve client concerns, gather product information, and procure supporting materials
Help with monthly or quarterly product training
Create sales reports for vendor meetings and internal reviews
Approve Finance costing discrepancies with Merchant approval
Research / manage special projects
Basic Qualifications
A passion for modern design
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong project management skills.
Computer proficiency: MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Ability to use independent judgment
Detail oriented
Reliable and punctual
1+ years experience in merchandising or planning within design or related industry
Who We Hire?
Simply put, we hire everyone. Design Within Reach is comprised of people of all abilities, gender identities and expressions, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, veterans from every branch of military service, and more. Here, you can bring your whole self to work. We’re committed to equal opportunity employment, including veterans and people with disabilities.
MillerKnoll complies with applicable disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact MillerKnoll Talent Acquisition at careers_help@millerknoll.com.