Location
Oak Brook
Job Type
Full-time
Posted
June 08, 2026
Job Description
**The Job**
As an **Assistant Merchant,** you are responsible for all aspects of support for a product category, including but not limited to category review support, promotional planning, show prep, retailer communication, SKU on-boarding, and maintenance and special projects as assigned.
The position is designed as a support role, as well as development step in all aspects of the buying department to prepare a candidate for full category responsibility as a Merchant I.
**The Assistant Merchant:**
+ Executes the current year plan that has been laid out by the Merchant
+ Is responsible for all aspects of support for a product category
+ Assists with teams’ responsibilities and projects, including category reviews, promotional planning processes, show preparation, retailer communication, SKU onboarding and maintenance, and special projects as assigned.
+ Is expected to consider enterprise (retail, EJD, international) impact with all decisio...
As an **Assistant Merchant,** you are responsible for all aspects of support for a product category, including but not limited to category review support, promotional planning, show prep, retailer communication, SKU on-boarding, and maintenance and special projects as assigned.
The position is designed as a support role, as well as development step in all aspects of the buying department to prepare a candidate for full category responsibility as a Merchant I.
**The Assistant Merchant:**
+ Executes the current year plan that has been laid out by the Merchant
+ Is responsible for all aspects of support for a product category
+ Assists with teams’ responsibilities and projects, including category reviews, promotional planning processes, show preparation, retailer communication, SKU onboarding and maintenance, and special projects as assigned.
+ Is expected to consider enterprise (retail, EJD, international) impact with all decisio...