Merchant, Little Planet

Serving the needs of all families with young children, Carter’s Inc. is the largest North American apparel retailer exclusively for babies and young children, encompassing Carter’s, OshKosh B’gosh, Skip*Hop and Little Planet brands. Meaningful work, constant learning, genuine people, and a community guided by core values that promote inclusion and innovation is in everything we do. There are many reasons to build your career at Carter's.

.HOW YOU’LL MAKE AN IMPACT:
This role reports into a VP of Merchandising, has 1-2 direct reports (if applicable), and is based in our Buckhead office in our hybrid work environment. 

40%: SBU Strategy:  

• Lead business "take-aways" and "deep dives"; generate new strategies, reinforce existing ones, drive change for the fastest-growing business segment
• Weekly In-Season business management: utilize reporting tools (Tableau, Excel) to run and analyze selling reports; create and present selling hindsights regularly, to influence future line structures
• Lead cross-functional team: support creative decisions for assortment with Design, Art and PDC and support financial planning deliverables with Retail Planning and Operations  
• Partner with Global Sales team to drive growth for Wholesale Channel
• Develop strong understanding of the marketplace and key competitors; identify trends and white space opportunities for growth 

20%: Marketing, Store Visual & Site Direction:  

• Support development of unique Little Planet Marketing strategies to ensure alignment across email, SMS, Site Copy, Social campaigns, etc.
• Partner with Site Merchandising team to drive brand strategy for the website and app including landing page structure and imagery 
• Meet with Visual Merchandising team to convey seasonal assortment strategies for a variety of store formats

15%: Costing, Pricing, Margin Management:  

• Manage margin and deliver revenue goals based on financial plans across Retail and Wholesale
• Own product margin, costing decisions and category roll-ups

15%: System Management/Style Set Ups/Assortment attributions and rankings:  

• Support team with systemic deliverables; ensuring accuracy of information for release to downstream tools
• Use understanding of current trends and brand strategies to guide product ranking and mapping

10%: Team Development: 

• Maintain strong cross functional relationships 
• Support seasonal calendar development, meet deadlines and milestone meeting needs

WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF:
Must have:

• Bachelor’s Degree required 
• 4-7 Years of Experience in retail buying or merchandising position; experience developing a line structure is critical 

Preferred skills and experience:

• Ability to understand and translate trend for our brand
• Ability to develop product and assess creative
• Strong knowledge of retail metrics to effectively analyze results across channels and markets
• Experience working with design, sourcing, product development, tech design, and other cross-functional partners
• Well-developed presentation skills needed to present to senior level executives and key accounts
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite  

OUR TEAM MEMBERS:

• Lead Courageously: Have a strong sense of personal values that align with our Company values
• Collaborates Broadly: Build cooperation, trust, and thrive in a consensus driven environment
• Customer Focus: Proactively seek opportunities to leverage data and fact-based insights to serve customers and/or internal clients
• Drive Growth: Set aggressive goals and implement plans precisely
• Cultivates Innovation:  Respectfully challenge the "we’ve always done it this way" mentality and explore new ways to achieve desired outcomes

MAKE A CAREER AT CARTER’S: 
Career Development: Success starts from within, and we have several paths from which you can choose to enhance your career evolution. From Carter’s University to Toastmasters to mentorship programs and more, we encourage you to utilize these tools to elevate your professional prowess. 
NOTE:  This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The duties described may be changed or reassigned at the discretion of management, and the employee may be required to perform duties that are not listed in the job description.
 

Carters is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.