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🛍️ MERCHANT | SWIM & APPAREL

Shape the product. Influence the business. Make an impact. ✨👙📈

Are you a confident, strategic Merchant or Buyer who knows how to turn consumer insights, fashion trends, and business data into products that customers want?

This is your opportunity to join one of the most iconic and recognized lifestyle and specialty retail companies in the world, a brand known for its powerful presence in fashion, intimate apparel, swimwear, beauty, and lifestyle. ✨

We’re looking for a Merchant to join a dynamic Swim & Apparel Third-Party Wholesale team, where your decisions will directly influence assortment, sales, inventory, margins, and overall business performance.

This is more than a merchandising role, it’s an opportunity to bring your expertise to a globally recognized brand, collaborate with vendors and cross-functional teams, and make meaningful business decisions in a fast-paced retail environment. 💼🌎

💎 THE OPPORTUNITY

Location: Reynoldsburg, OH

Work Model: Hybrid in Columbus, OH or Remote for the right candidate

Schedule: 40 hours/week

💻 Company computer provided

💰 COMPENSATION & CONTRACT

Pay Rate: $27.59 – $34.48/hour

Contract: 2 months

Potential Extension: Yes

Hours: 40 hours/week

As a Merchant, you will be responsible for helping shape the product strategy and assortment for a key business line. You’ll work closely with internal teams, vendors, and cross-functional partners to ensure the right products reach the right customers at the right time.

You’ll have the opportunity to:

🛍️ Develop and execute assortment plans, including pricing and space allocation

📊 Analyze sales, inventory, margins, and markdowns to identify business opportunities

👙 Support Swim & Apparel merchandising strategies

🤝 Partner with vendors and manufacturing teams on calendars, costing, and product development

📅 Ensure product development aligns with line plans and production calendars

🔎 Track competitive intelligence and fashion trends

📈 Identify opportunities to increase sales and improve margins

📦 Partner with other functions to effectively manage inventory

✨ Participate in merchandise presentations and promotional planning

👗 Contribute to the patterning and product development process

🤝 Participate in team and vendor meetings

🧠 Make independent decisions and resolve complex merchandising challenges

🌟 WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

We're looking for someone who can own their business, make confident decisions, and collaborate effectively.

Must-Have Experience:

• 5–7+ years of merchandising experience
• Previous experience at the Merchant, Senior Merchant, or Buyer level
• Strong understanding of retail merchandising and buying
• Experience with assortment planning and product strategy
• Strong analytical and business acumen
• Ability to make confident decisions independently
• Experience working with vendors and cross-functional teams
• Ability to analyze sales and translate data into actionable business opportunities

💡 Your Personality Matters

The ideal candidate is:

✨ Confident

🤝 Collaborative

🚀 A self-starter

🧠 A strong decision-maker

👥 A team player

📈 Business-minded

💬 Comfortable communicating with vendors and internal partners

If you're someone who can look at the business, identify what's working, recognize what's missing, and take action—you could be exactly who we're looking for.

🏢 ABOUT THE TEAM

You'll be joining a Third-Party Wholesale team focused on Swim & Apparel, working in an environment where collaboration, creativity, data, and business strategy come together.

Your day may include:

📅 Team meetings

🤝 Vendor meetings

👙 Assortment planning

📊 Business and sales analysis

🔎 Competitive research

💡 Identifying opportunities for growth

You'll have the opportunity to work alongside experienced professionals while contributing directly to the success of an important product category.

🎯 WHY THIS OPPORTUNITY?

Imagine putting your merchandising expertise to work for a company whose products have become part of millions of customers' everyday lives.

You'll gain exposure to:

✨ A globally recognized retail brand

🛍️ High-visibility merchandising

👙 Swim & Apparel categories

📊 Data-driven business decisions

🤝 Vendor and cross-functional partnerships

📈 Sales, margin, and inventory strategy

🚀 A fast-paced, highly collaborative environment

If you're ready to bring your merchant mindset, business expertise, and passion for product to an organization with tremendous brand recognition and reach, this could be your next great opportunity.

🚨 READY TO MAKE YOUR MOVE?

Don't miss the chance to bring your merchandising expertise to a world-class retail organization.

If you have experience as a Merchant, Senior Merchant, or Buyer and you're ready to make an immediate impact, we want to hear from you! 👇

👉 Apply today and take the next step in your merchandising career!

📩 Submit your application now—qualified candidates will be considered as soon as possible.

Benefits Information:

Pride Global offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance, and hospital indemnity), 401(k) retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto and home insurance, pet insurance, and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

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During the recruiting, pre-offer process and offer process, we may collect the following categories of personal information:

1. Identifiers, such as name, address, and email address.
2. Professional and Employment-Related Information, such as resume, work history, education, and qualifications.
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Equal Employment Opportunity

Russell Tobin is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment

Russell Tobin is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us.

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.