About this role
Get to Know AEO
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (NYSE: AEO) is a leading global specialty retailer with a portfolio of beloved apparel brands including American Eagle, Aerie, OFFL/NE by Aerie, Todd Snyder and Unsubscribed.
Rooted in optimism, inclusivity and authenticity, AEO’s brands empower every customer to celebrate their unique personal style by offering casual, comfortable, timeless outfitting and high-quality products that are made to last. In addition to a robust e-commerce business, we operate stores in the United States, Canada and Mexico, with merchandise available in more than 30 countries through a global network of license partners.
At AEO, we believe in the power of our people and our brands. Our Better Together culture creates a mutual desire to succeed–inspiring our community to excel, while driving future growth for the business and associates. Through experience, exposure and education we empower associates to build their unique career journey.
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access at AEO
We remain committed to building an inclusive culture that is welcoming and fosters a sense of belonging for everyone.
AEO is a patron that offers equality in its recruitment processes and is committed to complying with all Federal and local laws and regulations. AE Mexico prohibits discrimination against partners or applicants because of race, color, creed or religion, citizenship or non-citizen, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, identity or expression of gender, marital status or co-existence, victims of domestic violence or harassment, genetic information or genetic pre-disposition, military situation or any veterans protected by law. All of the above applies to all activities at AE Mexico including, among others: recruitment, hiring, compensation, allowances, training, promotions, personal evaluations, discipline and termination process of a working relationship. AE Mexico also protects any different religion or capacity in accordance with the current law.
Possess strong communication and organization skills, product and inventory flow knowledge, and a balance of analytical and creative abilities to positively help execute and deliver the bottom-line profit of his/her Aerie area.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Understand Seasonal Concepts, Key Investments, Key Ideas, Key Items, Lifespans, and Programs to overall execute Product Strategy for
each season.
Analytical skills to measure product performance on a weekly, monthly and seasonal basis for retail, e-comm and wholesale businesses.
Executing buys for some categories per Buyer’s lead.
Focused on Inventory management tasks, which include Making sure Purchase Orders are being issued correctly and on time,
communicating to the planning team on pending purchase orders and update product information on system to provide full visibility on
product flow.
Tracking of receipts and communicating product delays to cross functional teams.
Constantly updating systems or buying files to provide correct information and visibility on product attributes such as lifespan, store
groups, tickets, units or ship modes to the buying, inventory planning and planning teams. And analyst team for wholesale.
Communicate and deliver constantly the Product Strategy to the cross-functional teams for them to execute the strategy effectively.
Responsible of executing weekly the sales performance action plan, coordinate execution of promotions, revising daily product updates,
revising ticket discrepancies and communicating all of the above if needed to the correspondent cross functional teams.
Work closely with the Visual and Operations team on making sure that each floorset gets executed as planned.
Provide to the Operations Team with all the information needed to execute the merchandising strategy in stores such as: Floorset
Product Placement Guides, Early set product documents, ticket discrepancies information and re ticket actions, seasonal key looks for
personal appearance Standards for associates and all that they may need on product purposes.
Visit Stores at least once a month with the Buyers to get feedback on product performance and floorset execution.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Merchandising, Business, or equivalent.
At least 2 years’ experience in the merchandising or apparel retail industry.
English Speaking, daily communication with US partners.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Strong team working skills.
Effective organizational skills.
Ability to multi-task, perform under pressure and deadline oriented.
Ability to act as liaison between many departments.
Confidence and persuasive abilities, ready to try new ways of doing things to improve learning.
Analytical and Passionate individual will be most successful in this and future roles.
Ability of negotiation with partners, grounded in mutual respect and open communication.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office