Assistant Merchant

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.

About this opportunity:

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 categories.

The role of the Assistant Merchant is to support the Merchant in all aspects of product procurement, launch, and maintenance.

• Help manage internal relationships acting as a primary contact for brand and cross functional channel teams

• Drive retail channel execution for new product launches, including SKU setup and maintenance, assisting with vendor setup and internal order processing

• Own promo and markdown inclusion list creation and execution

• Support PDP launch and maintenance in partnership with ecom

• Proof catalog, web, and marketing collateral for discrepancies in product information and pricing

• Review product returns claims and customer reviews, providing support to product teams responsible for resolution

• Organize communication between Brand and Product Support teams to resolve client concerns, gather product information, and procure supporting materials

• Participate in monthly or quarterly business reviews

• Research / manage special projects

Job Requirements:

• 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 qualified applicants representing a wide range of backgrounds and abilities. 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.

This organization participates in E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification. In general, MillerKnoll positions are closed within 45 days and are open for applications for a minimum of 5 days. We encourage our prospective candidates to submit their application(s) expediently so as not to miss out on our opportunities. We frequently post new opportunities and encourage prospective candidates to check back often for new postings.

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 click to view [email protected] .