Assistant Merchandise Manager, Ralph Lauren - Temp

About:

Bloomingdale's makes fashion personal and fun, aspirational yet approachable. Our mission is to guide and inspire our customers to make style a source of creative energy in their lives. We will always strive to make Bloomingdale's like no other store in the world. Everyone plays a critical role to bring our mission to life. Regardless of position, we believe all colleagues have a voice and access to share their thoughts with every level of leadership. Our colleagues are passionate, driven, entrepreneurial and collaborative. We welcome and embrace diversity of background, thought and opinion while having a lot of fun along the way.

Job Overview:

Bloomingdale's is looking for a motivated, detail-oriented Assistant Site Merchandise Manager to join our Site Merchandising team. The ideal candidate has a digital background, as well as experience with an enterprise level management system and cross-functional project work. The Assistant Site Merchandise Manager will help optimize website content execution to support conversion and sales plans.

Essential Functions:

• Collaborate with the Site Merchandising and Design teams to collect and export online content from Adobe XD for site landing pages including but not limited to editorial and promotional messaging.
• Develop web experiences within Adobe Experience Manager that accurately match display and linking mockups across devices (desktop/tablet, mobile web and mobile app).
• Thoroughly test web experiences to ensure content functions correctly on all screen sizes.
• Track site content routing through various project timelines to ensure timely setup.
• Effectively collect and communicate feedback from Site Merchandising, Merchandise Marketing, and Design teams. This will require precise attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Be Adobe Experience Manager point of contact for the Site Merchandising team and our partners, communicating processes and authoring capabilities.
• Lead Adobe Experience Manager weekly office hours to assist with Site Merchandising business priorities and to educate on available functionalities.
• Attend site design meetings with cross functional teams.
• Attend product-led meetings for continued development and training on new system functionalities.
• Assist with ad hoc merchandise marketing and promotional content changes.
• Provide data-driven recommendations to improve online messaging and merchandising execution.
• Assist with competitive analyses to stay current on industry trends.
• Communicate ideas and present them with conviction. Interpret direction and apply changes.

Qualifications and Competencies:

• We encourage candidates with either a bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in a related field to apply
• 1-2 years direct experience
• Effective presentation and communication skills
• Must be a team player with the ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously while meeting all deadlines
• Develop and execute plans and strategies quickly, capitalizing on momentum and incremental progress
• This position involves regular walking, standing, sitting, hearing, and talking. May occasionally involve stooping, kneeling, or crouching. May involve close vision, color vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment. Involves use of hands and fingers for typing on keyboard and using a mouse. May be a need to move or lift items under 20 pounds
• Open to change, flexible, patient and cooperative with a unique blend of strategic creativity and corporate understanding; able to foster positive relationships and interaction with all levels of management
• Ability to maintain a high standard of attention to detail
• Knowledge of MS Office computer programs required
• Monday through Friday 9am to 6pm; In office in Long Island City Tuesday & Wednesday; remote Monday, Thursday, Friday. Subject to change
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule based on department and company needs