Assistant Merchant

Position Overview

The Assistant Merchant provides administrative and operational support to a Merchant or Senior Merchant to ensure accurate product execution and assortment management within assigned categories. This role partners closely with cross functional teams to maintain assortment integrity across both in-season and future-season assortments. Responsibilities include supporting item setup, maintaining assortment and pricing data, assisting with promotional execution, and ensuring accuracy across merchandising systems and product documentation. The Assistant Merchant plays a critical role in supporting the day-to-day operational needs of the category, helping ensure the merchandising team can execute assortments efficiently and accurately

Position Details

Work Environment:

At Duluth Trading Company, we value face-to-face interactions that foster our culture of learning, creativity, and teamwork. The role is based at our headquarters near Madison, WI. You will work in the office Monday through Thursday, with the option to work from home on Fridays if you prefer.

What You’ll Do: 

• Maintain accuracy of the assortment planning tools, including styles, colors, retails, costs, and product flow with direction from merchant
• Own print and media proofing for categories of responsibility
• Observe and learn in all category meetings
• Initiate and perform additional ad hoc reports as required
• Responsible for loading and maintaining all updates made throughout the season, in all systems (AX, D365, MAPS)
• Manage MSRP and standard cost of goods documents, complying to SOX standards
• Accountable for weekly email pricing and promotion documents, with guidance from merchant
• Develop effective, collaborative cross functional partnerships
• Schedule meetings and follow up for the team
• Adopt organizations values in personal work behaviors, decision making, contributions and interpersonal interactions.
• Participates in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
• Contribute to a positive work environment by demonstrating cultural expectations and influencing others to reward performance and value "can do" people, accountability, diversity, equity, and inclusion, flexibility, continuous improvement, collaboration, creativity and fun.

What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor's Degree in related field
  • Equivalent work experience will be considereddf 
• 1+ Years of experience
• 1+ years of demonstrated experience using excel for basic (retail) math
• Experience in AX, Direct Tech, Blue Yonder, D365, Centric-PLM preferred but not required.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy across all business-critical data
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to effectively time manage
• No Management Experience Required
• Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship. 

Physical Environment & Travel Expectations:

• Travel is required for less than 10% of company-related meetings, programs, and/or events.
• Sitting is required for 90% of working hours.
• Standing is required for 10% of working hours.
• Continuous arm, hand, and wrist movement (ie: typing)
• Occasional reaching, twisting, and bending.
• Noise level no greater than casual conversation.
• Ability to perform work in cubicle workstations or an office setting.
• Work in temperatures ranging from 65 - 75 degrees.

Duluth Headquarters Benefits and Perks

Our pursuit of a better way isn't just about our products—it's about our people too.  That's why our Dam Good Crew enjoys a comprehensive benefits package, designed to support their well-being and success.

• Multiple Medical plan options 

• Dental & Vision plans 

• Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts 

• Health Savings Account including company contributions  

• Company paid Life Insurance and AD&D

• Company paid Short-Term Disability

• Other various voluntary benefits including: Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Long-Term Disability and Supplemental Life Insurance

• 401(k) Employer Match

• Parental Leave 

• Paid holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day

• Generous Paid Time Off plan

• Daily pay available  

• 40% Employee Discount 

• Flexible Fridays 

• Onsite fitness center

Position Compensation Outline 

Compensation Range: $23.00 to $27.88/hour.

Compensation listed is for the full-time position at this specific location and is based on several factors, including experience, and qualifications. Benefits and perks may have eligibility requirements and are subject to change.

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The responsibilities outlined in this position description are a guideline for the general duties of the position and are not exhaustive of all duties inherent in the job. Duluth Trading Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

About Duluth Trading Company

Started in 1989, Duluth Trading Company exists to enable hard-working individuals to take on life with their own two hands. Folks that revel in doing it the hard way and celebrate finding a better way. We seek talented individuals who share these beliefs and are excited to further the Duluth Trading legacy with a digital-first mindset, always moving forward and always innovating.

From ingenious Duluth workwear, to comfortably capable Buck Naked Underwear, to outside-embracing AKHG, it’s all about the innovative gear and gadgets that equip customers for a more hands-on way of life.

Top-notch quality, immersive storytelling, outstanding customer service, and the shared belief that the go-all-in-and-dig-deep spirit exists with everyone are what sets Duluth Trading Co. apart. We seek talented folks looking to be part of a can-do team that’s hellbent on helping the world to gear up, get its hands dirty, and do.