Digital Merchandise Assistant - Impulse & Contemporary Shoes

Overview:

Provide operational support to our Digital and Omni Buying teams, and creative teams by leading Merchant team photography planning and execution, and supporting website product display activities, including price execution.

Essential Functions:

• Learn and become proficient in relevant Merchant systems.
• Ability to quickly learn and apply in-house business applications.
• Manage weekly Merchandise Not Live On Hand Report
• Lead photography and image production forecasting processes
• Drive the Merchant team product turn-in plans for vendor samples and images
• Request, acquire, and return samples to vendors
• Prepare samples and product photography leadsheets for delivery to our creative production team
• Participate in product turn-in meetings with creative production, during which we finalize on detailed product photography plans
• Acquire & submit product Features & Benefits to Creative COPY team for each item (detailed descriptions of the items to be listed on the webpage, ex: fabric content, care instructions, etc.)
• Support Buying team review and validation of images to be displayed on our digital platforms
• Develop strong relationships with vendor partners & maintain vendor contact information
• Drive continuous process improvement through ongoing identification & resolution of photography planning challenges & opportunities, with internal and external partners
• Setup and help maintain Digital l product records in customer-facing systems
• Provide general administrative support as assigned
• Regular, dependable attendance and punctuality

Qualifications:

Education/Experience

• Experience in an administrative corporate office environment.
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

Communication Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Other Skills

Key Leadership Characteristics:

• Agility: Embraces change with realistic optimism; Adjusts quickly to situational needs, as well as new roles, teams, paradigms, and environments; Persists through challenges and setbacks caused by change.
• Curiosity: Seeks out new experiences and knowledge; Thinks beyond obvious; Asks questions to gain the perspectives of others; Engages team members to examine current practices and encourages creative thinking about how things could be more effective and efficient.
• Vision: Gathers and synthesizes information, then transforms into new, value-add possibilities; Articulates compelling directions to others; Takes a solution-based approach to drive results Collaboration: Identifies, initiates, and builds trust-based relationships through candor and honesty; Proactively engages others and facilitates new ways of thinking; Encourages and respects diverse points of view; Shares information in order to drive team success.
• Influence: Asserts own ideas and persuades others in a clear, confident, and composed manner; Tailors message for the audience; Gains support and commitment from others; Motivates and mobilizes people to take action.
• Develops Talent: Drives performance and engagement through the development and alignment of talent; Demonstrates commitment to invest in self and others; Seeks and provides constructive feedback; Provides challenging assignments and coaches others to enhance learning and performance.

This job description is not all inclusive. Macy's Inc. reserves the right to amend this job description at any time. Macy's Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.