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General

• Processes, turns in and tracks all top samples for website
• Helps coordinate samples and meets deadlines for all campaign launches and mailers
• Processes Purchase Orders
• Inputs and reconciles store price changes
• Updates all POs when necessary (date changes, price changes, description updates etc.)
• Follows up on incoming and late orders
• Sets up and assists in meetings with vendors
• Performs other duties assigned

Merchandise Coordinator

Buyer

• Achieves sales and margin objectives for seasonal buying plans.
• Strategically selects and purchases product from vendor lines to augment planned assortments based on trend data
• Partners with Product Development team to develop product including sourcing and monitoring delivery of product and quality control
• Reaches overall team project financial objectives as defined by DMM or GMM
• Develops market analyses and business strategies to outline strengths, weaknesses, new opportunities and threats in the fashion market; evaluates the market continuously to revise the strategies
• Analyzes and negotiates proposals for product based on trend, price, delivery time, and quality to select the most appropriate vendors
• Partners with Planning and Allocation teams to ensure the development of appropriate assortment plans

Buyer – Music Apparel

Graphics Designer

• Create original artwork for handbags and wallets – Licensed and Non licensed for all brands from the direction of our design team
• Produce print repeats from final artwork; editing, recoloring and matching color to pantone standards
• Utilize licensed assets creatively while adhering to licensor rules and guidelines
• Use Photoshop and Illustrator to prepare, modify, and resize artwork; collaborating with product development and design team to articulates printing and design techniques to factories.
• Create licensed and original non licensed artworks for each delivery
• Partner with the HT Inc DTR Apparel Art teams as needed
• Manage Strike off/PP art approvals and comments to PD with design
• Create and revise Art specification pages for submission to the licensor for approvals of collections
• Create and present print concepts/moodboards in collaboration with our design team and buyers

Textile Designer, Graphic Designer – Handbags, Accessories

Producer

• Manage production process from design handoff to finished product - develop and source fabrics, yarns, and trims; obtains approvals for fabric, lab dip, and trims, ensure tech pack turnovers to sourcing partners; troubleshoot and come up with options to resolve issues in development/production and quality
• Work closely with the merchant & product development team to ensure vision of product is achieved during the sourcing & production process & updating them regularly on deliveries and production issues
• Partner with internal teams like import, vendor relations, and traffic teams to ensure inbound merchandise is properly coordinated for on time delivery
• Work closely with the licensing team to obtain licensor’s comments in a timely manner to ensure on time delivery
• Work with overseas vendors to monitor development and on time delivery
• Source & start up new factory relationships; negotiate appropriate costs and deliverables with sourcing partners to ensure best margin and quality are achieved for our customers!

Associate Production Manager – Wholesale

Social Media Manager

• Help create and maintain the social media content calendar and track creative briefs for content and campaign assets.
• Work with Social Media Photographer, creative services, video production and merchants to help create exciting content for all social media channels.
• Schedule daily content on all social media channels.
• Responsible for portions of the social media weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting and tracking.
• Partner with copywriting and social media team to ensure all external communications and copy are on brand.
• Help coordinate and execute sweepstakes prizing and fulfillment.
• Help manage user-generated content; gain user approvals, approving and scheduling UGC.
• Stay up to date with influencers and content creators and partner with Influencer Specialist to activate content creators for owned content.

Merchandise Coordinator

Buyer – Music Apparel

Textile Designer, Graphic Designer – Handbags, Accessories

Associate Production Manager – Wholesale

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