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Our client, a leading brand, is seeking a Senior Merchandiser to join their New York team on a temp basis.Responsibilities:Develop seasonal line plans and assortment strategies to drive the Women's Full-Price Footwear business; including range plan and mix, and price architecture for all global wholesale and retail channels. Review selling and market bookings results to inform line plan strategies and identify opportunities for growth.Partner with global market teams to confirm assortment covers their business needs in terms of both product categories and pricing architecture. Work with Production and Costing teams to ensure internal margin goals are achieved based on assortment pricing structure.Collaborate with cross-functional teams in RTW and Accessories to make sure there is cross-category alignment on key seasonal initiatives and concepts.Work with and influence Design team to ensure seasonal assortment supports and executes both brand direction and the channel assortment strategies.Conduct market and competitor research to identify and analyze movements and opportunities within the competitive landscape.Prepare assortments for seasonal markets including showroom set-up, creating market assortment tools and strategy decks.Present assortment and seasonal strategies to senior executives and global market teams.Establish best-practice merchandise processes as necessary.Requirements:Minimum 10 years of experience in Merchandising andor Buying.Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills: ability to communicate with high level executives.Strong analytical skills.Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skill levels.A self-starter with a strong ability to take initiative, ownership and accountability for the business.Ability to react quickly with a strong sense of urgency.Team oriented with ability to multi-task.Please submit your resume for consideration.You can use to collect and manage your references for free and share them with us or anyone else you choose. Candidates with references are always preferred by our clients. Now is the most important time to stand out from the crowd. We suggest that you ensure you have updated your LinkedIn profile and that you start collecting your references early.