Working for Trunk Club

When you join Trunk Club, you join the Nordstrom family. Our fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment is paired with the strong history and experience of a retail legacy. We have access to some of the greatest minds in retail and technology and are constantly creating innovative strategies to develop the ultimate apparel solutions. We welcome your adaptability, your curiosity, and your passion to contribute to our unparalleled shopping experience!

Who we are

The Merchandising team is responsible for building a suite or reporting and monitoring tools to ensure we’re giving the best experience in retail. Most of our work is cross-functional, executing new programs that affect every part of the business. Our team is driven by analytics, and curious about all aspects of our business related to Merchandising. We operate outside of traditional retail metrics, which is the core of what we build here at Trunk Club. If you’re an analytical person who loves product, performance and tools, you’re the perfect fit.

What you’ll do

• Build and maintain product performance dashboards that are used by the internal Merchandising team along with our executive team.
• Manipulate, clean, and maintain large data sets while identifying trends within.
• Assist in building bottom’s up demand, revenue, and KPI plans by month.
• Pull performance recaps and information for pre-season strategic planning and in-season management.
• Work cross-functionally across the organization on special merchandising related projects.

Who you are

• Analytically savvy. You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• A strong project manager. You have strong interpersonal communication skills and perform well under firm deadlines within a rapidly changing environment.
• An identifier. You have a keen eye for executing channel assortment opportunities.
• An organization guru. You are able to prioritize, stay on task and deliver to deadlines.
• A multifaceted communicator. You’re comfortable communicating cross functionally at TC and with our vendor community.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or other quantitative discipline.
• 1-3 years of analyst experience in management consulting, finance, and/or merchandising.
• Advanced in Excel, Powerpoint and Tableau (experience with inventory reporting and excel formulas (SumIF, CountIF, VLookUp).

How we work

• With others. Work closely with cross functional partners in sales, technology, operations, finance and other product groups to define and implement performance strategies to accelerate sales growth, maximize merchandise and deliver an exceptional customer experience.
• With transparency. We have an open team room. No cubicles, no private offices.
• With agility. This is a critical role for us, so flexibility is important. No two days are the same and it keeps everyone on their toes.
• With open minds. We are committed to building a diverse team of people with unique perspectives. This encourages a healthy and inclusive environment that builds a more sustainable, successful company.
• With pride. We value our people most of all. We invest in ourselves by applying our own strengths and interests to company needs.

A few of our perks

• A location in the popular Chicago River North neighborhood
• Trunk Club University - our growth program which allows for development opportunities
• Team outings
• Merchandise discount
• Flexible work environment
• Social environment with built-in bars, a rooftop view, and our very own coffee-shop!