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Summary

Our client is a luxury fashion brand known for elegant and timeless collections. Their designs have been worn by celebrities and customers around the world.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and highly motivated Merchandising Assistant to support our Merchandising team. This role will play an essential part in ensuring our product assortments, line sheets, and seasonal strategies align with brand vision and customer needs. The ideal candidate is organized, proactive, and passionate about merchandising.

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with the preparation of line sheets, product catalogs, and seasonal assortments.
• Support the merchandising team in analyzing sales, inventory, and trend data to inform product decisions.
• Maintain product information accuracy across internal systems and external platforms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (design, production, sales, and marketing) to ensure timely sample management, product launches, and promotional campaigns.
• Monitor competitor assortments and industry trends to provide insights and recommendations.
• Provide administrative support, including scheduling, data entry, and reporting.
• Work with sales team to manage monthly assortments.
• Negotiation skills.
• Familiarity with vendor & costing managements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Merchandising, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 1–2 years of experience in merchandising, buying, or product coordination (internships considered).

Required Skills

• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Google and reporting tools including intermediate data analysis.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to multitask and manage deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Knowledge in fashion, trends, and customer experience.
• Knowledge of fashion production timelines – understanding how design, sourcing, and production phases align with merchandising.
• Visual presentation skills – ability to create polished line sheets, decks, and merchandising boards for sales teams.
• Problem-solving mindset – resourcefulness in handling shifting timeline or last-minute assortment changes.
• Relationship management – ability to work effectively with vendors, buyers, and cross-functional teams.
• Adaptability to fast-paced environments – thrives under pressure and remains detail-oriented while juggling multiple deadlines.

Our client is a luxury fashion brand known for elegant, timeless collections worn by celebrities and customers around the world. They are seeking a highly motivated and polished Executive Assistant. This role offers a unique opportunity to work closely with senior leadership, gain visibility into high-level decision-making, and act as a trusted partner in the day-to-day operations of the business.

As an Executive Assistant (EA) you will provide high-level administrative support to the president of a luxury fashion brand, acting as a strategic partner to maximize their productivity. Key responsibilities include complex calendar management, travel arrangements, email/phone screening, document preparation, and handling confidential information with high discretion.

Core Responsibilities and Duties

• Calendar Management: Managing complex,, fast-changing, and confidential, calendars, scheduling meetings, and resolving conflicts.
• Communication & Liaison: Acting as the primary point of contact between executives, clients, and internal teams; screening calls and managing inbox correspondence.
• Travel Coordination: Arranging complex domestic and international travel itineraries, including flights, accommodation, and transportation
• Document Preparation: Creating, editing, and formatting reports, presentations, and correspondence.
• Office Administration: Organizing meetings, taking minutes, filing, expense reporting, and managing office logistics
• Special Projects: Assisting with, or leading ad-hoc projects and events

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Required Skills and Qualifications

• Experience: Proven experience as an Executive Assistant, Personal Assistant, or in a similar administrative role.
• Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Organization: Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks.
• Software Proficiency: High proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Google Workspace.
• Discretion: Ability to handle confidential, sensitive information with high discretion.
• Proactivity: Ability to anticipate needs and act proactively to solve problems.

Typical Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred but not always required.
• Previous experience supporting C-level executives.

Job Title: eCommerce Catalog Specialist (Marketplace Operations)

Location: Bolingbrook, IL

Duration: 6 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Onsite

Pay rate: $25. /hr.

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The client’s MarketPlace contractor is responsible forcreating and enhancing web content to drive traffic and conversion. This role will manage relationships with brand vendors to gather information for enhanced product content experiences (images, product, video, technical specs, attributes). The role is accountable for product building, including set up, take down, and presentation of the website for both new and existing UB Marketplace brands and existing marketplace brands via Mirakl as well as internal systems. This position creates and enhances web content within their specific category area to drive traffic and conversion. The position will execute to site standards and ensure that the quality of the content is delivered to the site.

CORE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage category managers and brand relationships to gather product content (copy, images, product, video, attributes and tech specs) to ensure adherence to the new and existing brand go live calendar. Properly categorizes products based on current taxonomy.
• Applies and maintains copy and image style guide standards to maintain position as a best-in-class retailer. Ensures SEO best practices are maintained for product and meta descriptions.
• Utilize Mirakl and web platform to create, update, and manage product content on client website.
• Utilizes problem solving skills to address guest facing issues on the site.
• Proactively works to build collaborative relationships with category managers and brand partners.

REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field.
• 1-3 years of ecommerce experience preferred.
• Proficiency in Excel and other Office software tools, a must
• Experience with web platform and/or data management system preferred.
• Experience with the Mirakl platform preferred
• Superior time management and organizational abilities, a must.
• Attention to detail (critical for writing/editing and grammar with content posting to live site).
• Ability to utilize complex system tools to manage digital content.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment as well as independently.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize projects and multitask to get things done.

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

Strategic Staffing Solutions is currently looking for an ECommerce Catalog Specialist for a W2 contract opportunity with one of our clients!

E-commerce Catalog Specialist

6+ months- W-2 Contract

Bolingbrook, IL -Hybrid

POSITION SUMMARY:

This contractor is responsible for creating and enhancing web content to drive traffic and conversion. This role will manage relationships with brand vendors to gather information for enhanced product content experiences (images, product, video, technical specs, attributes). The role is accountable for product building, including set up, take down, and presentation of the website for both new and existing brands and existing brands via Mirakl as well as internal systems. This position creates and enhances web content within their specific category area to drive traffic and conversion. The position will execute to site standards and ensure that the quality of the content is delivered to the site.

CORE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage category managers and brand relationships to gather product content (copy, images, product, video, attributes, and tech specs) to ensure adherence to the new and existing brand go live calendar. Properly categorizes products based on current taxonomy.
• Applies and maintains copy and image style guide standards to maintain position as a best-in-class retailer. Ensures SEO best practices are maintained for product and meta descriptions.
• Utilize Mirakl and web platform to create, update, and manage product content on the client website
• Utilizes problem-solving skills to address guest-facing issues on the site.
• Proactively works to build collaborative relationships with category managers and brand partners.

REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSIDERATION:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field.
• 1-3 years of ecommerce experience preferred.
• Proficiency in Excel and other Office software tools, a must
• Experience with web platform and/or data management system preferred.
• Experience with the Mirakl platform preferred
• Superior time management and organizational abilities, a must.
• Attention to detail (critical for writing/editing and grammar with content posting to live site).
• Ability to utilize complex system tools to manage digital content.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment as well as independently.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize projects and multitask to get things done.

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