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About the Role

Purple is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Merchandising Intern to learn how product decisions translate into business, including assortment planning, product analysis, wholesale market preparation, and merchandising processes. This educational opportunity offers hands-on exposure to these key areas.

Responsibilities

• Support seasonal line planning across denim and ready-to-wear, including SKU, fit, color, and classification analysis, plus breadth, depth, and pricing work.
• Maintain line lists and assortment tools.
• Pull weekly sales and inventory reports.
• Analyze performance by style, fit, color, account, and channel.
• Support sell-through and stock-to-sales analysis, and help spot top performers, underperformers, and replenishment or markdown opportunities.
• Help prepare for market appointments and line reviews.
• Organize selling tools for the sales team.
• Support account-level and post-market order analysis.
• Organize samples and seasonal line reviews.
• Keep product information accurate across internal systems.
• Support merchandising projects and presentations.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program and eligible to receive academic credit.
• Available to work on-site in our New York office 3–4 days per week.
• Able to commit to the Fall 2026 semester, approximately September 2026–January 2027.

Skills

• Comfortable using MS Office Suite, particularly Microsoft Excel.
• Curious about the "why" behind product decisions, not just the task.
• Organized and accurate.
• Engaged with denim, contemporary fashion, and streetwear.
• Coursework or prior experience in fashion, retail, or merchandising is a plus.

Location

• New York

Work Type

• On-site
• Internship

Experience Level

• Intern

Education Level

• Undergraduate or graduate program enrollment

Salary/Compensations

• Unpaid

Benefits

• Daily lunch stipend will be provided for each working day on-site.
• Opportunity to gain hands-on experience in fashion merchandising, assortment planning, business analysis, and wholesale.

About the Company

• Since our inception in 2017, Purple has been on a mission to redefine denim culture.
• Blending industrial design, streetwear, and luxury fashion, we've curated a collection of men's denim and luxury basics that transcend trends.
• At Purple, we take pride in challenging conventions through design that is grounded in a contemporary spirit and timeless quality.