Corporate Assistant Retail Buyer

Job Purpose:         

The Assistant Buyer will partner with the Corporate Retail Buyers to strategically build product assortments. The Assistant Buyer will also support growing the Retail business and work in a way that aligns with the company’s Retail strategic goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist Retail Buyers in developing product assortment and writing Purchase Order
• Assist Retail Buyers with vendor meeting preparation.
• Assist Retail Buyers with vendor support and overall communication.
• Facilitate vendor and item set-up in the Retail Purchasing System.
• Ensure that products are categorized and coded correctly to ensure consistency in Retail Purchasing System
• Support Retail Buyers with Retail day-to-day operations with order entry, receiving issues, invoicing issues and pricing changes.
• Assist Retail Buyers in collection of trend data.
• Work with Retail Buyers to manage inventory and identify risks in assortment.
• Assist in monthly selling reports to recap selling trends by vendor & location.
• Assist Retail Buyers with replenishment orders.
• Expedite purchase orders and monitor receiving of inventory.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Merchandising, Business or related field preferred.
• At least one year of Brand/Retail experience preferred.
• Demonstrates analytical and problem solving skills.
• Ability to develop/maintain good communication skills.
• Understanding of Open to Buy.
• Flexible and adaptive to changing priorities.
• Possesses an understanding of the target customer, supplier base and competitors.
• Able to work in fast paced environment, multi-task, organize and prioritize workload to meet deadlines.
• Experience with Financial Reporting including retail math with product planning, sales margins, and inventory turn calculations.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products, strong Excel experience a plus.