Assistant Buyer

• In partnership with the Merchandise leader, own the merchandise strategy for assigned department ensuring the assortment meets the financial and assortment goals
• Support the Merchandise Leader with the quarterly development of key categories from product ideation and assortment building through sample development
• Report and present quarterly on cross functional market trends, competitive analysis and identify white space opportunities
• Analyze business performance weekly. Identify wins, opportunities and risks in season through analyzing and communicating sales performance
• Participate in all departmental and team meetings, including global cross-functionals and business review meetings
• Responsible for managing the assigned department’s range plan including setup, stage set coordination and updates
• Build relationships with key licensing partners and vendors to augment product assortments
• Establishes relationships with omni-channel partners including Site Merchandising, Marketing, Production, Visual and Guest Services to ensure the department’s product strategy is implemented accurately
• Proof site assets, product pages and URLs, providing proofing comments to copy & photography
• Partner with Site Merchandising to ensure assortment discovery
• Own the E-Commerce turnover process, creating turnover sheets, delivering all product details, tracking and presenting photo samples, and attending weekly fast-track meetings where needed
• Prepare and maintain photobooks/playbook aligning with product flow calendar and quarterly showcase deliverables to support product hand offs to Site Merchandising, Marketing, Copy & Creative
• Monitor and communicate product quality report in conjunction with PI and Global sourcing and agreed action plans

• Ideal to have PLM knowledge
• Excel is a must have
• Will provide support to associate buyer and buying manager
• Extremely Organized and Detailed, work independently and on many tasks-projects at one time, excellent Comm Skills, great follow up skills, self starter, build partnerships
• Team Player, Ask Questions, Be Proactive and Collaborative
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Solid presentation skills and ability to influence internal and external partners
• Excellent organizational and project management skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, balance multiple tasks and assignments
• Self-starter, resourceful, innovative, and adaptable to change
• Organized, accurate and attention to detail
• Team Player and able to form good working partnerships
• Financial aptitude
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong computer skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Keynote)
• Ability to work across multiple time zones with flexible schedule as needed
• Bachelor’s degree + 2-3 years related Buying experience
• Bachelor’s degree

PLM knowledge

• medical
• dental
• vision coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• short-term disability
• life insurance with AD&D