Overview

Our Buying Assistant role requires a proactive and collaborative person who is responsible for supporting our Buying teams while collaborating with various departments. In this role you will be exposed to communication with the vendor community as well as product assortment and categorization. As you mature in the role you will have opportunities to provide trend analysis.

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Responsibilities

• Omni Sku creation & sku maintenance
- Enter and maintain sku description, category, brand ID, sizes / updating upc’s /sku id’s
- Partner with digital team to ensure styles are prepped for digital placement
• Organizing Samples and coordinating on photoshoots as well as shipment between locations when necessary.
• Organizing Samples and Mock store set up within the corporate office
• Communication - liaison between various departments
• Marketing liaison - bridge between buying and marketing teams
• Competition research (ie: who else has what, who has what on sale)
• Additional systems maintenance as required

Qualifications

• Strong analytical ability and attention to detail necessary
• Excellent problem-solving skills; able to take initiative in finding solutions to new issues
• Excellent organizational skills; ability to prioritize multiple tasks with tight deadlines
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
• Passion for the retail industry
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Innovative thinking, ability to communicate ideas
• Critical thinking