Assistant Buyer

What You’ll Do:

• Participate in all key product milestones
• Analyze weekly sales performance, inventory levels, and sell-through rates to identify top performers and underperforming styles.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and seasonal sales reports to support buying strategy decisions.
• Assort and create seasonal buys and prepare on order linesheets and seasonal product reviews
• Partner with the Planning on a regular basis to review buys, open-to-buy, markdown and replenishment, chase or cancel strategies
• Monitor product delivery schedules and update cross-functional teams of any changes
• Assist the Buyer in preparing for key milestone meetings like hindsights and line reviews.
• Work with Marketing & E-Commerce to ensure product features, images, and descriptions are accurate for promotional campaigns.
• Coordinate with Site Merchandising to align with current assortment strategies and key product features
• Track retail fashion trends, market shifts, and competitor offerings to identify new product opportunities.
• Manage, organize, track and coordinate all product samples for cross-function use
  
  
  

Who You Are:

• Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Merchandising, Retail Management, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience: 1–3 years of experience in retail, buying, merchandising, or inventory planning (apparel retail experience strongly preferred).
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in MS Excel (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables) and retail management software.
• Analytical Mindset: Strong comfort level with numbers, basic retail math (markup, margin, sell-through, turns), and sales analysis.
• Fashion Acumen: High interest in retail apparel trends, consumer buying patterns, and product development.
• Detail-Oriented: Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage high-volume data ● Adaptability: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven retail environment.
• Entrepreneurial mindset, excellent communicator and strong collaborator