Job Description
The Assistant Buyer ensures that products appear in the right store, at the right time and in the right quantities. This involves working closely with the Merchandising and Design Teams to accurately forecast trends, plan stock levels and monitor performance.
The Assistant Buyer will be able to analyze market trends and conditions, store inventory levels, product content and assortment, along with demographic requirements to make sound decisions that deliver assigned sales and profit goals.
Assistant Fashion Buyer Job Responsibilities
Plan the Product Assortment
Together with Head of Merchandising create pre-season forecasting plans to ensure sales units and profit targets
Develop strategies for projected forecasts, inventory by sku needs, and order flow set ups for specified timeframe
Manage the monthly merchandise flow calendars and create strategies to maximize sales, profitability, and customer expectations (ex. What time items have to be produced to meet in-store delivery dates)
Analyze historical data and current trends to identify risks and opportunities and recommend strategies to achieve financial goals
Coordinate Merchandise
Track styles throughout the development, production, and shipping stage
Create and maintain tracking of all set samples to ensure that photography, product code set-up, and shipping date to warehouse deadlines are met
Maintain Product image files by season for Merchandise library and to share with Marketing and Online teams
Assist Marketing with Photography scheduling and coordination for in-house shoots
Prioritize and re-prioritize styles to be produced to capitalize on sales trends and business needs
Allocate to Stores
Coordinate with Store Coordinator for restocking and replenishment needs and allocate from warehouse
Perform allocation on time in order to maintain the flow of merchandise to shops and meet logistics requirements
Create store allocation matrix to ship correct product to specific stores that maximizes sell through.
Manage Inventory
Manage stock levels through sell thru and in-stock position per store. Monitor stock based on forecasts and flag overstock situations, monitoring slow sellers and suggesting action plans
Create and manage optimum product mix per store
Create markdown and sale strategies to minimize dead stock
Reporting
Analyze spreadsheet reports, size, and selling data in order to identify improvement opportunities and implement allocation strategies to maximize business
Develop store specific distribution plans based on the sales trends, seasonal needs of the particular store and prioritize the distributions
Analyze historical data and current trends to identify risks and opportunities to business and recommend strategies to achieve financial goals
Present analysis in weekly business meetings and monthly planning meetings
Drive analytical excellence by developing new reporting and approaches.
Behaviors and Traits:
Commitment to exceeding internal and external customer expectations
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to think strategically and strong problem solver
Excellent judgment and decision making skills
Very strong organizational skills, able to handle multiple priorities
Results oriented individual with attention to detail
Qualifications for the Assistant Fashion Buyer Job
Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills required
Analytical skills
Results oriented individual with strong numerical and mathematical skills
Advanced Microsoft Excel Skills. Planning systems experience preferred
1-3 years of merchandise planning experience, strongly preferred
BA/BS degree in business-related field and/or relevant work experience
Strong Interest in Women’s fashion preferred
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