Assistant, Buyer
December, 15 2017
--Weekly reports on the business and in depth analysis on styles, categories, markdowns and promotions;
--Works with ecommerce merchandisers to ensure consistency of presentation line, trend stories, and maximize key investments;
--Support the ecommerce merchandising team to keep parties equipped with important product updates and performance;
--Partner with planning team to develop balanced investment and inventory strategies;
--Make recommendations for in season strategy changes as needed and communicate to cross functional team on a timely basis;
--Purchase order management - Ability to reconcile and report out receipts on a monthly basis and demonstrate financial responsibility for success of business;
--Assist in executing business strategies, including product development, promotional strategies, and product presentation;
--Partner with Visual Team in order to execute product presentation that reflects overall business goals;
--Work closely with other buyers in the team in order to ensure a seamless cross-channel experience for the customer;
--Create and maintain complete and accurate details for all styles, record all changes communicated by brand production team and/or merchant team;
--Work close with allocators in order to maintain any pre-distro purchase orders;
--Formulate short-term tactical plans that are cost effective, efficient, and realistic.