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Assistant Buyer
Perry Ellis
Miami, FL, United States
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Perry Ellis International
Assistant Buyer
SUMMARY
The central role of the assistant buyer is to assist the buyer by working with planning, marketing, design and store team to build assortments and merchandising strategies for the retail stores. Create the best overall customer experience in the stores by monitoring assortments to maintain a consistent brand image while delivering and exceeding sales and margin plans.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Assist the buyer in executing merchandising strategies and seasonal line plans to build profitable assortments that will meet internal margin goals. Understand PEI’s target consumer, shop retail stores, and provide competitive analysis to enhance brand strategies and opportunities. Support sales staff with all product information and strategies. Provide visual tools (brand guides, merchandising directives, etc.) for both stores & planning/allocation teams to ensure one brand, one vision at point of sale. Analyze retail sales to identify opportunities for improving inventory turns. Recommend product assortments by delivery date. Coordinate “buy” meetings and set up calendar dates to ensure buys are placed on time. Develop Daily, Weekly and Monthly reporting to provide stakeholders & cross-functional partners.
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Microsoft Excel and Word proficient. Knowledge of retail math. Knowledge of product development process a plus. Knowledge of brand management a plus.
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Analytical aptitude. Financially minded. Strategic thinker. Results driven. Detail oriented. Highly organized. Sense of urgency. Collaborative. Strong presentation skills.