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Associate, Buyer
Global Brands Group
Vernon, CA, United States
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Specific Responsibilities
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Assist in developing seasonal merchandising strategies and prioritize tasks to support market strategy.
• Communicate departmental seasonal strategies to design and cross functional merchandising team to ensure they support long term departmental goals.
• Rank styles based on historical and current product performance and identify redundancies in the product assortment.
• 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 an pre-distro purchase orders
• Formulate short-term tactical plans that are cost effective, efficient, and realistic
Skills and Requirements
Competencies
• Ability to travel up to 3 weeks at a time, 3-4 times a year
Education and/or Experience
• Bachelor’s Degree
• 1-2 years already at an Associate level with an expertise managing a volume of 50 mil and above within a Large Apparel retail chain.
• Possess a working knowledge of financial measurements
• Possess strong listening, verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrate the organizational ability to facilitate multi-tasking in a fast paced environment.
• Knowledge and/or ability to use prompt order management system
Computer Skills
• Knowledge and/or ability to use prompt order management system