Assistant Buyer, Denim

1 week ago

New York, United States Saks Full time

Salary Range $50,000 - $65,000*

**Who We Are**:
Saks is a world-renowned luxury ecommerce destination. The company’s unique approach combines a focus on the digital customer experience with a strong connection to a network of extraordinary stores that extends that seamless experience into the real world. On its website and app, Saks offers an unparalleled selection of curated merchandise across fashion for women and men, beauty, jewelry, home décor and more. In addition to the shopping experience, customers come to Saks for inspiring editorial content, access to digital stylists, lifestyle experiences and other world-class services. The company iis currently in the midst of a dramatic expansion, driven by significant enhancements to its platforms and offerings, with the goal of becoming the preeminent destination for luxury internationally.

**Role Summary**:
The Assistant Buyer is a motivated individual that will participate in vendor selections, and partnerships. The Assistant Buyer will assist in providing information for the monitoring of inventory productivity, and the analysis of vendor profitability while providing data and analysis for price changes, and assists in entering price changes on line.

**Role Description**:
**Core Merchandising Responsibilities**:
Responsible for pre market analysis and attends market appointments

Write preliminary bulk orders and do a first pass of ad hoc allocation, participate in review with DMM

Responsible for checkbook management

Assists in managing the timely placement and maintenance of purchase orders

Executes pricing strategy based on promotion cadence

Project, recap, and manage receipts and communicate to vendors to ensure company sales plans and

Builds and maintains ship sheets for monthly forecast

Pulls and reviews reporting as well as Identifies opportunities on weekly reports on business/inventory trend, class and price point analysis.

Assist with in-season management for the brand portfolio including dropship, re-orders, and markdown, negotiating RTV’s and swaps

Support in managing a portfolio of brands or has experienced ownership of category and/or area of the business.

Ability to identify slow sellers (propose RTVS, swaps) and best sellers (propose reorders)

Provides analysis to support the merchandise strategy and assists in product selection based on digital and store KPI’s

Assists in monitoring industry trends and evaluating competition

Assists in setting up new items in the database

Executes the Best/Worst Seller Review

Recommends and communicates business opportunities and liabilities during OTB

Supports the markdown projection process and provides information for internal projection and vendor negotiation

Participates in the review of departmental topside financial plans

Develops, maintains and manages new and existing vendor relationships

Partners with digital lifecycle team and Item Set Up team to ensure products are accurately added to the site

Partners with Bangalore Merchandising team to oversee item lifecycle from start to finish, and partner on RTV’s and pricing

Work cross functionally with Category Growth Pod counterparts/and marketing teams by reviewing assortment strategy, assisting in product pitches for marketing materials

Partner with Store Planning on allocation and QR orders

**Key Qualifications**:
Manages ambiguity well, self starter, and is able to thrive in a fast paced environment

Strong accountability, and ability to multitask and prioritize independently

Generates a variety of approaches to problem solving quickly including new and novel ideas.

Strong interpersonal skills and can be both direct but diplomatic and gain trust from others quickly.

You often go above and beyond your goals. You are a consistent performer with a proven track record in driving positive outcomes through objectives and measures within a large complex organization.

Manages ambiguity well, self starter, and is able to prioritize multiple tasks at once

Open to new perspectives and is willing to try new ways of working in our evolving business

Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

Strong ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing

Excellent computer skills including MS Word and Excel, Powerpoint, Google Sheets/Docs/Slides

Proficiency in systems (RFS, AMS, PCW, NuOrder)

1 - 2 years experience as an Assistant Buyer, preferably in a major department store.

**Your Life and Career at Saks**:
Exposure to rewarding career advancement opportunities

A culture that promotes a healthy, fulfilling work/life balance

Benefits package for all eligible full-time employees (including medical, vision and dental).

An amazing employee discount

Saks provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,

national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Saks complies with app

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