Assistant Buyer

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General Summary:

We are looking for an Assistant Buyer that is motivated, results-oriented and committed to providing organizational support to the merchandising team and partnering to manage the overall day-to-day.

Reports to: Buyer

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage sample maintenance and tracking

• Maintain on order tracking and surface any potential issues to the team

• Manage the PO process from start to finish

• Develop knowledge of the overall department to be able to provide team members with all requested information

• Run selling reports and analyze data to identify the best and worst sellers; review with the team to determine how information should be interpreted and what action steps are needed

• Persistent follow up with vendors on all costing, discounts, shipping, deliveries and any outstanding product issues

• Help build product assortments and identify trends

• Build and maintain assortment tracking tools that keep the team in the loop as to the current and future assortments by month

• Maintain and build strong cross-functional relationships, both internal and external

• Proactively seek out opportunities to grow the business and further personal & professional development

Required Skills:

• Excellent communication, organization and time management skills

• Ability to multitask and adjust to shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment

• Understanding of retail math concepts

• Commitment to learning and continuous development

• High sense of urgency and taste level

• Detail oriented with outstanding follow through

• Proficiency in MS Office

 

Qualifications:

Education:

• BA/BS degree required

Company info

DSW, Inc.
Website : http://www.dsw.com