June 2026 - Retail Development Program - Assistant Buyer
About The Position
The Retail Development Program – Assistant Buyer prepares you for your first position as an Assistant Buyer. The Assistant Buyer drives sales and profit through analysis of business for all channels in the organization, inclusive of brick & mortar as well as eCommerce business. Assistant Buyers work closely with all cross-functional partners to ensure their department’s success. Through our hands-on learning approach, participants assume job responsibilities quickly while completing a robust learning curriculum. In addition to on-the-job learning, participants will engage with a variety of senior leaders across the company, attend networking events and learn from top talent in the business. They will be placed within a Buying office to experience the job first-hand. Participants are also matched with mentors to help acclimate to Belk and develop on the job.
Requirements
- Must be authorized to work in the United States and not require work authorization sponsorship by Belk for this position now or in the future
- Must have graduated within 6 months of May 2026 and able to start full time June 2026
- Bachelor's degree required
- Strong academic performance in Apparel Merchandising, Fashion Merchandising & Design, Retailing, Apparel & Textile, and Retail Merchandising & Management, or another related field, strong preferred.
- Prior internship in field strongly preferred.
- Must have a GPA of 3.2 or higher
- Team oriented; can collaborate to achieve results
- Open to learning, able to adapt to changing circumstances and reprioritize tasks as needed
- Ability to communicate effectively with clients, customers and all levels of the organization
- Committed to meeting goals within a dynamic, fast-paced and results oriented environment
Responsibilities
- Work in a fast paced, dynamic, test and learn environment
- Support and drive the profitability of your buying office/department
- Shop retail market to identify assortment, incoming trends, and pricing opportunities
- Prepare materials for merchant line review.
- Assist in recapping, finalizing, and communicating style placement to cross functional development teams, agents and vendors
- Assist in executing advertising strategies
- Provide business support through report generation and analysis of business results
- Set up styles, write orders for buying office and maintain items in database, including special orders
- Communicate with vendors to manage purchase orders (POs) as needed using APX, S5, and SPO systems
- Maintain and organize vendor samples
- Enter promotional price changes into RPM program in order to alter pricing for stores and eCommerce
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
