Assistant Buyer - Freelance, Remote

Magic

2d•Remote

About The Position

Our client is a leading luxury e-commerce platform known for its trunk show model, giving customers early access to runway collections from top designers before they hit stores. The business spans women's fashion, fine jewelry, beauty, and home, curating exclusive product from a roster of established and emerging luxury designers. This is a fast-paced, trend-driven environment where buying decisions directly shape the customer experience. This role exists to support the Fine Jewelry team's Buyer in building and executing a merchandise assortment that hits sales and profit targets, at a time when the category needs dedicated hands-on support through a defined project window (running through January/February 2027). The Assistant Buyer will handle the analytical and operational backbone of the buying process — reporting, inventory balancing, PO management, and vendor coordination — so the Buyer can focus on strategic assortment and vendor decisions. Ultimately, this hire exists to help the Fine Jewelry category run smoothly and grow during a critical stretch of the business.

Requirements

Prior experience in merchandising, ideally within fashion, luxury goods, or a related retail category.
Solid understanding of the fashion and luxury goods industry, along with the consumer and market trends affecting it.
Strong grasp of merchandising financials and retail math, with the ability to help manage category profitability.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
Highly detail-oriented, with strong analytical skills.
Advanced Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables, reporting/analysis)
Retail math fluency (open-to-buy, margin, markdown management)
Experience with PO entry and order/vendor management systems
Inventory tracking (shipments, deliveries, RTVs, transfers)
Sales trend analysis and forecasting
Detail-oriented with sharp analytical instincts
Excellent organizational and presentation skills
Strong written and verbal communicator
Team player and natural relationship builder
Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
Computer with at least 8GB RAM, an Intel i5 core processor/AMD Ryzen 5 Processor and up.
Internet speed of at least 40MBPS
Headset with an extended mic that has noise cancellation and a webcam
Back-up computer and internet connection
Quiet, dedicated workspace at home

Responsibilities

Assist the Buyer in developing merchandise assortments, sales, and inventory plans for assigned departments
Help build assortment models and balance inventory to maximize category performance
Support execution of buying decisions and processes across the organization
Produce sales trend reports for the Buyer's review
Project merchandise requirements for assigned departments based on sales data
Monitor performance against plan and flag risks/opportunities
Enter and manage purchase orders (POs)
Monitor shipments, deliveries, RTVs, and transfers
Perform vendor pricing updates and maintain accurate vendor records
Execute appropriate processes and decisions across relevant teams
Manage PCA (price change authorization) requests and consignment viewings
Act as a reliable point of coordination between the Buyer and other departments