Assistant Buyer, Shopbop

Amazon • New York, NY

1d • $20 - $36

About The Position

Shopbop.com [http://shopbop.com/] is seeking an Assistant Buyer to provide operational and buying support, helping to grow and maintain relationships with key vendors and drive business goals. The successful candidate will have a keen sense of fashion and trends, be self-starting, flexible, highly organized, results-oriented, and reliable. They will have excellent analytical skills and have strong computer skills. They must have the proven ability to work well under pressure in a demanding environment where teamwork is key. They will also be career-oriented with a strong desire to take on increasing levels of responsibility.

Requirements

• Experience using the Microsoft Office Suite, in particular Excel
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Experience working with customers with a passion for delivering exceptional service, or experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities
• Can work proactively and independently, meet deadlines, and deliver on projects and tasks
• General interest in the business of fashion
• Strong interpersonal skills, including written and oral communication skills

Nice To Haves

• 2+ years of relevant work experience
• Usage of generative AI tools to enhance workflow efficiency, with a willingness to learn effective prompting and evaluation practices
• Ability to recognize opportunities where generative AI could enhance products, workflows, or customer experiences

Responsibilities

• Assist in managing a business under supervision of the buyer
• Provide administrative and operational support including assortment planning, purchase order management, open to buys, and vendor profitability
• Create and analyze selling reports, execute reorders and assess potential liabilities with high level of accuracy
• Drive in season buying strategy, including product selection and key item development with assistance of buyer
• Maintain vendor relationships by responding quickly and accurately to questions, and help the buyer to negotiate terms, RTV/swaps and additional discounts
• Monitor site daily to ensure products are properly represented
• Assist Buyer in identifying key trends and finding new lines
• Enter, manage and organize all Purchase Orders
• Process reorders, receiving issues, RTV’s
• Generate multiple reports for the buying team
• Maintain vendor relationships and terms by responding quickly and accurately to both internal (company) and external (vendor) questions and requests for information. Research problems.
• Assist in identifying process inefficiencies and making recommendations for process improvements in a timely manner.
• Assist in other miscellaneous processes and procedures.

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level