Assistant Buyer, Men's, Bergdorf Goodman

Saks•New York, NY

2d•$59,000 - $79,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Buyer supports the Buyer in selecting and partnering with vendors, monitoring inventory productivity and vendor profitability, analyzing and implementing price changes, and communicating with vendors and store teams. The role manages order details and purchase-order workflows, provides allocation direction, and coordinates receipt-flow changes with offshore teams. It also supports market preparation, assortment development, in-season business analysis, markdowns, returns to vendor, and custom reporting. The position is onsite in New York City.

Requirements

1–2 years’ experience as an Assistant Buyer or equivalent, preferably in a major department store or luxury retail.
Strong knowledge of retail math, including markup, margin planning, open to buy, and inventory productivity measures such as WOS, T/O, and GMROI.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
Excellent computer skills, including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Sheets, Docs, and Slides.
Proficiency in systems.
Able to manage ambiguity, take initiative, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Strong accountability and ability to multitask and prioritize independently.
Able to generate varied and creative approaches to problem-solving quickly.
Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to be direct yet diplomatic and build trust.
Consistent performance and a track record of achieving positive outcomes through objectives and measures in a large, complex organization.
Open to new perspectives and willing to try new ways of working.

Nice To Haves

Experience as an Assistant Buyer or equivalent in a major department store or luxury retail.

Responsibilities

Liaise with Buyers, Associate Buyers, and brand partners to gather and confirm order and shipping details, delivery schedules, and priorities; update buy sheets and resolve discrepancies.
Oversee offshore Merchandise Assistants’ creation and transmission of purchase orders, ensuring accurate details and timely delivery; coordinate communications and resolve or escalate issues.
Provide allocation direction to the Planning Allocation team and help manage allocations for high-touch categories such as Designer.
Communicate receipt-flow changes to offshore teams and maintain purchase orders to reflect accurate ship windows, quantities, and on-order inventory.
Prepare Buyers for market by working with Planners on historical performance, seller performance by door, trends, and customer preferences; coordinate appointments and periodically attend the New York market.
Support style-out sessions by coordinating logistics and preparing insights for assortment presentations.
Initiate the development of strategic product assortments to drive sales and brand growth.
Serve as a primary point of contact for execution questions and feedback from brand partners and internal teams, including visual merchandising, site merchandising, stores, digital, marketing, and planning.
Review business performance with Assistant Planners, communicate style-level insights to Buyers, recommend in-season actions, and help prepare monthly open-to-buy reviews.
Manage markdown cadence and oversee offshore execution of price changes and returns to vendor; resolve escalated issues.
Work with the offshore reporting team to produce custom Buying reports, maintain reporting-view structures, and ensure reports are delivered on schedule.
Provide information for inventory productivity and vendor profitability monitoring, price-change analysis, and online price-change entry.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k) retirement plan
Basic life insurance
Supplemental life insurance
Disability insurance
Additional voluntary benefits, including critical illness, hospital, and accident insurance
Employee discount
Career advancement opportunities