Assistant Buyer – Fashion Categories & Marketplace Support | Hybrid

Purchasing Power • Atlanta, GA

26d • Hybrid

About The Position

Purchasing Power is seeking an Assistant Buyer – Fashion Categories & Marketplace Support to join their merchandising team. This role is crucial for executing and analyzing data to support Buyers and Senior Buyers in strategic assortment decisions, margin optimization, and revenue growth. The position involves managing daily operations for fashion product lines and third-party marketplace channels, with opportunities for growth into a Buyer role. The company is a fast-moving FinTech company focused on innovation and developing talent from within. This is a hybrid role requiring presence in Atlanta, Georgia.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Merchandising, Fashion Business, Marketing, Supply Chain, Finance, or related field, or equivalent relevant work experience.
• 1–3 years of experience in merchandising, buying, planning, or a related analytical role.
• Strong Excel skills and comfort working with data.
• Experience working in fast-paced, cross-functional environments.
• High attention to detail with strong follow-through and accountability.
• Demonstrated interest in progressing into a Buyer role within a fashion merchandising environment.

Nice To Haves

• Fashion or apparel industry experience a plus.
• Experience with PIM/ERP systems (Oracle preferred).
• Exposure to marketplace platforms (Amazon Seller Central, Walmart Marketplace, or similar) and their operational workflows.
• Familiarity with fashion product attributes, sizing standards, and seasonal merchandise calendars.
• Exposure to pricing, promotions, or SKU lifecycle management in a fashion or apparel context.
• Retail or eCommerce merchandising experience, preferably in apparel, footwear, or accessories.

Responsibilities

• Manage, maintain, and update fashion SKUs across merchandising systems, ensuring accuracy of cost, attributes (size, color, fit, fabrication), sourcing, and lifecycle status.
• Support trend-driven assortment changes tied to seasonal transitions, SKU rationalization, and Good/Better/Best strategies across apparel, footwear, and accessories categories.
• Monitor SKU readiness to ensure fashion categories are execution-ready for pricing, promotions, and site merchandising launches aligned to seasonal calendars.
• Partner with Buyers to track in-season sell-through and flag early markdown or reorder candidates based on performance data.
• Support operational management of fashion product listings across third-party marketplace channels (e.g., Amazon, Walmart Marketplace), ensuring listing accuracy, content completeness, and policy compliance.
• Coordinate item setup, attribute enrichment, and content updates for marketplace-listed fashion SKUs in alignment with platform requirements and brand standards.
• Monitor marketplace performance metrics (sell-through, return rates, listing health scores) and surface anomalies or opportunities to the Buyer.
• Assist with marketplace promotional setups, pricing parity checks, and vendor funding alignment specific to channel commitments.
• Execute approved pricing updates and markdown cadences for fashion categories in alignment with seasonal pricing strategies and established guardrails.
• Perform competitive price checks and basic price validation across fashion and marketplace channels to support pricing integrity.
• Support promotional execution by ensuring accurate setup, vendor funding alignment, and post-event data readiness for fashion-specific events.
• Act as the day-to-day operational liaison with fashion vendors for item setup, content needs, size/fit specifications, and executional follow-ups.
• Coordinate with Fulfillment, Accounting/AP, Customer Care, Marketing, and Site Merchandising to resolve issues impacting customer experience or financial accuracy.
• Prepare and maintain standard reports related to SKU performance, pricing changes, promotions, assortment health, and marketplace channel metrics.
• Build proficiency in fashion merchandising KPIs such as sell-through rate, revenue per SKU, margin contribution, weeks of supply, and return rate by category.
• Track and summarize fashion trend data and competitive insights to support Buyer strategy conversations.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and company-paid life insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Career development opportunities
• Employee Purchase Program

What This Job Offers

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