Assistant Buyer
About The Position
The Assistant Buyer supports the Buying Department by managing range-planning information, samples, reporting, and supplier communications. The role is based at the Support Centre in Los Angeles, California, and reports to the Senior Buyer. The Assistant Buyer maintains range planners through the range-building process, prepares samples for final sign-offs and sales meetings, tracks approval and development samples against critical deadlines, and checks arriving approval samples for color, detail, and potential quality-control issues. The role also prepares weekly sales reports and line sheets, spec sheets, competitor-shop, trend, and pricing reports as requested by the Senior Buyer. The position requires organized sample management and professional responses to supplier correspondence within 24 hours.
Requirements
- Strong communication skills and a teamwork mindset, including open and honest communication.
- Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook, and willingness to develop skills on Futura.
- Adaptability and flexibility in an ever-changing environment.
- Ability to work autonomously and meet deadlines.
- Problem-solving ability and the ability to anticipate what may be required.
Nice To Haves
- Desire to understand the strategic direction of the business and grow within the team.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain range planners throughout the range-building process, ensuring information is accurate for final sign-off.
- Prepare samples for final sign-offs.
- Track approval samples weekly by range against the critical path and ensure key deadlines are met for on-time delivery.
- Provide the Senior Buyer with weekly approval-sample status updates by range.
- Check approval samples upon arrival for correct color and detail, and identify potential quality-control issues.
- Run and review weekly sales reports as instructed by the Senior Buyer.
- Run weekly line sheets as instructed by the Senior Buyer.
- Prepare samples for weekly sales meetings.
- Prepare spec sheets as requested by the Senior Buyer.
- Prepare competitor-shop, trend, and pricing reports as requested by the Senior Buyer.
- Manage incoming samples with a high level of organization and ownership.
- Track development samples weekly by range to ensure they arrive on time for final sign-off.
- Respond professionally to supplier correspondence within 24 hours.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
