Assistant Buyer

Spencer's and Spirit Halloween•Egg Harbor Township, NJ

About The Position

The Spirit Assistant Buyer supports the Buyer, Associate Buyer, and Senior Assistant Buyer in achieving department strategies and sales and profitability goals. The role helps create impactful assortments, coordinate deliveries, and analyze weekly selling while partnering with internal teams including planning, social media, marketing, store operations, product development, and visual merchandising. The position develops working knowledge of merchandising, including merchandise selection, negotiation, pricing, planning, and marketing. It also supports supplier and internal partner relationships, store communication, merchandising execution, and trend research.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university, and up to six months of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge of Microsoft Suite, including Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.
Exceptional organizational skills to manage and prioritize multiple tasks.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong analytical ability.
Creative aptitude.
Strong collaboration skills to partner with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

Help exceed department sales and profitability goals by supporting assortment development, delivery coordination, and weekly selling analysis.
Develop a working knowledge of merchandise selection, negotiating, pricing, planning, and marketing merchandise.
Analyze weekly sales and item performance with the buyer/planner.
Prepare merchandise and reports for weekly team meetings.
Create, submit, and track purchase order worksheets.
Assist the Buyer with sample approval processes, organization, and maintenance.
Work with the Buyer to develop professional relationships with external suppliers and internal partners through telephone, email, and face-to-face meetings.
Assist the Buyer with visual merchandising, including monthly floor sets and planograms.
Communicate with store operations about product issues, concerns, and questions from stores.
Travel to store locations to review product mix, gather feedback, and share information with the merchant team.
Occasionally travel to markets with the Buyer to visit vendors and attend trade shows.
Conduct trend research and competitive shopping to identify new products and opportunities.
Partner with internal departments, including planning, social media, marketing, store operations, product development, and visual merchandising, to execute strategies.