Assistant Buyer, Shopbop
About The Position
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
- 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
- Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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, and parental leave.
- Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
